Friday, February 13, 2026
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The High Court in London ruled on Friday that the government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful and disproportionate, and ministers said they would appeal.
President Donald Trump revoked the EPA's Endangerment Finding that classified greenhouse gases as harmful under the Clean Air Act, drawing international criticism and vows of legal challenge.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the Munich Security Conference on Friday, warned the US could not go it alone, urged stronger European defence and disclosed talks with Macron on nuclear deterrence.
The Kremlin said trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine would take place in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, with Kremlin adviser Vladimir Medinsky leading Russia's delegation.
Goldman Sachs’ chief legal officer Kathy Ruemmler resigned after newly released Jeffrey Epstein files showed she accepted gifts and maintained ties with the convicted financier.
European leaders and commentators urged bolstering defence and economic autonomy from the United States, promoting "Buy European" to reduce dependence amid concerns about President Trump.
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The US ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, from the Caribbean to the Middle East to increase pressure on Iran, joining USS Abraham Lincoln.
A New York Federal Reserve study found U.S. consumers bore about 90% of President Trump’s tariffs, and reports said he considered rolling back steel and aluminum duties, an aide denied.
U.S. consumer inflation eased to 2.4% in January, weaker than expected, and Treasury yields fell as markets priced softer inflation ahead of the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge.
A study in Science Advances found five plant-rich dietary patterns were associated with up to three extra years of life even among people genetically predisposed to shorter lifespans.
SpaceX on Friday launched a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral that placed Crew Dragon Freedom into orbit carrying four astronauts, including French astronaut Sophie Adenot, to the ISS.
Two Britons were among three skiers killed on Friday when an avalanche struck off-piste terrain near Val d'Isère in the French Alps, authorities said.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the Olympic 10-kilometre freestyle in Milan, earning his eighth career Olympic gold and becoming the most-decorated winter Olympian.
Author Arundhati Roy withdrew from the Berlinale, saying she canceled her attendance after jury president Wim Wenders refused to comment on Gaza and urged cinema to "stay out of politics."
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights opened in cinemas on Feb. 13, drawing praise for Charli XCX’s soundtrack but criticism for anachronistic costumes, sexualized scenes and casting.
Ilia Malinin, the U.S. favorite in men's figure skating, fell multiple times and finished eighth at the Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina, where Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won gold.
Pep Guardiola and England captain Maro Itoje condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s claim that the UK had been “colonised by immigrants,” calling the remark wrong, demeaning and “ridiculous.”
French police arrested nine people over a suspected €10 million ticket‑fraud scheme at the Louvre in Paris, including two museum employees, prosecutors said.
Deutsche Bahn said it would equip customer-facing staff with voluntary bodycams after a train attendant's killing in Rhineland-Palatinate, a move unions called insufficient.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on a podcast he once snorted cocaine from toilet seats, drawing renewed attention amid a department leadership overhaul.
Steven Spielberg donated $25,000 to a crowdfunding campaign for James Van Der Beek’s widow and six children after the actor died of cancer on Feb. 11 at 48.
