# Emergency events
The Epstein case: French Foreign Ministry summons Jack Lang for explanations
French authorities are stepping up investigations into the Epstein case and have summoned former culture minister Jack Lang for official questioning.
Berlin airport suspends flights for second day in a row due to icy conditions
In the German capital, bad weather has paralysed air traffic, and forecasters are warning of dangerous icy conditions in the north and east of the country.
The US announced the destruction of a drug traffickers vessel in the Pacific Ocean: two dead
The US military reported striking a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean that, according to intelligence reports, was travelling along known drug trafficking routes and was involved in drug smuggling operations.
Storm Leonardo caused flooding in Spain and Portugal: there are fatalities and mass evacuations
A powerful storm named Leonardo swept across the Iberian Peninsula, bringing record rainfall, flooding and landslides. At least one person died in Portugal, while in Spain thousands of residents were forced to leave their homes and transport links were partially paralysed.
Fire extinguished in hotel in central Kyiv: 57 people evacuated
On the morning of 5 February, a fire broke out in a room on the third floor of a hotel on Khreshchatyk Street. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and evacuated dozens of people, including a child.
Near Tambov, after a freight train derailed, fuel and gas tanks caught fire.
On 4 February, a freight train carrying petrol and gas tanks derailed in Michurinsk, Russia. A large-scale fire broke out, train traffic through the station was halted, and investigators are looking into the causes of the incident.
Snowstorm in northern Japan blocked roads and claimed dozens of lives
In two weeks, snowfalls covered 15 prefectures, with drifts reaching 2 metres in the worst-hit areas. Authorities are warning of new risks due to warming temperatures and forecasting further precipitation over the weekend.
US court restricts use of special measures against protesters outside ICE office in Portland
A federal judge has banned the use of tear gas and other crowd control measures against peaceful protesters and journalists. The ruling came amid a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations and complaints of excessive force.
Dozens of militants and civilians killed in large-scale attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan
Security forces reported killing at least 92 attackers in several cities in the southwestern province, with dozens more people falling victim to attacks on civilian targets.
Fico`s national security adviser Lačák resigns after being mentioned in Epstein files
The Slovak Prime Minister accepted Miroslav Lajčák`s resignation after the publication in the United States of more than three million pages of materials featuring his correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
In Murmansk and Severomorsk, the lights went out for the second time in a week during the cold spell.
Some residents of Murmansk and Severomorsk were once again left without electricity and heating at temperatures of around minus 20 degrees, leading to school closures and restrictions on transport and shops.
Explosions in several cities in Iran: one dead and several injured in Bandar Abbas
Iranian media report incidents in the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Ahvaz, authorities are investigating the causes, and amid escalating tensions with the US, the military declares full combat readiness.
