Portal:Current events/2018 February 10

February 10, 2018 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

February 2018 Israel–Syria incident
- The Israeli Army says that it shot down a Syrian UAV manufactured in Iran and, in response, it bombed the Tiyas Military Airbase in Homs Governorate, Syria, where it was launched from. (Reuters)
- The Syrian Air Defense Force shoots down an Israeli F-16 over the Golan Heights after it fired on alleged Iranian targets inside Syria. Both pilots parachute to safety. (BBC) (RFERL)
- Syrian state media cite a military source saying that the Syrian air defences hit "more than one plane" at dawn. (Reuters)
Turkish military operation in Afrin
- The Kurdish YPG shoots down a Turkish Air Force T129 ATAK helicopter over Syria's Afrin District, killing both pilots. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Hong Kong bus accident
- A double-decker bus overturns near Tai Po in Hong Kong, killing at least 19 people. (The Guardian)
A bus carrying local tourists crashes in West Java, Indonesia, killing at least 27 people. (AP via ABC News)
A Papillon Tours helicopter crashes in the Grand Canyon in the Southwestern United States, killing three people and injuring the other four on board. The six passengers were all British citizens. (AP/CBS News) (ABC News)

International relations

India–Palestine relations
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Palestine, saying that he backs an independent Palestine state. This event has been labeled as "historic" as it is the first time an Indian Prime Minister has visited Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
North Korea–South Korea relations
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in hosts talks at the Blue House with North Korean President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam and Kim Jong-Un's sister Kim Yo-jong. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Crime in Ohio
- Two officers of the Westerville, Ohio Police Department are shot and killed (one died immediately, one later at the hospital) in an ambush-type attack which had begun as a domestic dispute between the male perpetrator, who was wounded during the incident, and his wife. (CNN)

Politics and elections

Politics of the United States
- Heath Hall, the acting Federal Railroad Administration chief, resigns "effective immediately" over a Politico report that he has a second job in Madison County, Mississippi. (NPR)
Politics of the Republic of Ireland
- Mary Lou McDonald is confirmed in the position of president of Sinn Féin. She succeeds Gerry Adams, who was Sinn Féin's leader since 1983. (Reuters)

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