Friday
The people of 21 February
5 people in 5 stories, 24 deaths recorded, 2025
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces the removal of multiple senior U.S. officers from their current roles, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown Jr. and the Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti.
Politics · 21 Feb · with Pete Hegseth, Charles Q. Brown Jr., Lisa Franchetti
Oded Lifshitz
Israeli journalist and hostage (1940 – 2023)
Israel says that forensic testing revealed one of the bodies returned by Hamas yesterday does not match with Shiri Bibas nor with any other hostages. Her sons Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, were all positively identified. Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire and demands the return of her body along with the other remaining hostages.
Conflict · 21 Feb
Allan dos Santos
Brazilian conservative media personality
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil orders the suspension of online video platform Rumble for refusing to comply to court orders and for refusing to remove the account of Brazilian fugitive Allan dos Santos.
Crime & Justice · 21 Feb
Yoon Suk Yeol
President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025
South Korean police file a case against impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol for obstructing his arrest warrant.
Crime & Justice · 21 Feb
Salman Rushdie
Indian-British-American novelist (born 1947)
Hadi Matar is found guilty by a U.S. jury of attempted murder and assault for his stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie in 2022.
Crime & Justice · 21 Feb
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