Monday, February 16, 2026
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Budapest on Feb. 16 and pledged the Trump administration's support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s re-election bid amid tight April elections.
European leaders at the Munich Security Conference signaled a shift toward greater strategic autonomy from the United States, even as NATO and EU chiefs offered competing visions.
European laboratories concluded Alexei Navalny was killed in a Russian penal colony by epibatidine, a rare dart‑frog neurotoxin, a finding the Kremlin called unfounded.
Business schools and economists sought clearer AI guidelines as corporate adoption outpaced standards, with commentators warning that the leaders who most needed to understand the technology did not.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv said he had intelligence of a "massive" Russian attack and ordered the military and energy sector to prepare, as British and German generals warned.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK government would fast‑track laws to restrict young people’s access to social media, aiming to act within months while an under‑16s ban remained undecided.
President Trump convened his new "Board of Peace" in Washington this week to discuss a Gaza cease-fire and reconstruction, pledging $5 billion and drawing EU and other observers.
The Eurogroup urged boosting the euro’s role in capital markets, and the ECB widened central-bank access to euro liquidity to strengthen EU monetary sovereignty against dollar dominance.
China began the Year of the Fire Horse on Tuesday, and authorities expected record travel and hoped extended holidays and domestic spending would boost the economy.
Researchers reported a single intravenous dose of DMT, paired with psychotherapy, produced rapid antidepressant effects in a small 34-person trial of people with major depressive disorder.
A study published in NEJM AI found an AI model that combined ECG readings with patient clinical history reduced false positives in cardiac screening, enabling more precise prevention.
The Lovers’ Arch, a famous sea-stack formation at Sant’Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, collapsed into the Adriatic during heavy storms on Valentine’s Day.
UK climate minister Ed Miliband and California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a clean-energy technology and investment agreement at the Munich Security Conference on Monday, prompting criticism from Donald Trump.
The British Museum removed the word 'Palestine' from Ancient Near East displays, saying the term was historically inaccurate and non‑neutral after a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel.
La Guía Repsol otorgó en 2026 tres soles a A Tafona, Ramón Freixa Atelier y Voro, y reconoció 83 restaurantes en España.
Swiss Loïc Meillard won Olympic slalom gold in Bormio, Italy, after rival Atle Lie McGrath crashed out and retreated into nearby woods.
The Spanish Supreme Court told the Constitutional Court it would continue judicially reviewing discretionary government and constitutional appointments, saying such choices cannot stem from "capricious, clientelist or partisan" preferences.
British health authorities launched a vaccination campaign after a north London measles outbreak that infected more than 60 children, officials said, blaming low MMR uptake.
French prosecutors opened a murder inquiry in Lyon after 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque died from head injuries sustained in a beating during clashes; no arrests were reported.
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died at 95 at his Virginia home, his wife Luciana said, closing a six-decade career defined by roles in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.
Dana Eden, co-creator of Israeli show Tehran, was found dead in Athens while filming its fourth season, and Greek police said they did not suspect foul play.
