All news: Sunday 2 March 2025

2025 Gaza war ceasefire

Israel agrees to a United States-led plan to extend the first phase of the ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover, during which half of the 59 remaining hostages will be released. Hamas rejects the proposal, insisting that the deal proceed with phase two, which includes the release of all remaining living hostages, a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a permanent end to the war.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

One person was killed in a Russian drone strike in Kherson.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces claimed to have taken the village of Zhuravka after crossing into Sumy Oblast.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces also claimed to have taken the village of Pryvline, northwest of Velyka Novosilka.

Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip

At least four Palestinians are killed and six wounded in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.

2025 Shabelle offensive

The Somali National Army completed an operation that killed more than 40 al-Shabaab members.

Operation Azm-e-Istehkam

Thirteen insurgents and four soldiers are killed while 13 soldiers are wounded in a coordinated series of attacks in military posts in North Waziristan, Pakistan.

Syrian Civil War

The SOHR reported that at least 22 people are killed by gunfire in Syria.

2025 Southeastern United States wildfires

Several wildfires erupt across South Carolina and North Carolina, United States, resulting in the evacuation of endangered towns, including several in the Myrtle Beach area. South Carolina governor Henry McMaster declares a state of emergency in response.

Five people are killed after a house roof collapses in Tarn Taran District, Punjab, India.

Five people are killed and 25 injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Shan State, Myanmar.

Two people are killed and eight injured after a gas explosion in a house in Quetta, Pakistan.

Coalition of the willing (Russo-Ukrainian War)

United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer announces after a meeting of European Union leaders in London that a "coalition of the willing" is working on a Ukraine peace plan that they will present to U.S. president Donald Trump.

Coalition of the willing (Russo-Ukrainian War)

Following the summit, Volodymyr Zelensky meets King Charles III at Sandringham.

Russia–United States relations

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders a halt to offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia by U.S. Cyber Command.

2025 Abkhazian presidential election

Acting leader of Abkhazia Badra Gunba is elected President with 55% of the votes. Georgia rejects the election, as it claims Abkhazia as part of its territory.

The Islamic Consultative Assembly removes Abdolnaser Hemmati as economy minister after 182 of 273 MPs vote for his impeachment, citing an ongoing economic crisis.

Firefly Aerospace successfully lands the Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, delivering payloads to Mare Crisium with instruments to study lunar regoliths and the interactions between solar wind and Earth's magnetic field.

97th Academy Awards

The 97th Academy Awards take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, United States. Anora wins the most awards, taking five, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Mikey Madison. Adrien Brody wins Best Actor for The Brutalist.

97th Academy Awards

Anora director Sean Baker becomes the first person to win four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing) for a single film, also tying Walt Disney's record for most Academy Awards won in a single ceremony.

I'm Still Here, directed by Walter Salles, becomes the first Brazilian film to win at the Academy Awards after being recognized as Best International Feature Film.