2026-02-4 5a6a341227c6d039ecd9ee4d05eea1bb2948edda 21 Brad S. Karp 14 /wiki/brad%20s.%20karp Jeffrey Epstein 37 /wiki/jeffrey%20epstein Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 2 /wiki/paul,%20weiss,%20rifkind,%20wharton%20&%20garrison the disclosure 1 /wiki/epstein%20files Brad S. Karp Jeffrey Epstein Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison the disclosure The disclosure /feed/2026/02/4/paul-weiss-rifkind-wharton-garrison-s-longtime-chairman-brad-s-karp-resigns-after-emails-between-him-and-jeffrey-e The New York Times 4 569e67cfadea7e6cc66fbafb9e56a190e0db7e00 2 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/brad-karp-paul-weiss-resigns-epstein.html 2026 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison's longtime chairman Brad S. Karp resigns after emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein are published. 2026-02-4 cf32988c1cac4824c6a018bdb4e3caf18be55e81 20 House of Lords 14 /wiki/house%20of%20lords Jeffrey Epstein 37 /wiki/jeffrey%20epstein Peter Mandelson 2 /wiki/peter%20mandelson the disclosure 1 /wiki/epstein%20files House of Lords Jeffrey Epstein Peter Mandelson the disclosure The disclosure /feed/2026/02/4/peter-mandelson-steps-down-from-the-uk-house-of-lords-amid-allegations-he-passed-market-sensitive-information-to-jeffrey RTÉ 4 0fa5913288f65c2fe87fe6dee9b77664b83242d8 2 https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/0203/1556559-peter-mandelson/ 2026 Peter Mandelson steps down from the UK House of Lords amid allegations he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. 2026-02-4 69b2541ebf280c87fec860bf7a4fc86f5598d7d2 18 Budapest 116 /wiki/budapest Budapest Complex 1 /wiki/budapest%20complex Germany 172 /wiki/germany Germany's constitutional court 239 /wiki/federal%20constitutional%20court Hungarian 2 /wiki/hungary Maja T. 37 /wiki/maja%20t. court 14 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20hungary far-right 71 /wiki/far-right%20politics Budapest Budapest Complex Germany Germany's constitutional court Hungarian Maja T. court far-right Budapest Complex /feed/2026/02/4/a-hungarian-court-sentences-german-activist-maja-t-to-eight-years-in-prison-for-participating-in-assaults-on-attendees AP via ABC News 4 1af3a1e2af4dfff747e90bee13e2bf20abc25c2b 2 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hungarian-court-sentences-german-anti-fascist-activist-8-129849548 2026 A Hungarian court sentences German activist Maja T. to eight years in prison for participating in assaults on attendees of a far-right rally in Budapest in 2023, following her extradition from Germany despite later objections by Germany's constitutional court. 2026-02-4 ed85f0a2253387b9f4a16a683e78f6a1430c5a37 17 Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida 1 /wiki/attempted%20assassination%20of%20donald%20trump%20in%20florida Donald Trump 116 /wiki/donald%20trump Florida 406 /wiki/florida Ryan Wesley Routh 2 /wiki/ryan%20wesley%20routh U.S. president 71 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states United States 37 /wiki/united%20states West Palm Beach 317 /wiki/west%20palm%20beach,%20florida assassinate 14 /wiki/assassination golf 172 /wiki/donald%20trump%20and%20golf his club 239 /wiki/trump%20international%20golf%20club%20(west%20palm%20beach) life in prison 506 /wiki/life%20imprisonment%20in%20the%20united%20states parole 617 /wiki/parole Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida Donald Trump Florida Ryan Wesley Routh U.S. president United States West Palm Beach assassinate golf his club life in prison parole Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida /feed/2026/02/4/ryan-wesley-routh-the-man-who-attempted-to-assassinate-united-states-president-donald-trump-while-he-was-golfing-at-his The New York Times 4 59ee52242ecb460b53478dcac28e99296b6455b4 2 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/ryan-routh-trump-assassination-attempt-sentence.html 2026 Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate United States president Donald Trump while he was golfing