The Allied Democratic Forces kill at least 20 people in an attack on a village in Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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February 9, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed Conflicts and Attacks
An Israeli drone strikes a car in Yanouh, South Governorate, Lebanon, killing three people, including a 3-year-old child.
Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian forces launch a large-scale attack on Ukraine using drones and ballistic missiles, killing at least six people, including a 10-year-old boy and his mother in Kharkiv, and injuring dozens of others.
Business and economy
Air Canada suspends all flights to Cuba and deploys empty aircraft to repatriate stranded passengers after the country's fuel supply was exhausted due to the U.S. blockade and the end of fuel supplies from Venezuela.
Mexico deploys two Mexican Navy vessels, including the ARM Rio Papaloapan, carrying more than 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Cuba amid critical shortages on the island.
International relations
United States vice president JD Vance visits Armenia, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official to have visited Armenia in its history. Vance meets with prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss implementing a peace agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and a civil nuclear energy deal.
The United States Armed Forces announces the transfer of two major NATO command and control centres over to European military forces in Naples, Italy, and Norfolk, Virginia, as part of a gradual shift to European countries taking a leading role in the military alliance.
Protests against Israeli president Isaac Herzog's state visit, following the 2025 Bondi Beach shooting, are held in cities across Australia; in Sydney protests occurred despite a ban by the state government on hate speech grounds, resulting in police making 27 arrests and deploying pepper spray.
Law and crime
Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa is kidnapped by heavily armed men in civilian clothing just hours after being released from prison in Caracas. The Public Ministry of Venezuela says he broke his parole's terms and that a request has been made to place Guanipa under house arrest, while not specifying if the government has him in custody.
Hong Kong opposition figure Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating a national security law following a two-year trial. Eight others, including six former Apple Daily executives and two pro-democracy activists, are also sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.
Iranian police arrest several senior figures from the Reformists Front, including Mohsen Aminzadeh, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, and Azar Mansouri, while additional members receive summonses to appear before prosecutors, with no formal charges publicly disclosed.
Politics and elections
Swedish migration minister Johan Forssell announces the implementation of stricter naturalization requirements from June 6, extending the residency period from five years to eight, imposing a minimum income threshold of 20,000 kr (US$2,225), requiring language and civic knowledge tests, and lengthening waiting times for applicants with criminal records.
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