2018-02-20 1da184023473d2022c23bff24710b1ba194d4500 https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/02/20/11/catalonia-anna-gabriel.jpg <5bfe8173977c467c0ee616a08472e1f8cbd070d8>https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/02/20/11/catalonia-anna-gabriel.jpg 12 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis 1 /wiki/2017-18%20spanish%20constitutional%20crisis Anna Gabriel 2 /wiki/anna%20gabriel Parliament of Catalonia 14 /wiki/parliament%20of%20catalonia Popular Unity Candidacy 37 /wiki/popular%20unity%20candidacy 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis Anna Gabriel Parliament of Catalonia Popular Unity Candidacy 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis /feed/2018/02/20/anna-gabriel-former-member-parliament-of-catalonia-for-popular-unity-candidacy-and-catalan-independentism-leader-flees Independent 20 5bfe8173977c467c0ee616a08472e1f8cbd070d8 2 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catalonia-independence-latest-anna-gabriel-flees-spain-madrid-trial-referendum-mp-a8219271.html 2018 'Since I will not have a fair trial at home, I have looked for a country that can protect my rights' Anna Gabriel, former member Parliament of Catalonia for Popular Unity Candidacy and Catalan independentism leader, flees to Switzerland before declaring before the Supreme Court of Spain amid rebellion and desobedience crime. 2018-02-20 43c2290cf3a22744769f75d1eff93fefd8bb3e2a https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/95372da5ffbbb2d8b20514636498ef2da55f54cb/c=0-247-4854-2989/local/-/media/2018/02/20/Tallahassee/Tallahassee/636547441221367622-Stoneman-Students-4.JPG?width=3200&height=1680&fit=crop https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/95372da5ffbbb2d8b20514636498ef2da55f54cb/c=0-247-4854-2989/local/-/media/2018/02/20/Tallahassee/Tallahassee/636547441221367622-Stoneman-Students-4.JPG?width=3200&height=1680&fit=crop 11 Florida State Capitol 14 /wiki/florida%20state%20capitol House of Representatives 37 /wiki/florida%20house%20of%20representatives Parkland, Florida 2 /wiki/parkland,%20florida Stoneman Douglas High School shooting 1 /wiki/stoneman%20douglas%20high%20school%20shooting party-line vote 71 /wiki/party-line%20vote Florida State Capitol House of Representatives Parkland, Florida Stoneman Douglas High School shooting party-line vote Stoneman Douglas High School shooting /feed/2018/02/20/families-and-students-from-parkland-florida-begin-arriving-in-tallahassee-the-florida-state-capitol-for-advocacy-mee Miami Herald 20 eb21aea8fa0733e16f07306d048a536335dd2135 2 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article201186164.html 2018 Tallahassee Democrat 20 beca295072901aea6850e79dc96863d1a7caa54d 2 http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/02/20/students-demand-action-and-house-votes-no-assault-weapons/356694002/ 2018 While survivors from the Parkland massacre looked on, House Republicans rejected a bid to debate an assault weapons ban. Families and students from Parkland, Florida, begin arriving in Tallahassee, the Florida State Capitol, for advocacy meetings with lawmakers and other State officials. During Tuesday's legislative session, the Republican-controlled Florida House defeated, by a party-line vote, a motion to debate assault weapons ban legislation, 71–36. 2018-02-20 34546a8d036c81b433f7bb0b8b29febcc0a2ddac https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/02/21/us/21meuller_dc/21meuller_dc-facebookJumbo.jpg https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/02/21/us/21meuller_dc/21meuller_dc-facebookJumbo.jpg 10 Alex van der Zwaan 2 /wiki/alex%20van%20der%20zwaan Federal Bureau of Investigation 37 /wiki/federal%20bureau%20of%20investigation Mueller special counsel investigation 71 /wiki/mueller%20special%20counsel%20investigation Paul Manafort 239 /wiki/paul%20manafort Rick Gates 172 /wiki/rick%20gates%20(political%20consultant) Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections 116 /wiki/russian%20interference%20in%20the%202016%20united%20states%20elections U.S. Special Counsel investigation 1 /wiki/u.s.%20special%20counsel%20investigation a lower court 14 /wiki/united%20states%20district%20court%20for%20the%20district%20of%20columbia Alex van der Zwaan Federal Bureau of Investigation Mueller special counsel investigation Paul Manafort Rick Gates Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections U.S. Special Counsel investigation a lower court U.S. Special Counsel investigation /feed/2018/02/20/attorney-alex-van-der-zwaan-pleads-guilty-in-the-us-district-court-in-washington-dc-to-making-false-statements-to The New York Times 20 ece66cd2d4ac6b0420b8577268356d21b2a747c3 2 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/us/politics/alex-van-der-zwaan-gates-russia-mueller.html 2018 The lawyer admitted lying in an interview with the special counsel about conversations he had with Rick Gates, who served on the Trump campaign. Attorney Alex van der Zwaan pleads guilty in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to making false statements to the FBI during the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Specifically, the charges are that he lied to investigators about his interactions with political consultant and lobbyist Rick Gates and an unidentified Ukrainian-based associate of Paul Manafort. 