2019 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region creation plebiscite The ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law is proclaimed paving the way for the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Philippines.
2020 presidential election Retired U.S. Army major and former West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda suspends his campaign for presidency in the 2020 presidential election.
Two sources with direct knowledge tell Yahoo! News that Senator Bernie Sanders plans to announce his intention to run for the presidency in the 2020 presidential election.
2018β19 United States federal government shutdown U.S. President Donald Trump announces a short-term deal has been reached with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the federal government after a partial shutdown that has lasted for 35 days. The stop-gap agreement will last three weeks, until February 15, and will allow for talks to continue over security on the Mexico-United States border. The temporary deal includes no money for President Trump's planned additional border barrier with Mexico.
Parliament of Greece The parliament of Greece votes 153β146 in approval of changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a 27-year naming dispute.
Mueller special counsel investigation Roger Stone, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested on charges of obstruction, giving false statements, and witness tampering as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
Airplane A plane and a helicopter collide over Testa del Rutor near the border of France and Italy, leaving seven dead.
2019 South Sulawesi floods At least 59 people are killed when flooding and landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Twenty-five others are missing and thousands have been displaced.
Brumadinho dam disaster A mining dam owned by the Brazilian company Vale collapses in Minas Gerais, leaving 248 dead and 22 people missing.
Ippy 18 people were killed and 23 others were injured when gunmen belonging to the "Union for Peace" group, attacked a funeral ceremony in the town of Ippy, Central African Republic.