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The people of 25 February
5 people in 5 stories, 36 deaths recorded, 2025
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
The United Kingdom announces an increase in military spending to 2.5% of its GDP by 2027, and 3% by 2034 at the latest. The move comes just before UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Conflict · 25 Feb · with Donald Trump
Jamal Whitehead
American judge (born 1979)
U.S. District Judge for the Western Washington District Court Jamal Whitehead temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order to suspend the Refugee Admissions Program, ruling that President Trump cannot nullify the law passed by Congress, following a lawsuit against the Trump administration by the International Refugee Assistance Project.
Politics · 25 Feb · with Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
American politician and diplomat (born 1971)
Iraq agrees to reopen the oil pipeline between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey after a conversation between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, having been closed for two years due to a dispute between Iraq and Turkey.
Business · 25 Feb · with Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
Umaro Sissoco Embalo
President of Guinea-Bissau from 2020 to 2025
The Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance reach an agreement to end their 40-year conflict at talks mediated by Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
Conflict · 25 Feb
Olha Stefanishyna
Ukrainian lawyer and civil servant (born 1985)
Ukrainian Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna announces that Ukraine has reached a deal with the United States on mineral resources.
World · 25 Feb
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