Armed conflicts and attacks

German Navy warship Hessen shoots down two drones launched by Houthi forces in Yemen as part of the European Union's mission to protect international shipping in the Red Sea. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/german-warship-part-eu-red-sea-mission-shoots-down-two-drones-2024-02-28/

Disasters and accidents

Thirty-one people are killed and ten more injured after a bus en route from Mali to Burkina Faso crashes on a road in Koumantou. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/mali-31-dead-transport-accident-280eaa950e461c4e0fa119a3df6b1511

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed in Conakry, Guinea, during protests related to an ongoing nationwide strike. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/two-killed-guinea-unrest-linked-nationwide-strike-2024-02-27/

Disasters and accidents

The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle continues to spread, with almost 200,000 acres currently on fire. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/27/weather/texas-fires-canadian-smokehouse-creek/index.html

Law and crime

The identity of a deceased man is confirmed by a DNA test to be Satoshi Kirishima, who participated in a 1974 bombing. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68412672

Law and crime

In the Netherlands, the Marengo trial concludes after six years. Of the 17 prosecuted people, three people, including Ridouan Taghi and Saïd Razzouki, are sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in ten murders. (NOS)

• https://nos.nl/collectie/13809/artikel/2510559-levenslang-voor-ridouan-taghi-en-twee-anderen-in-marengo-proces

Law and crime

Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov is sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for "repeatedly discrediting" the Russian military. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-orlov-nobel-sentenced-8539517d8b2c846706607584ba5f9bbb