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===February=== * [[February 12]] ** Leaders from [[Russian Federation]], [[Ukraine]], [[Germany]] and [[France|French Republic]] reach an agreement on the [[War in Donbas (2014β2022)|war in eastern Ukraine]] that includes a ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons. However, several days later, the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels claim that, within its first day, the ceasefire was broken 139 times, as both sides failed to withdraw their heavy weapons and fighting had continued.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31435812 |title=Ukraine crisis: Leaders agree peace roadmap |work=BBC |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212093525/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31435812 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-kiev-and-prorussian-rebels-claim-ceasefire-was-broken-139-times-on-first-day-as-both-sides-fail-to-withdraw-heavy-weapons-10050624.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-kiev-and-prorussian-rebels-claim-ceasefire-was-broken-139-times-on-first-day-as-both-sides-fail-to-withdraw-heavy-weapons-10050624.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |newspaper=The Independent |title=Ukraine crisis: Kiev and pro-Russian rebels claim ceasefire was broken '139 times' on first day as both sides fail to withdraw heavy weapons |date=2015-02-17 |access-date=2015-02-17 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ** The [[United Nations Security Council]] adopts [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2199|Resolution 2199]] to combat terrorism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc11775.doc.htm |title=Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2199 (2015), Security Council Condemns Trade with Al-Qaida Associated Groups, Threatens Further Targeted Sanctions |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428210302/https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc11775.doc.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[February 14]]β[[February 15|15]] β A lone gunman leaves 2 people dead in a [[2015 Copenhagen shootings|terrorist attack]] in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. *[[February 14]]β[[March 29]] β The [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] is held in Australia and New Zealand with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final. * [[February 16]] β The [[Egypt]]ian [[Egyptian Armed Forces|military]] begins conducting airstrikes against a branch of the Islamic militant group [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] in [[Libya]] in retaliation for the group's beheading of over a dozen Egyptian Christians.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/world/middleeast/isis-egypt-libya-airstrikes.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Egypt Conducts Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya|date=2015-02-16|access-date=2015-02-16|first=David D.|last=Kirkpatrick|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226021230/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/world/middleeast/isis-egypt-libya-airstrikes.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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