Thursday, February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
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Russian drone strikes kill at least four in eastern Ukraine while Moscow presses Pokrovsk offensive and Kyiv opens weapons exports across Europe.
NSW police used pepper spray against protesters at a Sydney Town Hall rally opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit, arresting 27 people as thousands defied expanded police powers.
India's ruling BJP deleted an AI-generated video showing Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma appearing to shoot at Muslim men, drawing condemnation from opposition parties and rights groups.
UN High Commissioner Volker Turk reports more than 90 civilian deaths from drone strikes by both warring parties in Sudan's Kordofan region over two weeks, warning of escalating atrocities.
Tim Allan, Keir Starmer's director of communications, has resigned just one day after chief of staff Morgan McSweeney departed over the Peter Mandelson ambassadorship scandal, leaving the prime minister's inner circle in turmoil.
Iranian authorities detained three senior reformist figures, including the head of the Reform Front, accusing them of working with the US and Israel during January's deadly unrest.
Russia struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure with more than 400 drones and 40 missiles, causing emergency power outages across most regions and forcing two Polish airports to temporarily halt flights, even as both sides face a US-imposed summer deadline for ending the conflict.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced a new European security strategy at the MSC's final day, while leaders debated defense spending, Greenland tensions, and whether Rubio's softer tone signals real change.
Two precedent-setting US lawsuits accusing Meta and YouTube of deliberately designing addictive platforms that harm children begin this week, with Zuckerberg expected to testify.
The beloved Canadian actress died on January 30 at age 71 from a pulmonary embolism linked to rectal cancer, her death certificate shows.
Fellow Olympians Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu defend freestyle skier Hunter Hess after President Trump called him a 'real loser' for expressing conflicted feelings about representing the US at Milano Cortina.
American skiing legend Lindsey Vonn's bid for a fairytale Olympic return ended after just 13 seconds when she crashed violently on the Cortina d'Ampezzo course, requiring helicopter evacuation and emergency surgery, while her teammate Breezy Johnson claimed gold in the women's downhill.