at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2024, is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 2026-02-4 75d7d5881b669174739c4df18383a36186ffcf5e 16 2025 North Sea ship collision 1 /wiki/2025%20north%20sea%20ship%20collision East Riding of Yorkshire 116 /wiki/east%20riding%20of%20yorkshire English 172 /wiki/england North Sea 71 /wiki/north%20sea gross negligence 14 /wiki/gross%20negligence oil tanker 37 /wiki/oil%20tanker prison 2 /wiki/hm%20prison%20service 2025 North Sea ship collision East Riding of Yorkshire English North Sea gross negligence oil tanker prison 2025 North Sea ship collision /feed/2026/02/4/a-cargo-ship-captain-is-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-for-gross-negligence-after-his-ship-collided-with-an-oil-tanker BBC News 4 7f680248709c706c8fa7375368a3205b681ebede 2 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c801zgpm3meo 2026 A cargo ship captain is sentenced to six years in prison for gross negligence after his ship collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea off the coast of East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK, in 2025, killing one person. 2026-02-4 038b7cf113ea567a7018efe14545c69096da673c 15 2024 Elbit Systems burglary 1 /wiki/2024%20elbit%20systems%20burglary Bristol 116 /wiki/bristol British 239 /wiki/united%20kingdom Elbit Systems 71 /wiki/elbit%20systems English 172 /wiki/england Palestine Action 14 /wiki/palestine%20action Woolwich Crown Court 2 /wiki/woolwich%20crown%20court aggravated robbery 37 /wiki/aggravated%20robbery bail 317 /wiki/bail 2024 Elbit Systems burglary Bristol British Elbit Systems English Palestine Action Woolwich Crown Court aggravated robbery bail 2024 Elbit Systems burglary /feed/2026/02/4/the-woolwich-crown-court-finds-three-out-of-six-members-of-palestine-action-not-guilty-of-aggravated-robbery-relating-to BBC News 4 0746603ec538451c632c1098720fe5d62ced479b 2 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wxlv99xrjo 2026 The Woolwich Crown Court finds three out of six members of Palestine Action not guilty of aggravated robbery relating to a raid on a building owned by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, while charges on criminal damage and violent disorder received partial or no verdicts. Five are released on bail. 2026-02-4 0dec6bf3caed8a3e655d114610731d6f33b78d3f 14 Alex Saab 37 /wiki/alex%20saab Caracas 239 /wiki/caracas Nicolás Maduro 172 /wiki/nicolas%20maduro Raúl Gorrín 14 /wiki/raul%20gorrin U.S. law enforcement 317 /wiki/federal%20law%20enforcement%20in%20the%20united%20states United States–Venezuela relations 1 /wiki/united%20states-venezuela%20relations Venezuela 2 /wiki/venezuela bribery 406 /wiki/corruption%20in%20venezuela de jure 71 /wiki/de%20jure extradited to the U.S. 617 /wiki/extradition%20law%20in%20the%20united%20states money laundering 506 /wiki/money%20laundering president 116 /wiki/president%20of%20venezuela Alex Saab Caracas Nicolás Maduro Raúl Gorrín U.S. law enforcement United States–Venezuela relations Venezuela bribery de jure extradited to the U.S. money laundering president United States–Venezuela relations /feed/2026/02/4/venezuelan-businessmen-raul-gorrin-and-alex-saab-both-allied-with-de-jure-president-nicolas-maduro-are-arrested-in-c Reuters 4 3ffdd28d799cc994684c8c5da0d3ada1aafff680 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-official-saab-formerly-held-us-arrested-again-colombian-media-2026-02-04/ 2026 Venezuelan businessmen Raúl Gorrín and Alex Saab, both allied with "de jure" president Nicolás Maduro, are arrested in Caracas during a joint operation with U.S. law enforcement agencies on bribery and money laundering charges, with Saab expected to be extradited to the U.S. 2026-02-4 634852ec7d390b98b982a83339b84f0ec5bb8132 13 Donald Trump 116 /wiki/donald%20trump Eswatini 2 /wiki/eswatini Eswatini–United States relations 1 /wiki/eswatini-united%20states%20relations United States 37 /wiki/united%20states high court 14 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20eswatini parliamentary 172 /wiki/parliament%20of%20eswatini the presidency 