Here are the key developments on the 1,092nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Thursday, February 20:
Fighting
A man was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Belgorod region, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
A “massive” Russian attack on...
The United States has designated eight Latin American criminal and drug-trafficking groups as “global terrorist organisations” amid escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump.
In a Federal Register notice filed on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, without offering details, that the groups have...
A new study published in Nature finds ice is melting at a ‘concerning’ rate, with repercussions for sea-level rise.Ice loss from the world’s glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, a first-of-its-kind global assessment has found, warning that melting may be faster than...
On January 29, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum instructing his government to expand detention capacity at Guantánamo Bay’s Migrant Operations Center. Speaking before the signing, Trump claimed the proposed 30,000 beds were necessary for “eradicating the scourge of migrant...
Diala Ayesh is a former Palestinian prisoner in Israel until she was released in January 2025 as part of the ceasefire agreement. Ayesh says she was given no reason for her arrest. She spent one year in Israeli detention and shares what she...
Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them.More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a beach in the state of Tasmania, with rescue teams now scrambling...