2018-02-20 19de3241f4e9f713eb4cf984fc06ae4b7cc1e173 9 2017 Las Vegas shooting 172 /wiki/2017%20las%20vegas%20shooting Donald Trump 14 /wiki/donald%20trump Gun politics in the United States 1 /wiki/gun%20politics%20in%20the%20united%20states U.S. president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states bump stock 116 /wiki/bump%20stock justice department 37 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20justice semi-automatic rifles 71 /wiki/semi-automatic%20firearm 2017 Las Vegas shooting Donald Trump Gun politics in the United States U.S. president bump stock justice department semi-automatic rifles Gun politics in the United States /feed/2018/02/20/us-president-donald-trump-orders-the-department-of-justice-to-prepare-regulations-to-ban-devices-that-allow-semi-autom The Hill 20 7cf7d0cb8d3676ffbd62c1fadfd3b6eacfedea4f 2 http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/374722-trump-to-take-steps-to-ban-bump-stocks 2018 President Trump said Tuesday he has directed the Department of Justice to propose regulations that would ban bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic guns to be modified to shoot hundreds of rounds per minute. U.S. President Donald Trump orders the Department of Justice to prepare regulations to ban devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to become fully automatic, such as the bump stocks used in the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. 2018-02-20 e73c87bd7b1b980a5c696f931a3e79fff61aaaa2 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/113E6/production/_100103607_hi044977149.jpg <4715be21def8c44a39fc1dd841cf4f45a8f75920>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/113E6/production/_100103607_hi044977149.jpg 8 Japan 14 /wiki/japan Thai 2 /wiki/thailand court 1 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20thailand surrogacy 37 /wiki/surrogacy Japan Thai court surrogacy Court /feed/2018/02/20/a-court-in-thailand-awards-a-japanese-man-paternity-rights-over-13-of-his-children-from-thai-surrogate-mothers BBC 20 4715be21def8c44a39fc1dd841cf4f45a8f75920 2 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43123658 2018 The Japanese man can now pursue custody of 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers. A court in Thailand awards a Japanese man paternity rights over 13 of his children from Thai surrogate mothers. 2018-02-20 4b6e92333f1b869b822747ecd7da6eaa5345a574 7 ABLV 406 /wiki/ablv%20bank Bank of Latvia 116 /wiki/bank%20of%20latvia Corruption in Latvia 1 /wiki/corruption%20in%20latvia ECB Governing Council 37 /wiki/governing%20council%20of%20the%20european%20central%20bank European Central Bank 14 /wiki/european%20central%20bank Ilmārs Rimšēvičs 71 /wiki/ilmars%20rimsevics Latvia 2 /wiki/latvia debt moratorium 172 /wiki/debt%20moratorium graft 239 /wiki/graft%20(politics) lender 317 /wiki/list%20of%20banks%20in%20latvia ABLV Bank of Latvia Corruption in Latvia ECB Governing Council European Central Bank Ilmārs Rimšēvičs Latvia debt moratorium graft lender Corruption in Latvia /feed/2018/02/20/latvia-will-ask-the-european-central-bank-not-to-renew-the-mandate-of-ecb-governing-council-member-ilmars-rimsevics-the Bloomberg 20 a7afbef78f4754aa9249f9e5cd3b21e2267ad047 2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-19/latvia-seeks-to-block-ecb-member-from-his-post-amid-graft-probe 2018 Latvia will ask the European Central Bank not to renew the mandate of ECB Governing Council member Ilmārs Rimšēvičs, the head of the central Bank of Latvia since 2001, amid an ECB payment moratorium and an U.S. graft investigation into Latvia's third-largest lender, ABLV. On 19 January, Rimšēvičs was released on bail. 2018-02-20 1538a28694a6e271784b9b443569d6e765d1c261 https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ap_18050266628558-e1519150004607.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1400 <6be1af8b29f5e416339df73bd55316ed5d672d13>https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ap_18050266628558-e1519150004607.