71 /wiki/second%20presidency%20of%20donald%20trump Donald Trump Eswatini Eswatini–United States relations United States high court parliamentary the presidency Eswatini–United States relations /feed/2026/02/4/eswatini-s-high-court-upholds-an-agreement-with-the-united-states-that-accepts-third-country-deportees-in-exchange-for Reuters 4 da917b18a736996639aa10bb462cd7144bd2cf17 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/eswatini-high-court-dismisses-case-challenging-deal-us-deportees-2026-02-04/ 2026 Eswatini's high court upholds an agreement with the United States that accepts third-country deportees in exchange for $5.1 million and at least 15 transfers initiated during the presidency of Donald Trump, rejecting claims that the deal requires parliamentary approval or greater disclosure. 2026-02-4 d86637f21a775ce7d93da5c6df63c9a2772ef9a4 11 Bayawan 70 /wiki/bayawan Negros Oriental 115 /wiki/negros%20oriental Philippine 171 /wiki/philippines city government 1 /wiki/local%20government%20in%20the%20philippines dump truck 13 /wiki/dump%20truck oil 36 /wiki/crude%20oil Bayawan Negros Oriental Philippine city government dump truck oil City government /feed/2026/02/4/nine-city-government-employees-are-killed-when-a-dump-truck-also-carrying-crude-oil-falls-into-a-river-in-bayawan-neg ABS-CBN News 4 9985e96d8e9a08dd673cc267be8b89d6720dbfe3 2 https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/2/4/9-government-employees-killed-in-negros-oriental-road-mishap-1537 2026 Nine city government employees are killed when a dump truck, also carrying crude oil, falls into a river in Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Philippines. 2026-02-4 21b61bf5d7286e236271ee3d40f79cc5aa2a6a91 10 Portugal 37 /wiki/portugal Spain 71 /wiki/spain Storm Leonardo 14 /wiki/2025-26%20european%20windstorm%20season#storm%20leonardo flood 2 /wiki/flood other storms 1 /wiki/2025-26%20european%20windstorm%20season Portugal Spain Storm Leonardo flood other storms Other storms /feed/2026/02/4/one-person-is-killed-another-is-injured-a-girl-is-reported-missing-and-thousands-are-evacuated-during-floods-caused-by CTV News 4 b31823428b0b1d8a666c7c2d10422c713d15a022 2 https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/storm-leonardo-slams-spain-and-portugal-leaving-1-dead-and-a-girl-missing/ 2026 RTÉ 4 bc5555ed37df4bcc3bb74fd807f50ee604e01d95 2 https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2026/0204/1556694-storm-leonardo/ 2026 One person is killed, another is injured, a girl is reported missing and thousands are evacuated during floods caused by Storm Leonardo in Portugal and Spain. 2026-02-4 97e4cb5211a1423b3fe855cff13f318f9df5cee6 9 2025–26 Asian winter 1 /wiki/2025-26%20asian%20winter Japanese 14 /wiki/japan Japanese government 71 /wiki/government%20of%20japan severe weather 2 /wiki/severe%20weather snowfall 37 /wiki/snow 2025–26 Asian winter Japanese Japanese government severe weather snowfall 2025–26 Asian winter /feed/2026/02/4/the-death-toll-from-severe-weather-in-japan-including-heavy-snowfall-rises-to-35-with-at-least-400-others-injured-acc Sky News 4 43fdbbcc7f6b83d3583a2741f47ad258abd96d1f 2 https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-35-killed-after-weeks-of-heavy-snowfall-in-japan-13503063 2026 The death toll from severe weather in Japan, including heavy snowfall, rises to 35 with at least 400 others injured, according to the Japanese government. 2026-02-4 d46e82542ce51b45355dbd5a0f6dbc76c41a08f8 8 American newspaper 2 /wiki/newspapers%20in%20the%20united%20states Decline of newspapers 1 /wiki/decline%20of%20newspapers The Washington Post 14 /wiki/the%20washington%20post lay off 37 /wiki/layoff local news 116 /wiki/local%20news sports 71 /wiki/sports%20journalism world news 172 /wiki/world%20news American newspaper Decline of newspapers The Washington Post lay off local news sports world news Decline of newspapers /feed/2026/02/4/american-newspaper-the-washington-post-announces-that-it-will-lay-off-about-300-journalists-roughly-one-third-of-its BBC News 4 be8c3fd8d2ad3cae690ea79850b5192d45240231 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyn05d1494o 2026 American newspaper "The Washington Post" announces that it will lay off about 300 journalists, roughly one-third of its employees, particularly those who cover sports, local news, and world news sections as part of a major restructuring effort. 