2026-02-9 61a9e301b70f1d455635f41a22d5ad51f647baab 23 Immigration to Sweden 1 /wiki/immigration%20to%20sweden Johan Forssell 37 /wiki/johan%20forssell%20(politician,%20born%201979) Sweden 2 /wiki/sweden US$ 239 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar civic knowledge tests 406 /wiki/citizenship%20test kr 172 /wiki/swedish%20krona language 317 /wiki/swedish%20language migration minister 14 /wiki/minister%20for%20migration%20(sweden) naturalization requirements 71 /wiki/swedish%20nationality%20law residency 116 /wiki/permanent%20residency Immigration to Sweden Johan Forssell Sweden US$ civic knowledge tests kr language migration minister naturalization requirements residency Immigration to Sweden /feed/2026/02/9/swedish-migration-minister-johan-forssell-announces-the-implementation-of-stricter-naturalization-requirements-from-june Reuters 9 4cb68b5f3cf0c230cc343923fa193ea64ad74f8d 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/sweden-tighten-citizenship-rules-amid-push-cut-immigration-2026-02-09/ 2026 Swedish migration minister Johan Forssell announces the implementation of stricter naturalization requirements from June 6, extending the residency period from five years to eight, imposing a minimum income threshold of 20,000 kr (US$2,225), requiring language and civic knowledge tests, and lengthening waiting times for applicants with criminal records. 2026-02-9 b646f57c52134d933cbd462ec34aaa9148c85694 22 Mexico 37 /wiki/mexico Missing persons in Mexico 1 /wiki/missing%20persons%20in%20mexico Sinaloa 14 /wiki/sinaloa mining 2 /wiki/mining%20in%20mexico Mexico Missing persons in Mexico Sinaloa mining Missing persons in Mexico /feed/2026/02/9/the-bodies-of-three-employees-abducted-from-a-mining-facility-in-sinaloa-mexico-are-recovered-after-being-taken-on-jan AFP via France 24 9 81408e36944e26e7fc3b43ca8e8312f10f8c58b8 2 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260209-three-missing-employees-of-canadian-miner-found-dead-in-mexico 2026 The bodies of three employees abducted from a mining facility in Sinaloa, Mexico, are recovered after being taken on January 23, while authorities continue searching for the remaining seven missing workers. 2026-02-9 9b7158be20414bc1903a764063230dbf9181689a 21 Apple Daily 115 /wiki/apple%20daily Hong Kong 1 /wiki/hong%20kong Jimmy Lai 13 /wiki/jimmy%20lai national security law 70 /wiki/2020%20hong%20kong%20national%20security%20law prison 36 /wiki/prisons%20in%20hong%20kong pro-democracy 171 /wiki/pro-democracy%20camp%20(hong%20kong) Apple Daily Hong Kong Jimmy Lai national security law prison pro-democracy Hong Kong /feed/2026/02/9/hong-kong-opposition-figure-jimmy-lai-is-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-violating-a-national-security-law-following HKFP 9 32bb27a6cedcf970f3211a28be7bab0f3fa7a9ce 2 https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/breaking-jimmy-lai-jailed-for-20-years-in-hong-kong-after-nat-security-conviction/ 2026 Reuters 9 471f9f3b83253e51e6ae38780219a12dd8ad901f 2 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/after-years-long-legal-battle-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-arrives-day-2026-02-08/ 2026 Hong Kong opposition figure Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating a national security law following a two-year trial. Eight others, including six former "Apple Daily" executives and two pro-democracy activists, are also sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. 2026-02-9 f92a0e2ae1c59e8a81655a44762aaad373dec13b 20 2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela 1 /wiki/2026%20political%20prisoner%20release%20in%20venezuela Juan Pablo Guanipa 14 /wiki/juan%20pablo%20guanipa Public Ministry of Venezuela 2 /wiki/public%20ministry%20of%20venezuela house arrest 71 /wiki/house%20arrest parole 37 /wiki/parole 2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela Juan Pablo Guanipa Public Ministry of Venezuela house arrest parole 2026 political prisoner release in Venezuela /feed/2026/02/9/the-public-ministry-of-venezuela-says-juan-pablo-guanipa-who-was-released-and-later-abducted-on-sunday-broke-his-parol Reuters 9 1fe11ef38d1bac6f19afa23e68728478c7dcddf5 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-politician-juan-pablo-guanipa-kidnapped-after-being-freed-prisoner-2026-02-09/ 2026 The Public Ministry of Venezuela says Juan Pablo Guanipa, who was released and later abducted on Sunday, broke his parole's terms and that a request has been made to place Guanipa under house arrest, while not specifying if the government has him in custody. 