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February 12, 2026 (Thursday)
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Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
At least 31 people are killed, 36 others are injured, and several are missing as Cyclone Gezani makes landfall in Madagascar.
Health and environment
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air reports that China's carbon dioxide emissions remained flat or declined slightly in 2025 by about 0.3 percent, marking the first full calendar year in which emissions in China did not rise despite increasing energy demand, largely due to expanded renewable energy capacity.
Law and crime
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland is charged with gross corruption over connections with Jeffrey Epstein.
Former Victims' Commissioner Dame Vera Baird calls for police to "start properly investigating" Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over his links with Jeffrey Epstein.
Politics and elections
Projections of early morning results indicate that incumbent Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley will win a third term in office, with the Barbados Labour Party securing all 30 seats in the House of Assembly for the third election in a row.
Sports
The International Olympic Committee disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing due to his helmet, which has images of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russian Armed Forces.
February 11, 2026 (Wednesday)
1.5 minutes to read
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Volgograd refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is ablaze with multiple explosions reported after being attacked overnight by Ukrainian drones. Volgograd International Airport is closed in response to the attack.
Four people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian airstrike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Two pilots are killed after assailants shoot at a landing Smart Air flight in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia, carrying 15 people. Another person is killed after a convoy is attacked.
The United States Armed Forces withdraws from the al-Tanf military base, handing it over to the Syrian Armed Forces.
A crowd linked to the Southern Transitional Council attempts to storm a local government building in Ataq, Yemen. Security forces open fire, killing five people and wounding 39 more.
Business and economy
British International Investment suspends all future investments with DP World after their CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was revealed to have maintained close ties with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including an exchange in 2009 in which he was revealed as the recipient of an email saying "I loved the torture video" from Epstein.
The Inter-American Development Bank announces that it will provide US$1.3 billion in financing to El Salvador in 2026, targeting housing and tourism.
Disasters and accidents
At least 15 people are killed, six others are rescued and six are reported missing when a ferry capsizes on the Nile River in Shendi District, River Nile State, Sudan.
International relations
The United States Federal Aviation Administration briefly issues a ten-day halt to all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas, citing unspecified "special security reasons", which is shortly thereafter lifted after a balloon was mistaken for a drone.
Law and crime
A security guard is killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a technical college in Anapa, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
The Constitutional Court of Slovakia suspends a criminal code amendment that would bar courts from accepting testimony from cooperating witnesses who previously provided false statements.
Politics and elections
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