2026-02-4 9b4844e20fade776124f18c199bc63323117ad65 7 Donetsk Oblast 37 /wiki/donetsk%20oblast Druzhkivka 14 /wiki/druzhkivka Russian 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war civilian 116 /wiki/civilian cluster munition 71 /wiki/cluster%20munition Donetsk Oblast Druzhkivka Russian Russo-Ukrainian war civilian cluster munition Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/02/4/russian-forces-strike-a-market-in-druzhkivka-donetsk-oblast-with-cluster-munitions-killing-at-least-seven-civilians-a Kyiv Post 4 019d3604dbd98acf6799d6da05be8befc0ce0f29 2 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69434 2026 Russian forces strike a market in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, with cluster munitions, killing at least seven civilians and injuring 15 others. 2026-02-4 77fde90f7eada6675ba8027acf2d20ff8ba660af 5 Gaza Strip 37 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Palestinian Islamic Jihad 2 /wiki/palestinian%20islamic%20jihad airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike Gaza Strip Gaza war Palestinian Islamic Jihad airstrike Gaza war /feed/2026/02/4/the-palestinian-islamic-jihad-s-northern-gaza-brigade-commander-ali-al-razayneh-is-killed-in-an-airstrike-on-the-gaza-st The Times of Israel 4 3cc1d74f06f444d50f25909993de7c74594d2fe3 2 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-it-killed-commander-of-pijs-northern-gaza-brigade-in-airstrike/ 2026 The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Northern Gaza Brigade commander Ali al-Razayneh is killed in an airstrike on the Gaza Strip. 2026-02-4 002bd7aba11d95f05172649266c773f4ca92b1c5 4 Gaza Strip 37 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Israeli soldier 116 /wiki/israeli%20ground%20forces Palestinian militant 71 /wiki/palestinian%20fedayeen Palestinians 2 /wiki/palestinians paramedic 14 /wiki/paramedic Gaza Strip Gaza war Israeli soldier Palestinian militant Palestinians paramedic Gaza war /feed/2026/02/4/at-least-23-palestinians-including-seven-women-five-children-and-a-paramedic-are-killed-by-israeli-military-airstrik AP 4 85027273371935d494054fe275ff86520b99cb54 2 https://apnews.com/article/gaza-rafah-hamas-israel-war-2-4-2026-a3726ab659321430bf3ca73cae50936e 2026 Al Jazeera 4 3b6531b63ed1ab0b4fe153005383b0f91604d219 2 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/4/live-israeli-forces-kill-10-palestinians-in-overnight-attacks-across-gaza?update=4288537 2026 At least 23 Palestinians, including seven women, five children, and a paramedic are killed by Israeli military, airstrikes, and drone strikes in the Gaza Strip after a Palestinian militant attack injures an Israeli soldier. 2026-02-4 4385ccfe36291183f33f6e6939e3a8ab5e5caf92 2 Balochistan 71 /wiki/balochistan,%20pakistan Balochistan Liberation Army 37 /wiki/balochistan%20liberation%20army Insurgency in Balochistan 1 /wiki/insurgency%20in%20balochistan Nushki 14 /wiki/nushki Pakistan 116 /wiki/pakistan security forces 2 /wiki/pakistan%20armed%20forces Balochistan Balochistan Liberation Army Insurgency in Balochistan Nushki Pakistan security forces Insurgency in Balochistan /feed/2026/02/4/the-pakistan-armed-forces-use-drones-and-helicopters-in-an-attempt-to-regain-control-of-nushki-from-balochistan-liberati Reuters via MSN 4 772e5127e18f9e9f485106d8f89ad3e2be932344 2 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/pakistan-sends-helicopters-drones-to-end-desert-standoff-58-dead/ar-AA1VCz7b?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=0fbcf9633b3b4313f581f22716663a98&ei=6 2026 The Pakistan Armed Forces use drones and helicopters in an attempt to regain control of Nushki from Balochistan Liberation Army insurgents in Balochistan, Pakistan, after attacks across the province killed over 200 people.