Saturday, February 14, 2026
Updated 2m ago
At the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged a renewed transatlantic partnership but tied it to Trump-era conditions, warning Washington would act alone if necessary.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Munich Security Conference that Western partners must deliver air-defence systems faster and that a US 20-year security guarantee must precede any peace deal.
Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said Russia killed Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison by poisoning him with epibatidine from Ecuadorian dart frogs.
Authorities in multiple countries launched new probes after the U.S. release of Jeffrey Epstein files, with French magistrates assigned and UK police creating a national unit to handle allegations.
The Department of Homeland Security asked major social media companies to hand over account identities of U.S. users who criticized ICE, and firms largely complied after pushing back.
The U.S. military prepared for a possible weeks‑long operation against Iran, deploying additional forces to the region as President Trump said a regime change would be "best".
Hundreds of thousands—organizers said 250,000, police about 200,000—demonstrated against Iran’s government in Munich on Saturday; exiled royal Reza Pahlavi said he was ready to lead a transition.
Six Wall Street bank chiefs earned a combined $250 million in 2025, each receiving over $40 million as average pay rose about 22%, widening the worker pay gap.
More than three million German households benefited after several Grundversorger cut electricity prices, a move attributed to falling wholesale costs and regulatory pressure.
Saab chief urged Sweden to follow Elon Musk as the space industry boomed; industry leaders said they had launch sites, expertise and customers but couldn't make projects fly.
The Trump administration revoked the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, removing the legal basis for US greenhouse gas regulation, a move environmental groups called "cynical and devastating."
Vigicrues said France was in a "crue généralisée" and authorities placed Gironde and Lot‑et‑Garonne under red flood alerts, with about a dozen departments in orange after storm Nils.
Florists across Europe reported record sales of roses and other Valentine's Day gifts on Saturday as the holiday's weekend timing boosted demand and pushed flower prices higher.
Cultural critics and academics said people across Europe and Australia redefined romantic relationships and expressions, with older adults leaving youth-centered narratives and common loving phrases losing currency.
Norway won the women's cross-country relay at the Milan–Cortina Olympics in Val di Fiemme after Sweden's Ebba Andersson fell twice, costing the favorites the gold.
Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov won Olympic men's figure skating gold at Milan's Ice Skating Arena after American favorite Ilia Malinin collapsed in the free skate and fell out of contention.
Sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents sealed off a road near Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home overnight as they expanded a forensics-led search in the two-week investigation into her suspected kidnapping.
Sabotage on Italy’s high-speed Rome–Naples and Rome–Florence lines during the Olympic Games forced major delays, and the transport minister denounced the incidents as odious criminal acts.
Charli XCX premiered her co‑produced, co‑written mockumentary 'The Moment' at the Berlinale, lampooned her "Brat" persona and said the "Brat" summer was over.
