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Portal:Current events/2024 February 20

February 20, 2024 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
  - Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid. (Reuters)
Myanmar civil war
- The Pa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by the Tatmadaw has killed seven refugees in Hsi Hseng. (Radio Free Asia)

Law and crime

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Russian Federal Security Service arrests Ksenia Karelina, a dual Russian-American citizen, on suspicion of treason. (The Guardian) (The Moscow Times)
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández goes on trial in the United States on drug trafficking and weapons charges. (ABC News)

Science and technology

Astronomers identify the most luminous object ever observed, QSO J0529-4351, a quasar that accretes around one solar mass per day. (The Guardian) (Nature.com)

Sports

2023–24 Champions Hockey League
- In ice hockey, Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League wins their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League 3–2 in the final. (Tribune de Genève)

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