2026-02-9 224e539d86145ce3455c53d89dd593e5d38784e4 19 2025–2026 Iranian protests 1 /wiki/2025-2026%20iranian%20protests Azar Mansouri 172 /wiki/azar%20mansouri Ebrahim Asgharzadeh 116 /wiki/ebrahim%20asgharzadeh Iran 2 /wiki/iran Mohsen Aminzadeh 71 /wiki/mohsen%20aminzadeh Reformists Front 37 /wiki/reformists%20front police 14 /wiki/police%20command%20of%20the%20islamic%20republic%20of%20iran summons 239 /wiki/summons 2025–2026 Iranian protests Azar Mansouri Ebrahim Asgharzadeh Iran Mohsen Aminzadeh Reformists Front police summons 2025–2026 Iranian protests /feed/2026/02/9/iranian-police-arrest-several-senior-figures-from-the-reformists-front-including-mohsen-aminzadeh-ebrahim-asgharzadeh Reuters 9 8ea33853ded4856512901ff2ab18e94049c2bb0f 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-arrests-least-four-reform-front-politicians-2026-02-09/ 2026 Iranian police arrest several senior figures from the Reformists Front, including Mohsen Aminzadeh, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, and Azar Mansouri, while additional members receive summonses to appear before prosecutors, with no formal charges publicly disclosed. 2026-02-9 636c4f152855f8791de91445fb30e7878492342f 18 2025 Bondi Beach shooting 116 /wiki/2025%20bondi%20beach%20shooting Australia 172 /wiki/australia Australia–Israel relations 1 /wiki/australia-israel%20relations Isaac Herzog 37 /wiki/isaac%20herzog Israel 2 /wiki/israel Sydney 239 /wiki/sydney hate speech 406 /wiki/hate%20speech%20laws%20in%20australia pepper spray 617 /wiki/pepper%20spray police 506 /wiki/nsw%20police president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20israel state government 317 /wiki/government%20of%20new%20south%20wales state visit 71 /wiki/state%20visit 2025 Bondi Beach shooting Australia Australia–Israel relations Isaac Herzog Israel Sydney hate speech pepper spray police president state government state visit Australia–Israel relations /feed/2026/02/9/protests-against-israeli-president-isaac-herzog-s-state-visit-following-the-2025-bondi-beach-shooting-are-held-in-citi ABC News Australia 9 c275b9bfbe9b61439220e292c823c8a5f932b62d 2 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/crowds-protest-israeli-president-isaac-herzog-in-australia/106321716 2026 Protests against Israeli president Isaac Herzog's state visit, following the 2025 Bondi Beach shooting, are held in cities across Australia. In Sydney, protests occurred amid a ban by the state government on hate speech grounds, resulting in police making 27 arrests and deploying pepper spray. 2026-02-9 2365613752b69b105626878a20319744ceca6973 16 Allied Command Transformation 1 /wiki/allied%20command%20transformation Europe 71 /wiki/europe Italy 172 /wiki/italy NATO 14 /wiki/nato Naples 116 /wiki/naples Norfolk 239 /wiki/norfolk,%20virginia United States Armed Forces 2 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces Virginia 317 /wiki/virginia command and control 37 /wiki/command%20and%20control military alliance 406 /wiki/military%20alliance Allied Command Transformation Europe Italy NATO Naples Norfolk United States Armed Forces Virginia command and control military alliance Allied Command Transformation /feed/2026/02/9/the-united-states-armed-forces-announces-the-transfer-of-two-major-nato-command-and-control-centres-over-to-european-mil Reuters 9 0a796de7e68d4308a32599edb4039dcbe53fc9d0 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/us-turn-over-2-nato-command-posts-europeans-military-source-says-2026-02-09/ 2026 The United States Armed Forces announces the transfer of two major NATO command and control centres over to European military forces in Naples, Italy, and Norfolk, Virginia, as part of a gradual shift to European countries taking a leading role in the military alliance. 2026-02-9 21a6e9eef63462ea499a7525bb04ec8087a6259d 15 Armenia–United States relations 1 /wiki/armenia-united%20states%20relations Section 123 Agreement 2 /wiki/section%20123%20agreement US$ 14 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar exports 37 /wiki/list%20of%20exports%20of%20the%20united%20states nuclear energy 71 /wiki/nuclear%20energy%20policy%20of%20the%20united%20states Armenia–United States relations Section 123 Agreement US$ exports nuclear energy Armenia–United States relations /feed/2026/02/9/armenia-and-the-united-states-reach-a-nuclear-deal-outlining-a-section-123-agreement-and-up-to-us-9-billion-in-total-ex Reuters 9 60a104c3cf5853a2b8a5d707995a3dbef616d24f 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-vice-president-vance-heads-armenia-azerbaijan-push-peace-trade-2026-02-09/ 2026 Armenia and the United States reach a nuclear deal, outlining a Section 123 Agreement and up to US$9 billion in total exports to Armenia related to nuclear energy. 