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Top News Stories for Monday, February 16th 2026
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
Five European countries – the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands – have accused Russia of using a toxin from poison dart frogs to kill Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny . The European allies claimed on Saturday that Navalny was poisoned while he was held in an Arctic penal colony two years ago, a claim Moscow rejected as propaganda. Navalny died , aged 47, in an Arctic ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
( NewsNation ) — At least one of the more than a dozen gloves recovered by investigators near the Arizona home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie may match those worn by the subject seen in surveillance footage , the FBI has confirmed. In a statement to Nexstar's NewsNation, an FBI spokesperson said roughly 16 gloves were found "in various areas near the house," which is located in the Tucson area, and that the ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
The International Space Station is back to full strength. Four new astronauts arrived over the weekend, sliding into orbit to replace a crew that left earlier than planned after a sudden medical emergency. It was a tense few weeks for NASA . For the first time in 65 years of human spaceflight, an astronaut had to be evacuated for health reasons. That decision left the station running lean, with just three people on ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice said in a letter to Congress that it has released all the files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The letter, sent to lawmakers on Saturday night, also included the names of more than 300 "politically exposed persons" who are mentioned in the overall Epstein files, which includes former presidents, politicians, business people and artists. Attorney General Pam ...
Source: upi.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
UK Health Security Agency urges parents in Enfield to get their children vaccinated as Easter holiday travels approach A big measles outbreak in north-east London is affecting unvaccinated children under the age of 10, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. UKHSA previously reported 34 laboratory-confirmed measles cases among children who attend schools and nurseries in Enfield from 1 January to 9 ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
– One of Gaza's last functioning large hospitals condemned the move by an international organization to , claiming on Sunday that the hospital had installed civil police for security. The move comes as at least 10 Palestinians were killed in clashes with the Israeli military in Gaza. , also known by its acronym MSF, said in a statement Saturday that all its noncritical medical operations at Nasser Hospital ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia's Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which damaged an oil storage tank, warehouse and terminals, according to regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev. Meanwhile, falling debris from Russian drones damaged civilian ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations around the world against the Iranian government on Saturday, following calls from the exiled son of the late shah for a "global day of action". Addressing an estimated 250,000 people in Munich, Reza Pahlavi - who has called for the overthrow of Iran's Islamic regime - denounced a crackdown on recent protests there. Munich, Los Angeles and Toronto saw the ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said Sunday. Venezuela had faced U.S. sanctions on its oil for several years, relying on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains. President Donald Trump ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Hollywood mogul Casey Wasserman on Friday informed staff members at his talent agency that he is putting the company up for sale, a move that comes as he faces growing scrutiny over his ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. In a memo to staff obtained by NBC News, Wasserman wrote that he believed he had "become a distraction" at his eponymous firm, which represents high-profile musicians and athletes. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
The often sedate world of curling has gotten heated at the Winter Olympics as cheating allegations and audible swear words overshadowed a feisty match between two of the best men's teams. Canada's Marc Kennedy got offended when he was accused by Swedish rival Oskar Eriksson of "double-touching" – essentially, touching the rock again after initially releasing it down the sheet of ice – during Canada's ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 IS targets between Feb. 3 and Thursday, hitting weapons storage ...
Source: apnews.com