Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another missile strikes a natural-gas processing plant in Samara Oblast. (The Telegraph) (DW)

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/21/ukraine-strikes-long-range-missile-factory-russia/
• https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-strikes-key-industrial-site-in-russia-ukraine-gains/a-76072701

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Pakistan Army soldiers and five militants are killed in a shootout in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/two-soldiers-five-militants-killed-bannu-pakistan-army-says-2026-02-21/

Business and economy

United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements. (AFP via France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260221-trump-hikes-us-global-tariff-rate-to-15

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces capture the village of Karpivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as they attempt to advance towards Lyman. (Devdiscourse)

• https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3812823-tensions-escalate-key-developments-in-ukraine-and-russia-conflict?amp