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1400 6 2018 Mount Sinabung eruption 1 /wiki/2018%20mount%20sinabung%20eruption Indonesia 2 /wiki/indonesia Mount Sinabung 14 /wiki/mount%20sinabung 2018 Mount Sinabung eruption Indonesia Mount Sinabung 2018 Mount Sinabung eruption /feed/2018/02/20/indonesia-s-mount-sinabung-has-a-massive-eruption-completely-destroying-the-volcano-s-peak-with-ash-reaching-over-7-km Quartz 20 6be1af8b29f5e416339df73bd55316ed5d672d13 2 https://qz.com/1211486/indonesia-volcano-an-eruption-at-mount-sinabung-completely-annihilated-its-peak/ 2018 Side-by-side images show what the top of the volcano looks like. Indonesia's Mount Sinabung has a massive eruption, completely destroying the volcano's peak, with ash reaching over 7 km high. Much of the surrounding area is covered with ash. 2018-02-20 1f72d325a3a36ce00170621a8cd341f000b23b03 https://cdn.presstv.com/photo/20180220/737491dd-f480-498a-a4ee-af88f87672f1.jpg <44790d619b11eae022b82af92ed297bc4d83cd64>https://cdn.presstv.com/photo/20180220/737491dd-f480-498a-a4ee-af88f87672f1.jpg 5 Dena 2 /wiki/dena Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 1 /wiki/iran%20aseman%20airlines%20flight%203704 Dena Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 /feed/2018/02/20/iranian-forces-have-spotted-the-wreckage-of-the-missing-aseman-airliner-30-meters-below-a-hilltop-on-mount-dena-helicop PressTV 20 44790d619b11eae022b82af92ed297bc4d83cd64 2 http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/02/20/552971/Iran-Aseman-Yasuj-ATR 2018 The bodies of 30 victims of the recent plane crash in Iran’s southwestern mountains are found. Iranian forces have spotted the wreckage of the missing Aseman Airliner 30 meters below a hilltop on mount Dena. Helicopters could not land yet at the crash site due to weather and topographical conditions. 65 people are feared dead. 2018-02-20 7f9e7d8c2c99c25bf130151b6ed25e0e0eab23b9 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/02/live-updates-cyclone-gita-to-bring-new-zealand-to-standstill/_jcr_content/par/video/image.dynimg.1280.q75.jpg/v1519110315268/cyclone-gita-TWITTER-200218-1120.jpg <276dfac7711f2f90aae27016f782bdc467f9d182>https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/02/live-updates-cyclone-gita-to-bring-new-zealand-to-standstill/_jcr_content/par/video/image.dynimg.1280.q75.jpg/v1519110315268/cyclone-gita-TWITTER-200218-1120.jpg 4 2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season 1 /wiki/2017-18%20south%20pacific%20cyclone%20season Cyclone Gita 71 /wiki/cyclone%20gita New Zealand 14 /wiki/new%20zealand regions 2 /wiki/regions%20of%20new%20zealand state of emergency 37 /wiki/state%20of%20emergency 2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season Cyclone Gita New Zealand regions state of emergency 2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season /feed/2018/02/20/seven-regions-in-new-zealand-declare-states-of-emergency-as-cyclone-gita-makes-landfall Newshub 20 276dfac7711f2f90aae27016f782bdc467f9d182 2 http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/02/live-updates-cyclone-gita-to-bring-new-zealand-to-standstill.html 2018 The storm brought heavy flooding, strong winds, storm surges and power outages across the country. Seven regions in New Zealand declare states of emergency as Cyclone Gita makes landfall. 2018-02-20 c78cffbed11c54ef1e631113e8efcfb84cbb053c https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6D56/production/_100109972_hi044286021.jpg <2bade4f324403354046f0c911ed312a316d7a647>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6D56/production/_100109972_hi044286021.jpg 3 Venezuela 2 /wiki/venezuela cryptocurrency 37 /wiki/cryptocurrency economic policy 1 /wiki/economy%20of%20venezuela petro 14 /wiki/petro%20(cryptocurrency) Venezuela cryptocurrency economic policy petro Economic policy /feed/2018/02/20/venezuela-launches-its-petro-cryptocurrency-which-it-claims-is-the-world-s-first-sovereign-cryptocurrency BBC 20 2bade4f324403354046f0c911ed312a316d7a647 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43133853 2018 The "Petro" is intended to help country's crumbling economy evade tough US sanctions. Venezuela launches its Petro cryptocurrency, which it claims is the world's first sovereign cryptocurrency. 2018-02-20 28505afcdd1f36655ca301eda4a29f793f42d037 https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/02/20/17/syria-turkey-boarder-0.jpg <4085b28d0d7f0a551d61884a5cf0f5220effb685>https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/02/20/17/syria-turkey-boarder-0.jpg 2 Afrin Region 116 /wiki/afrin%20region Kurdish 2 /wiki/kurds%20in%20syria People's Protection Units 14 /wiki/people's%20protection%20units Turkish 37 /wiki/turkey Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army 71 /wiki/turkish-backed%20free%20syrian%20army civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Afrin Region Kurdish People's Protection Units Turkish Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army civil war Civil war /feed/2018/02/20/pro-syrian-government-forces-are-sent-to-help-the-kurdish-ypg-fight-against-turkey-and-the-turkish-backed-free-syrian-ar The Independent 20 4085b28d0d7f0a551d61884a5cf0f5220effb685 2 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-civil-war-assad-regime-afrin-kurdish-kurds-turkey-ypg-militia-a8219651.html 2018 Entry of Syrian government-allied Shia forces into new front in country's northwest raises spectre of wider escalation Pro-Syrian government forces are sent to help the Kurdish YPG fight against Turkey and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army in the Afrin Region. This action opens up a new front in the war.