Friday, February 6, 2026
Updated 2m ago
President Donald Trump posted then deleted a video on Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, prompting bipartisan condemnation while the White House blamed a staffer.
Newly released U.S. Justice Department documents implicated global elites, prompting British police to search two addresses linked to Peter Mandelson and Norway opened an investigation into Thorbjørn Jagland.
The European Commission said TikTok’s design fostered addiction among children and vulnerable users, ordered it to change infinite-scroll and autoplay features or face multibillion-euro fines.
Iran and the United States agreed to continue indirect nuclear talks in Oman on Friday, with Tehran calling the meetings a "good start" amid lingering military threats.
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy head of Russia’s military intelligence, was shot and hospitalized in Moscow; Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine, but attribution remained unproven.
The European Commission proposed a 20th sanctions package that banned maritime services for Russian oil shipments to stop Moscow’s "shadow fleet" and further target energy, banks and exports.
Metropolitan Police searched two properties linked to former Labour minister Peter Mandelson in Camden and Wiltshire on Friday in an investigation into alleged misconduct and links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Bitcoin plunged roughly 50% from its October 2025 peak to about $60,000–65,000, rattling investors worldwide and rekindling fears of an AI-fueled asset bubble.
Big tech's massive AI spending plans, led by Amazon's announced $200 billion investment, sparked a sell-off that wiped hundreds of billions from technology stock valuations.
A new international meta-analysis found statin labels overstated most adverse effects, with only a small number of listed side effects supported by evidence.
A new study contradicted a prior paper that claimed fir trees in the Dolomites collectively anticipated a solar eclipse by communicating—allegedly via quantum entanglement—finding the earlier result unsupported.
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Storm Leonardo battered Spain and Portugal, causing widespread flooding in southern regions that forced thousands to evacuate, inundated towns and killed at least one person.
The European Commission proposed looser climate rules offering industry free emissions permits tied to investment obligations and funds to help households, prompting criticism that it undermined the Green Deal.
Jack Lang, head of the Institut du Monde Arabe, was summoned by the French foreign ministry to explain ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and faced calls to resign.
Christie’s in New York sold a previously unknown Michelangelo preparatory study for the Libyan Sibyl’s right foot for a record $27.2 million at auction.
The 2026 Winter Olympics opened in Italy with a multi-site ceremony centered at Milan’s San Siro, with simultaneous events in Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo.
WADA said it would investigate allegations that ski jumpers had enlarged their penises to obtain larger suits ahead of the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics.
A suspected suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad killed at least 31 people and injured about 169 during Friday prayers, authorities said.
Several European governments proposed bans on social media for underage users, polls showed eight in ten support, but critics warned bans would fail without digital‑literacy measures and platform accountability.
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican rapper, is set to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday despite a MAGA-backed boycott and Trump's decision to skip.
Elton John accused Associated Newspapers Ltd of an "abhorrent" invasion of privacy at London's High Court on Friday, alleging private investigators tapped phones and accessed medical records.