2026-02-9 25c7bbce01b7a9fbed4d43b4188c94fc6528af7b 14 Armenia 71 /wiki/armenia Armenia–United States relations 1 /wiki/armenia-united%20states%20relations JD Vance 37 /wiki/jd%20vance Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 406 /wiki/nagorno-karabakh%20conflict Nikol Pashinyan 239 /wiki/nikol%20pashinyan United States 2 /wiki/united%20states its history 116 /wiki/history%20of%20armenia peace agreement 317 /wiki/armenia-azerbaijan%20peace%20agreement prime minister 172 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20armenia vice president 14 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20the%20united%20states Armenia Armenia–United States relations JD Vance Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Nikol Pashinyan United States its history peace agreement prime minister vice president Armenia–United States relations /feed/2026/02/9/united-states-vice-president-jd-vance-visits-armenia-becoming-the-highest-ranking-us-official-to-have-visited-armenia AP 9 1ed088b4c849b1f03e9132af8505d6ce646ace5e 2 https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-armenia-azerbaijan-69a04efaea7e62994d3a749bb2bf27fc 2026 United States vice president JD Vance visits Armenia, becoming the highest ranking U.S. official to have visited Armenia in its history. Vance meets with prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss implementing a peace agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 2026-02-9 5e70d72f42a2a27c92a95204148e3e4c84dfebbb 12 Cyrenaica 70 /wiki/cyrenaica Kufra 36 /wiki/kufra Libya 115 /wiki/libya Maaten al-Sarra Air Base 13 /wiki/maaten%20al-sarra%20air%20base air ambulance 1 /wiki/air%20medical%20services Cyrenaica Kufra Libya Maaten al-Sarra Air Base air ambulance Air ambulance /feed/2026/02/9/five-people-are-killed-when-an-air-ambulance-helicopter-crashes-at-maaten-al-sarra-air-base-near-kufra-in-cyrenaica-lib TRT World 9 7e014bbcb75ab678332e26ba9e77f9e046e8a0cb 2 https://www.trtworld.com/article/c47c067cb7bd 2026 Five people are killed when an air ambulance helicopter crashes at Maaten al-Sarra Air Base near Kufra in Cyrenaica, Libya. 2026-02-9 55d3ad7ec5d3351ee1b71bed448f8e8c80620e16 11 Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla 14 /wiki/bruno%20rodriguez%20parrilla Cuban foreign minister 2 /wiki/minister%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(cuba) Cuban people 116 /wiki/cubans Donald Trump 71 /wiki/donald%20trump Russia 172 /wiki/russia U.S. blockade 1 /wiki/united%20states%20embargo%20against%20cuba humanitarian crisis 239 /wiki/humanitarian%20crisis president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Cuban foreign minister Cuban people Donald Trump Russia U.S. blockade humanitarian crisis president U.S. blockade /feed/2026/02/9/cuban-foreign-minister-bruno-rodriguez-parrilla-condemns-the-ongoing-us-blockade-as-cruel-accusing-us-president-d Al Jazeera 9 a5023cc7774c37d8557c1c29c9f37050054c72e6 2 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/10/russia-warns-cuba-fuel-situation-critical-as-havana-slams-cruel-us-tactic 2026 Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla condemns the ongoing U.S. blockade as "cruel", accusing U.S. president Donald Trump of trying to "break the political will" of the Cuban people. Russia also calls for an immediate end to the blockade to avoid a humanitarian crisis, and says it will explore ways to help the country. 2026-02-9 a4daff7a067d91e697611c71b859aad64838d0e7 10 ARM ''Papaloapan'' 37 /wiki/uss%20newport%20(lst-1179) Mexico 2 /wiki/mexico U.S. blockade 1 /wiki/united%20states%20embargo%20against%20cuba humanitarian aid 71 /wiki/humanitarian%20aid navy 14 /wiki/mexican%20navy shortage 116 /wiki/shortage ARM ''Papaloapan'' Mexico U.S. blockade humanitarian aid navy shortage U.S. blockade /feed/2026/02/9/mexico-deploys-two-navy-vessels-including-the-arm-papaloapan-carrying-more-than-800-tonnes-of-humanitarian-aid-to-cu Mexico News Daily 9 6f9f2b39341a09c1b0d87ae6b242736431eeaeec 2 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-aid-to-cuba/ 2026 Mexico deploys two navy vessels, including the ARM "Papaloapan", carrying more than 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Cuba amid critical shortages on the island. 