Friday, February 13, 2026
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Norwegian prosecutors searched former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland’s homes in Oslo and Risør and formally charged him with gross corruption over ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
President Donald Trump revoked the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding in the United States, removing the legal basis to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and prompting vows of legal challenges.
EU leaders at an informal summit in Alden Biesen, Belgium, agreed to set a roadmap to boost competitiveness and deepen the single market, to be completed by 2027.
Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics after he refused to remove a helmet honoring teammates killed in the war, sparking condemnation from President Zelensky.
Border czar Tom Homan said the Trump administration would end its immigration crackdown in Minnesota, a surge that sparked protests and coincided with the deaths of two U.S. citizens.
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe apologised after saying the UK had been "colonised" by migrants, prompting widespread backlash and criticism from Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The U.S. House voted to repeal President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six House Republicans joining Democrats in a symbolic bipartisan rebuke that could face Senate or presidential blockade.
President Donald Trump undermined U.S. credibility by weaponizing economic tools, prompting allies and firms to diversify away from American markets and supply chains, potentially permanently.
Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy rocket successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, placing 32 Amazon internet satellites into orbit in a first commercial flight for the A64.
Astronomers found an "inside-out" planetary system around red dwarf LHS 1903, where a rocky, Earthlike fourth planet lay beyond inner gas giants, suggesting disruptive formation or migration.
US researchers used sensor-equipped underwear to measure flatulence and found participants averaged 32 flatulence episodes per day, about twice previous estimates.
France announced plans to sharply expand nuclear power with new reactors and longer plant lifetimes while slowing previously planned wind and solar growth.
Storm Nils killed one person in France and cut power to about 850,000 households across southern Europe, triggering flight cancellations and red weather alerts.
French police arrested nine people in Paris on suspicion of a decade-long ticket-fraud network the Louvre said caused over €10 million in losses, including two museum employees and tour guides.
FX and Hulu premiered the series "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette," dramatizing the couple’s romance and deaths and drawing criticism from nephew Jack Schlossberg.
Wladyslaw Heraskewytsch, a Ukrainian skeleton racer, was excluded from the Olympic skeleton competition by the IOC for wearing a helmet depicting fallen compatriots, drawing Ukrainian anger.
Frida Karlsson won her second Olympic gold, taking the 10-kilometre freestyle cross-country title in Val di Fiemme on 12 February by 46.6 seconds.
CBP fired a laser at what it thought was a cartel drone over El Paso, prompting the FAA to close airspace; it may have been a party balloon.
Authorities identified the Tumbler Ridge suspect as 18 year old Jesse Van Rootselaar, saying police had visited the home over mental health concerns and earlier seized then returned firearms.
American actor James Van Der Beek, 48, died after battling cancer, and a GoFundMe started for his widow and six children had raised over $1.2 million.
Prince Andrew did not repay a £12 million family settlement to Virginia Giuffre, British outlets reported, and former prime minister Gordon Brown urged police to investigate.
