2026-02-25 87562a39e9fbae8fbb292b5e0f4fc6dff16415aa 12 Assassination of Marielle Franco 1 /wiki/assassination%20of%20marielle%20franco Brazil 14 /wiki/brazil Chiquinho 116 /wiki/chiquinho%20brazao Domingos Brazão 172 /wiki/domingos%20brazao Marielle Franco 317 /wiki/marielle%20franco Rio de Janeiro 37 /wiki/rio%20de%20janeiro Supreme Federal Court 2 /wiki/supreme%20federal%20court city councilor 239 /wiki/municipal%20chamber%20of%20rio%20de%20janeiro criminal 406 /wiki/crime%20in%20brazil legislators 71 /wiki/legislative%20assembly%20of%20rio%20de%20janeiro murder 506 /wiki/murder%20in%20brazilian%20law Assassination of Marielle Franco Brazil Chiquinho Domingos Brazão Marielle Franco Rio de Janeiro Supreme Federal Court city councilor criminal legislators murder Assassination of Marielle Franco /feed/2026/02/25/the-supreme-federal-court-of-brazil-sentences-former-rio-de-janeiro-legislators-chiquinho-and-domingos-brazao-to-76-year AFP via France 24 25 f7665c2dbf3e34915ddb4b4b795cfb773aba334f 2 https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260225-brazil-politicians-convicted-for-ordering-murder-of-black-activist-councilor 2026 The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil sentences former Rio de Janeiro legislators Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão to 76 years and three months in prison each for ordering the 2018 killing of city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, convicting them of double aggravated homicide, participation in an armed criminal organization, and attempted murder. 2026-02-25 d4555d514aa0a7c737b4cdc432b56d1332d80d41 11 Amir Ohana 37 /wiki/amir%20ohana India 71 /wiki/india India–Israel relations 1 /wiki/india-israel%20relations Israel 2 /wiki/israel Jewish people 317 /wiki/jewish%20people Knesset speaker 14 /wiki/speaker%20of%20the%20knesset Medal of the Knesset 239 /wiki/medal%20of%20the%20knesset Narendra Modi 172 /wiki/narendra%20modi prime minister 116 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20india Amir Ohana India India–Israel relations Israel Jewish people Knesset speaker Medal of the Knesset Narendra Modi prime minister India–Israel relations /feed/2026/02/25/israel-s-knesset-speaker-amir-ohana-awards-indian-prime-minister-narendra-modi-the-newly-established-medal-of-the-knesse Times of Israel 25 9f0f68d3633131502c8e160028deb67ae9362098 2 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/modi-awarded-new-medal-of-the-knesset-for-his-significant-contributions-to-israel-and-jews/ 2026 Israel's Knesset speaker Amir Ohana awards Indian prime minister Narendra Modi the newly established Medal of the Knesset to honor him for his "significant contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people." 2026-02-25 cac6abfb561f5a623fe77c91ed7e424b77fec909 10 American 2 /wiki/united%20states Cuba 116 /wiki/cuba Cuba–United States relations 1 /wiki/cuba-united%20states%20relations oil exports 71 /wiki/history%20of%20the%20venezuelan%20oil%20industry private sector 172 /wiki/economy%20of%20cuba restrictions 14 /wiki/united%20states%20embargo%20against%20cuba the country 37 /wiki/venezuela American Cuba Cuba–United States relations oil exports private sector restrictions the country Cuba–United States relations /feed/2026/02/25/the-united-states-announces-that-it-will-ease-certain-restrictions-to-permit-venezuelan-oil-exports-to-cuba-s-private-se Reuters 25 5526dcd980866a7123c75083c9729164c5f15e8b 2 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-allow-resale-venezuelan-oil-cuba-treasury-department-says-2026-02-25/ 2026 The United States announces that it will ease certain restrictions to permit Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba's private sector for commercial and humanitarian purposes amid an energy shortage. 2026-02-25 baabd6d3a641566f8b3fdf4aed8aff5b0936b7af 8 F-16 13 /wiki/f-16 Turkey 36 /wiki/turkey Turkish Air Force 1 /wiki/turkish%20air%20force F-16 Turkey Turkish Air Force Turkish Air Force /feed/2026/02/25/a-turkish-air-force-f-16-fighter-jet-crashes-in-western-turkey-killing-the-pilot NOS 25 3146d55c066058f995525f970e57fd4cf3f625f8 2 https://nos.nl/artikel/2603926-f-16-stort-neer-in-westen-van-turkije-piloot-komt-om 2026 A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in western Turkey, killing the pilot. 