Three Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant engineers are killed and another is injured in a Russian drone attack on a vehicle in Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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February 17, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least six people are injured and buildings and vehicles are damaged in large-scale Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says a vessel and a skiff exchanged small-arms fire southwest of Aden, Yemen.
Disasters and accidents
At least three servicemen are reportedly killed and several others are injured in an explosion at a military commandant's building in Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
International relations
Iran announces the temporary and partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to military exercises and warns the United States to avoid a military escalation.
Law and crime
An 18-year-old is arrested after running towards the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., United States, with a loaded shotgun, multiple rounds of ammunition and a tactical vest.
Politics and elections
Science and technology
An annular solar eclipse lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from Antarctica, for the first time since 2014, the Southern Ocean, and the South Indian Ocean, and partially observed in Africa, Argentina, and Chile.
February 16, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Twenty-eight people are killed in a drone strike on a crowded market outside Sodari, North Kordofan, Sudan.
Two people are killed, including a child, and 12 others are injured in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Colombia's search unit for missing persons identifies and returns the remains of Camilo Torres Restrepo, a Catholic priest and leader of the National Liberation Army who was killed in combat in 1966.
Twenty-four people are killed, including 12 attackers and a child, and seven civilians are injured in an attack on a security post in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Business and economy
A Pikachu Illustrator Card, a Pokémon trading card, sells at auction for US$16,492,000, breaking the record for the most expensive collectible card ever sold.
Disasters and accidents
Five people are injured when a passenger train derails near Goppenstein, Ferden, Valais, Switzerland.
Six people are killed and 46 others are injured when a bus overturns on the BR-153 highway near MarĂlia, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil.
Law and crime
Three people, including the suspect, are killed, and three others are injured in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.
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