Portal:Current events/2024 February 15

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Siege of Khan Yunis
    • Israeli special forces raid Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, the largest hospital still functioning in the Gaza Strip. At least one person is killed and eight others are reportedly injured during the raid. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
  • The United Kingdom enters a technical recession, as a report issued by the Office for National Statistics stated that the economy shrunk in two consecutive quarters amid a slowdown in consumer spending. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed and four more injured during a fire at a paint factory in New Delhi, India. (AP)
• Nine firefighters are injured when a truck fuel tank explodes in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Russia–United States relations, Russia and weapons of mass destruction
  • The Kremlin dismisses a warning by the United States that Russia intends to imminently place nuclear weapons in space as a "malicious fabrication". The claims were widely circulated yesterday by ABC News and the New York Times after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson warned of a "serious national security threat". (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
  • Reuters reports that it is highly unlikely that Russia intends to put a nuclear warhead in space. The antisatellite weapon is more likely a nuclear-powered space-based device that utilizes electronic warfare to blind, jam or fry the electronics inside targets. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Same-sex marriage in Greece
  • The Hellenic Parliament votes 176–76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the first Eastern Orthodox country to do so. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Wellingborough by-election, 2024 Kingswood by-election
  • In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party's Gen Kitchen and Damien Egan respectively flip the seats of Wellingborough and Kingswood from the Conservative Party in two by-elections. (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Odysseus, the first US lunar lander since the unsuccessful Peregrine Mission One, is launched at the Kennedy Space Center Florida, United States. (Space.com)

Sports

• In US women's college basketball, Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the career scoring leader in NCAA Division I, surpassing the record previously held by current WNBA and former Washington star Kelsey Plum during Iowa's 106–89 win over Michigan. (AP)