February 25, 2024 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Hezbollah members are killed by an Israeli strike in al-Qusayr, Syria.

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Turkey launches an airstrike in northern Iraq, killing 4 alleged PKK members.

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The U.S. military launches strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen.

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Fifteen people are killed and two more injured during an attack on a Catholic Church in the village of Essakane, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso.

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Dozens of people are killed during an attack at a mosque in Natiaobani.

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Nine people are killed and 17 others are injured in a bus crash near Paulpietersburg, South Africa.

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Ten people are killed and five more injured after a ferry carrying workers sank in Monshat el-Kanater, Egypt.

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An active-duty United States Air Force member sets himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. as a form of protest against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and dies later that day.

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Incumbent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announces that he will run in the next Belarusian presidential election.

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Voting begins in elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, and local councils, with only four pro-government parties permitted to run. Opposition activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to boycott the elections, stating that she will hold elections to the Coordination Council in May.

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Liverpool defeat Chelsea 1–0 after extra time at Wembley Stadium to win the 2023–24 EFL Cup.

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