Portal:Current events/2018 February 4
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The Cabinet of Israel decides to legalize a previously unauthorized outpost "deep inside the [occupied] West Bank", Havat Gilad, allegedly in reaction to the recent killing of an Israeli rabbi there. (Voice of America)
- Israeli authorities tear down parts of a NGO's each time reconstructing it. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Cayce, South Carolina train collision
- An Amtrak passenger train collides with a freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, U.S., and is derailed. Two people are killed. (Huffington Post) (BBC) (CNN)
- An Anglo-Eastern Group oil tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board is reported missing off the coast of Benin. The area is well known for piracy. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Costa Rican general election, 2018
- Costa Ricans head to the polls to elect a new President, amidst a gay rights controversy. (Reuters)
- Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz (National Restoration Party) and Carlos Alvarado Quesada (Citizen Action Party) will face each other in the second round. (The Tico Times)
- Cypriot presidential election, 2018
- Cyprus is set to elect a new President in a second round of voting. Candidates include incumbent Nicos Anastasiades and AKEL candidate, Stavros Malas. (Reuters)
- Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades is declared the winner. (Al Jazeera)
- Ecuadorian referendum and popular consultation, 2018
- Politics of Yemen
- 2011 Saudi-led intervention in Yemen to "reckless adventurism" and "ugly occupation". (Reuters)
- 2011
- Macedonia naming dispute
- Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Republic of Macedonia. (Radio Free Europe)
- Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in
- Weinstein effect
- Robert Doyle resigns as Lord Mayor of Melbourne after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him. Melbourne City Council is investigating the allegations. (BBC)
Science and technology
- Asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2018
- As predicted, a ~600 meter asteroid named (276033) 2002 AJ129 makes a close approach to Earth of 0.028 Astronomical units (4.2 million km, 2.6 million mi). (Space)
Sports
- Super Bowl LII
- The Philadelphia Eagles win their first Super Bowl, defeating the New England Patriots 41–33. It is their first championship title. (AP)