Wednesday, February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
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In his annual state-of-the-nation address, Hungary's PM called Brussels 'a source of imminent danger' and vowed to purge liberal civil society — as polls show his Fidesz party trailing the opposition by double digits.
Beth de Araújo's 'Josephine,' which swept both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance, has been acquired by Sumerian Pictures for a seven-figure sum ahead of its Berlin competition premiere.
At the Berlin Film Festival press conference for her A24 mockumentary 'The Moment,' Charli xcx declared the Brat era finished and praised Berlinale for not shying away from politically engaged filmmaking.
The Arrow star will headline Fox's 12-episode revival as Hobie Buchannon, now a Baywatch captain following in the footsteps of his father Mitch, originally played by David Hasselhoff.
127 million Bangladeshis cast ballots in the first free election since Sheikh Hasina's ouster, choosing between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami while voting on sweeping democratic reforms.
At the Munich Security Conference, UK PM Keir Starmer called for deeper European defence integration, joint procurement, and a shift from 'overdependence to interdependence' with the US — drawing applause and sharp Conservative pushback.
Senate Democrats unveiled legislation named after the late Virginia Giuffre that would eliminate the federal statute of limitations for civil sexual abuse and trafficking claims, potentially opening the door to a wave of new lawsuits against Epstein associates.
AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund and senior party officials face accusations of systematic cross-hiring of relatives using taxpayer funds, triggering internal revolt led by Björn Höcke months before a pivotal state election.
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rejected a Palestinian civilian's bid to block German tank-component exports to Israel, ruling that foreign policy decisions remain within the government's broad discretion.
The 24-year-old from Boltigen won downhill, team combined, and super-G gold at Milano Cortina, becoming the first male Alpine skier since Jean-Claude Killy in 1968 to claim three golds at a single Olympics.
A study of nearly 2,000 older adults found that consistent intellectual engagement — reading, writing, language learning — delayed Alzheimer's onset by five years and reduced risk by 38%.
CMS administrator Mehmet Oz urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, but experts say the appeal is undermined by the Trump administration's broader anti-vaccine messaging and RFK Jr.'s policy changes.