2026-02-9 1c9ccf57ba46255af8ecb49a24bbc9605596f768 9 Air Canada 2 /wiki/air%20canada Cuba 14 /wiki/cuba U.S. 37 /wiki/u.s. U.S. blockade 1 /wiki/united%20states%20embargo%20against%20cuba Venezuela 172 /wiki/venezuela blockade 71 /wiki/blockade fuel supplies 116 /wiki/energy%20in%20venezuela Air Canada Cuba U.S. U.S. blockade Venezuela blockade fuel supplies U.S. blockade /feed/2026/02/9/air-canada-suspends-all-flights-to-cuba-and-deploys-empty-aircraft-to-repatriate-stranded-passengers-after-the-country-s Reuters 9 556b233140d3bb6821b270c94e209f304ca4284c 2 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/cuba-warns-airlines-it-will-run-out-jet-fuel-2026-02-09/ 2026 Air Canada suspends all flights to Cuba and deploys empty aircraft to repatriate stranded passengers after the country's fuel supply was exhausted due to the U.S. blockade and the end of fuel supplies from Venezuela. 2026-02-9 55aedcebde45940ffff709a57b27dd64ff6393c0 8 Kharkiv 116 /wiki/kharkiv Russian Armed Forces 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukraine 14 /wiki/ukraine ballistic missile 71 /wiki/ballistic%20missile drone strike 37 /wiki/drone%20warfare Kharkiv Russian Armed Forces Russo-Ukrainian war Ukraine ballistic missile drone strike Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/02/9/russian-forces-launch-a-large-scale-attack-on-ukraine-using-drones-and-ballistic-missiles-killing-at-least-six-people The Independent 9 4371272a370c0ac64e980a42ad5547605d381893 2 https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukraine-russia-attack-kharkiv-odesa-b2916874.html 2026 Russian forces launch a large-scale attack on Ukraine using drones and ballistic missiles, killing at least six people, including a 10-year-old boy and his mother in Kharkiv, and injuring dozens of others. 2026-02-9 496542f390d2a6d4416dd4a2f5936616ecf04df6 6 Kupiansk 14 /wiki/kupiansk Petropavlivka 37 /wiki/petropavlivka,%20kupiansk%20raion,%20kharkiv%20oblast Russian troops 2 /wiki/russian%20ground%20forces Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Kupiansk Petropavlivka Russian troops Russo-Ukrainian war Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/02/9/russian-troops-launch-a-mechanised-assault-east-of-the-city-of-kupiansk-capturing-the-towns-of-petropavlivka-and-stepov ISW 9 24a0ec0426f2be66747ba80c3cb16656781abffb 2 https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-9-2026/ 2026 Russian troops launch a mechanised assault east of the city of Kupiansk, capturing the towns of Petropavlivka and Stepova Novoselivka. 2026-02-9 11af8b3d3a949abab4ddf8b4b41cf19c8fc6675f 4 Arab–Israeli conflict 1 /wiki/arab-israeli%20conflict Israeli 2 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Lebanon 71 /wiki/lebanon South Governorate 37 /wiki/south%20governorate Yanouh 14 /wiki/yanouh,%20tyre Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli Lebanon South Governorate Yanouh Arab–Israeli conflict /feed/2026/02/9/an-israeli-drone-strikes-a-car-in-yanouh-south-governorate-lebanon-killing-three-people-including-a-3-year-old-child AP 9 a26fe4d187564e59d0385720edac269df9c77c9c 2 https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-atwi-hezbollah-aljamaa-alislamiya-1d4f58e1f49478ab35c7fa2a08b1c965 2026 An Israeli drone strikes a car in Yanouh, South Governorate, Lebanon, killing three people, including a 3-year-old child. 2026-02-9 164761c06737e0e55edfeb51dd43291de5585a87 2 Arab–Israeli conflict 1 /wiki/arab-israeli%20conflict Gaza City 37 /wiki/gaza%20city Israeli 2 /wiki/israeli%20air%20force Palestine 71 /wiki/palestine airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza City Israeli Palestine airstrike Arab–Israeli conflict /feed/2026/02/9/an-israeli-airstrike-destroys-a-residential-building-in-gaza-city-palestine-killing-four-people-and-injuring-dozens-of Al Jazeera 9 ffadcf5202ae3922585583199ab909ed2e3993c0 2 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/9/live-israel-approves-measures-to-expand-its-powers-in-occupied-west-bank 2026 An Israeli airstrike destroys a residential building in Gaza City, Palestine, killing four people and injuring dozens of others.