Moldova says that Russia has fired missiles over the country at targets inside Ukraine, condemning the missile flyover as a violation of its sovereignty, and also summons the Russian ambassador for an official explanation.
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February 10, 2023 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The White House's spokesperson John Kirby announces that the United States Air Force shot down a high-altitude object over territorial waters in Alaska, just days after shooting down a Chinese balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. The object was ordered to be shot down by U.S. President Joe Biden because it posed "a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight".
Two people are killed and three others are injured when a vehicle hits a roadside bomb in Kohlu District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
A Russian Navy drone boat strikes the Zatoka railway bridge on Highway H33 near Odesa. It is believed to be the first use of the naval weapon in the war by Russian forces.
At least ten soldiers are killed and thirteen others are injured in an ambush by jihadists in Tillabéri Region, Niger. Sixteen others remain missing.
Three Israelis, two brothers aged six and eight years old and a 20-year-old man, are killed in a car-ramming attack in Ramot, Jerusalem.
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and 20 others are injured in a building collapse in Damanhour, Beheira Governorate, Egypt.
A World War II-era bomb weighing around 250kg explodes while being defused in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. No injuries are reported.
Law and crime
A Hong Kong court awards an Indonesian domestic worker more than HK$860,000 (US$110,000) in damages for the abuse she received from her former employers, who were convicted and imprisoned in 2013.
The Permanent Assembly of the Congress of Peru approves a motion to file criminal charges against former president Pedro Castillo. The charges include criminal organization, traffic of influences, and collusion.
Two people, including South African rapper AKA, are shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The assailants fled the scene on foot, according to police.
Politics and elections
Moldovan prime minister Natalia Gavrilița resigns amid an economic crisis and the collateral effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.
Toronto mayor John Tory announces he will be resigning following revelations he had an extramarital affair with a staffer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sports
The men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup, scheduled to be held from 17 to 19 February in Alanya, Turkey, is cancelled due to the impact of the earthquake.
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