2026-02-25 63e3ec28a717cfde332f153fc326d86ba4e15ce7 7 Chile 13 /wiki/chile Santiago 1 /wiki/santiago Chile Santiago Santiago /feed/2026/02/25/the-death-toll-from-the-explosion-of-a-truck-on-a-highway-in-santiago-chile-on-february-19-rises-to-12-nine-people-r Xinhua 25 010cf712bbfa2dd15673b7e4010f14ce7d5d3d8c 2 https://english.news.cn/20260226/92e6aefa63a04e6c9a8f51f86baddc98/c.html 2026 The death toll from the explosion of a truck on a highway in Santiago, Chile, on February 19, rises to 12. Nine people remain hospitalized, including five in critical condition. 2026-02-25 1358b69c70f8367b070f768e03f419cd8568917a 6 Economy of South Korea 1 /wiki/economy%20of%20south%20korea KOSPI 14 /wiki/kospi South Korea 2 /wiki/south%20korea index 37 /wiki/stock%20market%20index opening of trading 71 /wiki/trading%20day Economy of South Korea KOSPI South Korea index opening of trading Economy of South Korea /feed/2026/02/25/south-korea-s-benchmark-kospi-index-surpasses-6000-points-for-the-first-time-crossing-the-threshold-shortly-after-the AFP via BSS 25 dd9183a439e8fee4c28a40e992cd3678ad6a5559 2 https://www.bssnews.net/business/363667 2026 South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surpasses 6,000 points for the first time, crossing the threshold shortly after the opening of trading. 2026-02-25 224977c1a28dc0ca8404308301f1dc6413e089ae 5 2025–2026 Iran internal crisis 1 /wiki/2025-2026%20iran%20internal%20crisis Ali Khamenei 37 /wiki/ali%20khamenei Iranian forces 14 /wiki/islamic%20republic%20of%20iran%20armed%20forces Mojahedin-e-Khalq 2 /wiki/mojahedin-e-khalq Tehran 71 /wiki/tehran 2025–2026 Iran internal crisis Ali Khamenei Iranian forces Mojahedin-e-Khalq Tehran 2025–2026 Iran internal crisis /feed/2026/02/25/mojahedin-e-khalq-mek-fighters-allegedly-attack-iranian-security-forces-near-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-s-headquarter Jerusalem Post 25 1eeb5ed5e45d27e1bf6d5a4a48b90dac99146c0d 2 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887869 2026 Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) fighters allegedly attack Iranian security forces near Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's headquarters in Tehran. Both MEK and Iranian government sources claim dozens of MEK fighters were killed or arrested, though MEK additionally asserts that government forces also suffered "heavy losses" during the alleged clashes. 2026-02-25 3f3d1400df72bbb0a4914dc3f8bf7f98574ee6da 4 2026 Cuban crisis 1 /wiki/2026%20cuban%20crisis American 14 /wiki/united%20states%20of%20america Cuba 2 /wiki/cuba Cuban government 71 /wiki/communist%20party%20of%20cuba Florida 37 /wiki/florida 2026 Cuban crisis American Cuba Cuban government Florida 2026 Cuban crisis /feed/2026/02/25/the-cuban-coast-guard-trades-fire-with-an-american-marked-speedboat-registered-in-florida-1-nmi-mi-off-of-cuba-accordin CBS News 25 bc291539cd5f0660dda203565dd2afb455e2a878 2 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-florida-speedboat-shooting/ 2026 The Cuban coast guard trades fire with an American marked speedboat registered in Florida 1 nmi mi off of Cuba. According to Cuban government sources, the boat's occupants fired on coast guard personnel who approached it for identification, and injured a coast guard commander in the shootout, with returning fire killing four and injuring six unidentified gunmen. 2026-02-25 28a7585b5ba3ae98d4674533c885fa0e65a84afc 2 Dorogobuzh 71 /wiki/dorogobuzh Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Smolensk Oblast 116 /wiki/smolensk%20oblast Ukraine 2 /wiki/ukraine drone strike 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare fertilizer 37 /wiki/fertilizer Dorogobuzh Russo-Ukrainian war Smolensk Oblast Ukraine drone strike fertilizer Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/02/25/seven-people-are-killed-and-ten-others-are-injured-in-a-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-a-fertilizer-plant-just-outside-of-dor TRT World 25 1c865e240740d716bf6382d7449ad0b4cda84908 2 https://www.trtworld.com/article/60d118ee2651 2026 Seven people are killed and ten others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a fertilizer plant just outside of Dorogobuzh in Smolensk Oblast, Russia.