Portal:Current events/2022 February 2

February 2, 2022 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis
- Belarus–Russia relations
  - A video is shown of troops from the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces conducting military drills and "combat cohesions" in Belarus amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. (TASS) (ABC News)
- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announces that the Pentagon will deploy 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in order to defend its allies and counter Russian aggression against Ukraine. (NBC News)
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
- Plaine Savo massacre
  - Over 60 people are killed by suspected CODECO militiamen during a mass stabbing at a camp for internally displaced people in Djugu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt
- Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that gunmen tried to kill him and his entire cabinet at the government palace yesterday during the coup d'état attempt. The heavy gunfire, which lasted for five hours, resulted in the deaths of at least four attackers and two guards. The attackers are said to be "linked to drug trafficking in the country". (BBC News)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Turkish airstrikes target PKK and SDF positions in Northern Iraq and Syria, killing 12 people and injuring 17 others. (Middle East Eye)

Business and economy

CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns for failing to disclose that he was in a consensual relationship with the network's executive vice president. The relationship was discovered during a misconduct investigation into the network's former anchor Chris Cuomo. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

Politics and elections

Canadian Opposition Leader Erin O'Toole is removed from his leadership position in a 73–45 no-confidence vote by his party. Deputy Leader Candice Bergen is announced as the interim leader of the party. (CBC)

Sports