Current Affairs: February 2026

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Across
  1. 4. Who was recently denied the opportunity to stand as a Labour MP in the Gorton and Denton by-election? (4, 7)
  2. 6. Which Italian city is due to host the Winter Olympics in February (5)
  3. 10. The capital of Sudan, ______________, recently re-opened its airport following the end of its country's civil war (8)
  4. 12. Which south-east Asian country is undergoing a political and humanitarian crisis under the rule of a repressive military government? (7)
  5. 15. The Balochistan Liberation Army carried out major terrorist attacks in which country? (8)
  6. 17. Which eastern European country became the 21st member of the Eurozone in January? (8)
  7. 19. The United States recently arrested the president of which South American country, accusing him of drug trafficking? (11)
  8. 20. Sanae Takaichi, the Prime Minister of ___________, has just called a snap election in the country (5).
  9. 21. Margot ___________ is starring in a new film adaptation of the classic novel "Wuthering Heights".(6)
  10. 22. Meteorologists blame warm waters in which polar region for causing extreme weather in Britain and the United States? (6)
Down
  1. 1. Which western Asian country has had major protests against its government, in which over 15,000 people have been killed? (4)
  2. 2. Which south Asian country is about to have its first elections since the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024? (10)
  3. 3. Which European capital gives its name to a major climate agreement, from which the United States withdrew on 27 January? (5)
  4. 5. What is the traditional name of "Fat Tuesday", which started the carnival season in New Orleans in January? (5,4)
  5. 7. Which element, important in the manufacture of batteries, has been a source of major resource competition? (7)
  6. 8. ______________ II, named after the Greek goddess of the moon, is due to be launched in February to bring human beings back to the Moon (7)
  7. 9. Which member of the Beckham family recently became the focus of a public falling-out between them (8)
  8. 11. Carlos ______ has just become the youngest man to win a career grand slam in tennis (7)
  9. 13. Which American city has seen clashes between immigration officers and protesters, in which two people have been killed? (11)
  10. 14. Gianni Infantino is the head of which body, which has considered lifting a ban on Russia's participation in its sport? (4)
  11. 16. The territory of Diego Garcia, due to be transferred from Britain to Mauritius, is in which ocean? (7)
  12. 17. Kemi ___________, the lead of the Conservative Party, recently gave a speech in which she encouraged her party to move further away from the political centre. (8)
  13. 18. Which country recently passed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy (5)