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Top News Stories for Monday, February 23rd 2026
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
European officials reacted with disbelief and concern to President Donald Trump's latest tariff policy. "Pure tariff chaos from the U.S. administration," the European Parliament's trade committee chairman, Bernd Lange, slammed the White House on Sunday. ECB President Christine Lagarde warned business relations could take a hit from the latest uncertainty. In this article U.S. President Donald Trump meets with ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Violence swept across Mexico Sunday after the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), who had a $15 million US bounty on his head, was killed in a military shoot-out. News of the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, 59, triggered cartel members across the country to block roads, torch vehicles and businesses and send fearful residents into hiding. AFP looks at the sprawling power of CJNG and ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as a fierce winter storm barreled into the densely populated region with heavy snowfall and high winds. Cellphones across New York City received wailing push alerts Sunday night announcing a ban on non-emergency travel on all streets through noon ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The 2026 Games will be remembered for a golden hockey sweep, Alysa Liu's triumph and historic medal hauls. MILAN — These Winter Olympics were the most spread-out in history, with four venues hosting speedskating, hockey and figure skating in the city's outskirts while the rest of the Games' 12 sports were scattered across difficult-to-reach mountain towns hours away. But those who made the effort to get to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
DALLAS: The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown. " As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case-by-case basis and adjust operations accordingly," the agency said. ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
– Germany, France and other European countries vowed their unwavering support for Ukraine on Monday as their diplomats scrambled to finalize new sanctions on Russia and a massive new loan for Kyiv ahead of the fourth anniversary of a war that has left an estimated They also struggled once again to persuade Hungary to support the latest EU efforts to help Ukraine and to make Russia pay an economic price for ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will begin their four mile return to the Vehicle Assembly Building on February 24. NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight to the moon's vicinity since the Apollo program, faces a new delay due to a technical issue with the rocket's upper stage. The space agency announced that a targeted launch for March 6 is no longer possible, forcing a rollback of ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Denmark's military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment. The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated on Saturday, some 7 nautical miles, or about 8 miles, off Nuuk — the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a hospital in the city. The crew ...
Source: militarytimes.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
The suspect has been identified by US media as a 21-year-old who was reported missing by his family a few days ago. A man has been shot dead by Secret Service agents after trying to unlawfully enter Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, authorities in the US have said. The man was seen by the north gate of the Florida property at around 1.30am local time (6.30am UK time) on Sunday. He was carrying what appeared to be a ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
TEL AVIV – An uproar continued Sunday after the U.S. ambassador to Israel, has a right to much of the Middle East, as more Arab and Muslim countries objected and the U.S. said his comments were taken out of context. Huckabee spoke in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Pakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed at least 18 people, including women and children. Islamabad said the attacks targeted seven alleged militant camps and hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and that they had been launched after recent suicide bombings in Pakistan. Afghanistan condemned the attacks, saying they targeted multiple ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Paul Thomas Anderson's political thriller dominates UK awards, while newcomer Robert Aramayo stuns Hollywood heavyweights for best actor Reading Time: 3 minutes Politically charged thriller One Battle After Another took six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) on Sunday, building momentum ahead of the Oscars next month. Blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners and gothic horror ...
Source: scmp.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Rondale Moore , the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said. He was 25. Police said Moore died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Moore was found dead in the garage of a property in his hometown ...
Source: nbcnews.com