Thursday, February 12, 2026
Updated 11m ago
Norwegian prosecutors formally suspected former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland of gross corruption and searched his Oslo, Risør and Rauland homes on Thursday over ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump repealed the 2009 "endangerment finding," removing the legal basis to regulate greenhouse gases and prompting vows of lawsuits.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Manchester United co‑owner, apologised after saying the United Kingdom had been "colonised by immigrants", prompting condemnation from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and an FA probe.
The U.S. House voted to rescind President Trump's tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke that may be blocked in the Senate.
EU leaders agreed to advance a "Buy European" policy to shield strategic sectors like defence, AI and clean tech at an informal summit in Alden Biesen, Belgium on Feb. 12.
Pam Bondi faced a contentious congressional hearing over the DOJ’s handling of Epstein files and flashed a document appearing to show a Democrat’s search history, prompting Democrats’ calls for investigation.
Tom Homan said the Trump administration would end its ICE surge in Minnesota, announcing a drawdown after months of mass arrests, protests and two deaths.
Analysts and business groups said President Donald Trump's trade and geopolitical tactics had eroded U.S. credibility, prompting allies and companies to diversify away from American markets and risking lasting damage.
Ariane 6’s heavy A64 configuration launched from Kourou, placing 32 Amazon LEO internet satellites into orbit on the rocket’s first flight in its most powerful configuration.
A US research team used sensor-equipped underwear to measure flatulence and found people averaged about 32 gas releases per day, roughly double previous estimates.
Storm Nils swept across France, Spain and Portugal, killed one person in France and cut power to about 850,000 households as authorities imposed red warnings.
France's government announced plans to sharply expand nuclear power, including new reactors and extended lifetimes, while slowing planned solar and wind development to prioritize energy sovereignty.
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, opened on Valentine’s weekend to polarized reviews and controversy for privileging eroticism over Brontë’s class themes.
French authorities arrested nine people in Paris, dismantling a ticket‑fraud ring at the Louvre that officials said caused more than €10 million in losses, including two museum employees.
The International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics after he refused to remove a helmet honoring teammates killed in the war with Russia.
Federica Brignone won the Olympic Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo, securing gold in a comeback from last year's injury, with France's Romane Miradoli taking silver.
U.S. border agents fired an anti‑drone high‑energy laser at what they believed was a cartel drone over El Paso, Texas, striking a party balloon and shutting the city's airspace.
A Jane Doe sued Jeffrey Epstein and associates alleging sexual abuse, prompting renewed scrutiny of his network and government guidance for ministers to disclose contacts with a linked lobbying firm.
Actor James Van Der Beek, 48, best known as Dawson Leery in Dawson’s Creek, died Feb. 11 of colorectal cancer, and a GoFundMe raised over $1.2 million for his family.
Actor Bud Cort, who played the titular Harold in Hal Ashby's 1971 film "Harold and Maude," died at age 77.
