Portal:Current events/2014 February 23

February 23, 2014 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian Revolution of 2014:
- Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is blocked by Ukraine's customs in Donetsk from taking a plane to Russia. (Moscow Times)
2013–14 Thai political crisis:
- At least two people have been killed and 41 injured in an attack on an opposition rally in the Khao Saming District in Trat Province. (Reuters)
Taliban insurgency:
- The Taliban attack an Afghan Armed Forces base in Kunar province, killing 19 soldiers and kidnapping seven. (Reuters)
Syrian Civil War:
- Seven people are killed and 50 wounded in a car bombing near a field hospital in northern Syria, close to the border with Turkey. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip announces that he will be leaving office before scheduled parliamentary elections in 2015. (Deutsche Welle)

Sport

2014 Winter Olympics:
- The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia officially concludes. (Sydney Morning Herald)
In NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. eventually wins the Daytona 500, ending a 55-race winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series, after the race is red flagged for several hours due to heavy rain, while a tornado warning is put into effect for the area. (Fox News)

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