February 24, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- February 2018 Mogadishu attack
- Two car bombings near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, kill at least 38 people. Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for the attacks. (BBC)
- February 2018 Mogadishu attack
- Syrian Civil War
- The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria. (BBC), (The Washington Post)
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A series of militant attacks in Afghanistan kill more than 20 people. (Reuters)
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
- 2018 Sittwe bombings
- Three bombs explode in Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine State, slightly injuring a police officer. Three other unexploded bombs are defused around the city. It is unclear who was behind the bombs, but most of them were placed next to government-related buildings. (BBC), (Voice of America News)
- 2018 Sittwe bombings
Arts and culture
- Archbishop of Guatemala City Oscar Julio Vian Morales died at age 70. Acting President Jafeth Cabrera decrees three days of national mourning. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- Aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
- 2018 NRA boycott
- Several companies, including First National Bank of Omaha, Hertz, and United and Delta airlines have cut ties with the NRA following the shooting, saying that the discount deals they have with the NRA are cancelled. (BBC) (USA Today)
- 2018 NRA boycott
- Nunes memo
- A memo written by Democrats on the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is released, countering the Republican memo released on February 2. (Bloomberg)
Sports
- Doping in Russia
- Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva who tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (a medication used to treat angina) at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang admits to doping and has been disqualified from competing. (AP via MSN)