Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor known for The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, died at his Virginia home on Sunday at age 95, his wife Luciana said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Budapest and said President Trump was "deeply committed" to Viktor Orbán's success in Hungary's April parliamentary election.
Ukrainian and Russian delegations met in Geneva for U.S.-mediated talks, with Kyiv insisting on clear security guarantees and rejecting territorial concessions, officials said.
Experts, educators and companies warned that widespread misunderstanding of AI left economies and financial firms vulnerable, as businesses deployed AI to cut costs and analysts urged math‑capable systems.
A federal judge in Pennsylvania ordered the National Park Service to restore a slavery exhibit at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, pending litigation.
At the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure European allies, but his conciliatory speech left transatlantic ties uncertain and prompted moves toward strategic autonomy.
Five European countries concluded Alexei Navalny was killed with epibatidine, a rare dart‑frog neurotoxin, while detained in a Russian penal colony; the Kremlin called the allegations unfounded.
The European Commission presented a report proposing common EU bonds to bolster the euro's global role, amid ECB liquidity measures and both official support and criticism.
China began Lunar New Year celebrations on Tuesday, ushering in the rare Year of the Fire Horse as hundreds of millions traveled home in the world's largest annual migration.
Researchers found a single dose of the psychedelic DMT, given with psychotherapy, rapidly reduced depressive symptoms in people with major depressive disorder in a trial, with benefits lasting months.
At least five people died in separate Alpine mountain accidents across France, Austria and Switzerland, including two British skiers swept away by an avalanche in Val d’Isère.
The famed "Lovers' Arch" sea stack at Sant'Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, collapsed into the Adriatic on Valentine’s Day after severe storms accelerated coastal erosion.
American documentarian Frederick Wiseman died Monday at 96, after a five-decade career chronicling U.S. institutions through immersive, observational films that reshaped documentary cinema.
The British Museum removed 'Palestine' from some Middle East gallery panels, saying the term was historically inaccurate after UK Lawyers for Israel complained, and critics said it erased Palestinian presence.
Atle Lie McGrath, Norway’s slalom favorite, crashed out of the Olympic slalom in Bormio and, visibly distraught, ran into nearby woods before officials retrieved him.
The United States routed Sweden 5–0 and Canada edged Switzerland 2–1 in Milan, setting up a Thursday Olympic women's ice hockey gold‑medal final between the two North American teams.
Minnesota prosecutors said the FBI refused to share evidence related to the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, calling the move unprecedented.
French authorities opened a murder inquiry after 23‑year‑old far‑right activist Quentin Deranque died following a beating in Lyon on Thursday; the government blamed France Insoumise, which denied involvement.
Actor Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, died at 95 at his home, his wife Luciana Pedraza said.
Thomas Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt hotel chain, stepped down as executive chairman after revelations that he maintained regular contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
