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Top News Stories for Monday, February 16th 2026
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said. Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony two years ago, the UK Foreign Office said. The allies said only the Russian state had the "means, motive and ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
( NewsNation ) — At least one of the more than a dozen gloves recovered by investigators near the Arizona home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie may match those worn by the subject seen in surveillance footage , the FBI has confirmed. In a statement to Nexstar's NewsNation, an FBI spokesperson said roughly 16 gloves were found "in various areas near the house," which is located in the Tucson area, and that the ...
Source: wfla.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
The International Space Station is back to full strength. Four new astronauts arrived over the weekend, sliding into orbit to replace a crew that left earlier than planned after a sudden medical emergency. It was a tense few weeks for NASA . For the first time in 65 years of human spaceflight, an astronaut had to be evacuated for health reasons. That decision left the station running lean, with just three people on ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice said in a letter to Congress that it has released all the files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The letter, sent to lawmakers on Saturday night, also included the names of more than 300 "politically exposed persons" who are mentioned in the overall Epstein files, which includes former presidents, politicians, business people and artists. Attorney General Pam ...
Source: upi.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
The virus spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death. The optimal way to limit the spread of the virus is through the vaccination of young children. Unfortunately, a rise in anti-vaccination misinformation is leading to increased spread. This is ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
The Nasser Hospital Complex has condemned aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, for pulling out of operations, alleging the presence of armed men and weapons at the facility. In a statement on Sunday, the hospital said the MSF allegation was "false, unsubstantiated, and misleading" and "posed a serious risk to a protected" civilian medical facility – one of southern Gaza's last ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia's Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which damaged an oil storage tank, warehouse and terminals, according to regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev. Meanwhile, falling debris from Russian drones damaged civilian ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations around the world against the Iranian government on Saturday, following calls from the exiled son of the late shah for a "global day of action". Addressing an estimated 250,000 people in Munich, Reza Pahlavi - who has called for the overthrow of Iran's Islamic regime - denounced a crackdown on recent protests there. Munich, Los Angeles and Toronto saw the ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said Sunday. Venezuela had faced U.S. sanctions on its oil for several years, relying on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains. President Donald Trump ...
Source: pbs.org
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Clients including Chappell Roan and Abby Wambach cut ties to firm after communications came to light Casey Wasserman, a leading Hollywood talent agent whose clients include Chappell Roan, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar, is selling his business after communications with Ghislaine Maxwell were exposed as part of the US justice department's recent dump of investigative documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
The Olympic curling committee issued a warning after a heated fight filled with cheating allegations and audible curse words overshadowed a feisty match between Sweden and Canada. Canada's Marc Kennedy got offended Friday evening when he was accused by Swedish rival Oskar Eriksson of "double touching" — essentially, touching the rock again after initially releasing it down the sheet of ice — during ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Weapons storage facilities and parts of the IS infrastructure were targeted by US forces trying to maintain "relentless military pressure" on what remains of the terrorist network. The US military has said it attacked more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria earlier this month in retaliation for the deaths of two US soldiers and an American civilian interpreter in an IS ambush two months ago. Weapons storage ...
Source: news.sky.com