Editing 2022 (section)

===February===
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* [[February 3]] – [[Islamic State]] leader [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]] is killed in [[Atme]] during a [[counter-terrorism]] raid by [[United States special operations forces|U.S. special forces]] in north-western [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 February 2022|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60246129|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[February 4]] – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further [[NATO]] expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the [[AUKUS]] security pact, and pledging to cooperate with each other on a range of issues.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[February 4]]–[[February 20|20]] – The [[2022 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city ever to host both the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Olympics - Next Winter Olympic Games {{!}} Beijing 2022|url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|date=May 28, 2020|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
* [[February 5]] – [[Cyclone Batsirai]] kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, [[Mauritius]], and [[Réunion]] two weeks after [[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] killed 115 people in the same region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-three-dead-after-cyclone-batsirai-causes-devastation-southeast-madagascar-2022-02-06/ |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[February 6]] – [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] celebrates her "[[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]]", marking 70 years as Queen of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|work=Town & Country|title=Queen Elizabeth Makes Herself Seen And Heard on Her Platinum Jubilee Milestone|date=6 February 2022 |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38982687/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-milestone-accession/}}</ref>
* [[February 9]] – The biggest breakthrough in [[fusion energy]] since 1997 is reported at the [[Joint European Torus]] in [[Oxford]], the UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-09|title=Oxford's JET lab smashes nuclear fusion energy output record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633|access-date=2022-02-09|website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref>
*[[February 21]]–[[February 24|24]] – Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a decree declaring the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] and [[Donetsk People's Republic]] as independent from [[Ukraine]], and, despite international condemnation and sanctions, begins [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|a full-scale invasion of Ukraine]]; at dawn on 24 February missiles strike [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Germany's Scholz halts Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine crisis deepens |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |publisher=Reuters |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 February 2022 |title=Boris Johnson promises first set of UK sanctions against Russia |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60476137 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
*[[February 26]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The EU, US, and their allies commit to removing Russian banks from the [[SWIFT]] payment system, as well as imposing measures on the [[Central Bank of Russia|Russian Central Bank]] and further restrictions on Russian elites. These and other sanctions fuel a [[2022 Russian financial crisis|financial crisis]] in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423|access-date=27 February 2022|date=26 February 2022|website=European Commission|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=West to cut some Russian banks off from Swift|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60542433|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[February 27]]
**Russian invasion of Ukraine: Putin orders Russia's [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear deterrent forces]] to be on "special alert", their highest level, in response to what he calls "aggressive statements" by NATO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Putin puts Russia's strategic nuclear force on 'special alert'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90%26Putin%20puts%20Russia%27s%20strategic%20nuclear%20force%20on%20%27special%20alert%27%262022-02-27T13%3A51%3A04.554Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6edf34e2-6258-47ae-88a7-13fcf8922a0d&pinned_post_asset_id=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> The move is condemned by the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US calls Putin's nuclear move 'totally unacceptable'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8%26US%20calls%20Putin%27s%20nuclear%20move%20%27totally%20unacceptable%27%262022-02-27T14%3A17%3A28.441Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c7989c87-41c1-49d9-b9e7-2869c14f73fa&pinned_post_asset_id=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref>
**Russian invasion of Ukraine: European nations ban Russian flights in their airspace.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian flights will be banned from the airspace of 20 European nations|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US}}</ref>
**In a [[2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum]], Belarus votes to revoke its [[List of states with nuclear weapons#Former Soviet republics|non-nuclear status]] and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus referendum approves proposal to renounce non-nuclear status - agencies|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/launchpad-russias-assault-ukraine-belarus-holds-referendum-renounce-non-nuclear-2022-02-27/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus opens door for Russian nuclear weapons as Putin ally moves to commit troops |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/28/belarus-opens-door-russian-nuclear-weapons-putin-ally-moves/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[February 28]]
**The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the second part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]]. It concludes that many impacts are on the verge of becoming "irreversible".<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPCC issues 'bleakest warning yet' on impacts of climate breakdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=IPCC|language=en-US}}</ref>
**Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian officials meet on the Belarus-Ukraine border for the first round of peace talks, with no resolution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Ukraine's foreign minister: Ukraine-Russia talks with no preconditions 'already a victory' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/27/russia-ukraine-latest-news-missile-strikes-on-oil-facilities-reported-as-some-russian-banks-cut-off-from-swift-system-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb#block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref>
**Russian invasion of Ukraine: Football governing bodies [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60560567|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref>
**[[2022 Russian financial crisis]]: In an unprecedented move, [[Switzerland]], [[Monaco]], [[Singapore]] and [[South Korea]] impose unilateral sanctions over Russia including the introduction of [[export control]]s and [[asset freeze]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In rare stand, South Korea, Singapore unveil sanctions on Russia|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/28/in-rare-stand-south-korea-singapore-unveil-sanctions-on-russia|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/wealth-hub-monaco-also-clamping-down-russian-assets-following-ukraine-invasion-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/neutral-swiss-adopt-sanctions-against-russia-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref>