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Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
The United States defeats Canada 2–1 during overtime, winning gold in the men’s tournament in ice hockey for the first time since 1980, exactly 46 years after the Miracle on Ice. (KNBC)
An armed man is killed after entering the Mar-a-Lago estate owned by US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. (BBC)
The Florida Legislature, in the United States, passes a measure to formally rename Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, as the “President Donald J. Trump International Airport”. (The Guardian)
United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements. (AFP via France 24)
At this year’s Berlin Film Festival, İlker Çatak‘s Yellow Letters wins the Golden Bear. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
Search and rescue operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a provincial landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines, two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident. (Manila Bulletin)
Laotians vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the tenth National Assembly. The only legal party in Laos contesting the election is the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. (AFP via France24)
Saturday, February 21st, 2026
Russian forces capture the village of Karpivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as they attempt to advance towards Lyman. (Devdiscourse)
Ukrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another missile strikes a natural-gas processing plant in Samara Oblast. (The Telegraph)
Pakistan conducts intelligence-based strikes on seven locations along the Durand Line in the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan targeting alleged camps of the Pakistani Taliban and an affiliate of the Islamic State, resulting in dozens of fatalities and injuries. (NDTV)
Two soldiers and five militants are killed in a shootout in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)
The Islamic State claims responsibility for two attacks on security personnel in northern and eastern Syria, in which a soldier and a civilian were killed. (Reuters)
A policewoman is killed and at least 15 others are injured, including some seriously, in two explosions at a shop in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. The attacks are being treated as terrorism. (TRT World)
The state emergency service of Victoria, Australia, issues the highest-level emergency evacuation warning for areas surrounding the A1 Mine Settlement of Gaffneys Creek, as an uncontrolled bushfire burns the settlement. (Reuters)
At least five bodies of refugees wash ashore near Tripoli, Libya. Residents also observe a child’s body carried back to sea by strong waves, prompting a coast guard search operation. (Reuters)
Friday, February 20th, 2026
The United States Supreme Court rules in Learning Resources v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant the President the power to impose trade tariffs. (CNN)
United States president Donald Trump says he has ordered defense secretary Pete Hegseth and other relevant department heads to “begin the process” of releasing classified government files related to extraterrestrial life and UAPs. (AFP via France 24) (The Wall Street Journal)
Seven Chinese tourists are killed after their van sinks into a frozen-over section of Lake Baikal on Olkhon Island, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. One person managed to escape the vehicle and reach the surface. An investigation into criminal negligence and safety violations is opened. (Reuters)
At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One Hezbollah leader has been reported deceased. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in an area of the eastern Pacific Ocean. (Al Jazeera)
At least 50 people are killed and women and children are abducted in overnight attacks by gunmen on a village in Bukkuyum LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three landslides in the provinces of Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro, Philippines. (CTV News)
Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a collision between a van and a truck in Valsad district, Gujarat, India. (Hindustan Times)
Five people are killed, another is injured and power outages are reported during a major snowstorm in Linz and Tyrol, Austria. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The French agriculture ministry authorizes the culling of around 200 wolves, raising the annual removal limit to 21% of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23%, citing rising livestock losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and regions near major cities. (Reuters)
The Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, reaches its designed height of 172.5 metres (566 feet) after beginning construction in 1882, ahead of the completion of the main building expected later in 2026. (The Guardian)
Norway relocates some of its approximately 60 military personnel stationed in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States. (Reuters)
The United States revokes the visas of three Chilean officials, including telecommunications minister Juan Carlos Muñoz, after Chile agreed to build a submarine cable with China. (Bloomberg)
A Thai court sentences activist lawyer Arnon Nampa, who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country’s lèse-majesté law over remarks made at a 2020 rally. (Reuters)
U.S. president Donald Trump signs executive orders aimed at implementing tariffs using Section 122 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. (Reuters)
Norway breaks the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics event after skier Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the country’s 17th gold medal in Milan–Cortina, surpassing their own record of 16 gold medals. (The Independent)
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Friday, February 20th, 2026
One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in Ukrainian drone strikes in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Reuters)
Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three landslides in the Philippines. (CTV News)
The French agriculture ministry authorizes the culling of around 200 wolves, raising the annual removal limit to 21 percent of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23 percent, citing rising livestock losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and regions near major cities. (Reuters)
Norway relocates some of its approximately 60 military personnel stationed in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States. (Reuters)
A Thai court sentences activist lawyer Arnon Nampa, who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country’s lèse-majesté law over remarks made at a 2020 rally. (Reuters)
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Learning Resources v. Trump case that the President of the United States does not have the power to unilaterally impose trade tariffs without congressional approval. (CNN)
Norway break Winter Olympics gold medal record. (Independent)
Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Six people are killed and another is injured when a fire engine plunges off a cliff in Xinhua County, Hunan, China. (Xinhua)
A person is killed and five others are injured in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when a high-voltage power line breaks and falls into a public market. (Reuters)
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. (The Korea Herald) (Reuters)
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At least four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck transporting liquid gas crashes and explodes in Santiago, Chile. (Reuters)
Five miners are trapped underground and presumed dead in a diamond mine after a mudslide in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. (AP) (Reuters)
Acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez signs a general amnesty bill into law, enabling the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including former National Assembly vice president Juan Pablo Guanipa. (AFP via Business Recorder) (AP)
In the United Kingdom, police arrest former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He is later released from police custody. (BBC News)
Ski mountaineer Oriol Cardona wins the men’s sprint event and captures Spain‘s first Winter Olympics gold medal in 54 years. (NBC)
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