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)