Portal:Current events/2020 February 15
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February 15, 2020 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of airstrikes that killed 30 people, including civilians, in Al Jawf Governorate. The Houthis say women and children were among those killed in the strike, which was said to be a retaliation for the downing of a coalition plane the previous day. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Storm Dennis
- The British Army is deployed to help with rescue efforts as the bomb cyclone kills two people. (UPI)
Health and environment
International relations
- Australia–United Kingdom relations
- Several senior Australian MPs cancel a planned trip to the United Kingdom next month due to the latter allowing Huawei to help build its national 5G network. Australia had banned the Chinese telecom from participating in their network due to security concerns. (BBC News)
- India–Turkey relations
- Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "not interfere in India's internal affairs" after he and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a joint declaration yesterday condemning the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Labour Party leadership election
- Shadow First Secretary of State Emily Thornberry is eliminated from the UK Labour leadership race after falling two nominations short of advancing to the next round. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- Microsoft removes a security update four days after its release, upon receiving complaints that the update has been responsible for system freezes, boot problems, and installation issues for Windows. (Bleeping Computer)