Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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Jesse Jackson, 84, died Tuesday; the US civil rights leader worked with Martin Luther King and twice sought the Democratic presidential nomination, his family said.
Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked a Monday interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico on his Late Show, accusing network lawyers of yielding to FCC guidance, which CBS denied.
Billionaire Thomas Pritzker resigned as executive chair of hotel chain Hyatt after revelations about his contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Iran and the United States said they agreed on "guiding principles" for a possible nuclear accord in indirect talks in Geneva, but major technical details remained unresolved.
Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, died in the United States Tuesday morning at 84.
Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops several kilometers south of Zaporizhzhia after Moscow lost effective access to Starlink, marking Kyiv's biggest territorial gains since 2023.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán in Budapest that U.S.-Hungary ties had entered a "golden age" and would last while Orbán remained.
Leading researchers warned the rush to deploy AI agents raised a Hindenburg-style systemic risk and shook enterprise software and financial markets, sparking investor anxiety and sell-offs.
UK unemployment rose to 5.2%, a near five-year high, as wage growth cooled and traders priced in a Bank of England interest-rate cut.
State University of New York researchers published a Cell Reports study proposing that prolonged near focusing in dim indoor light, rather than screen time, drove rising myopia.
A study in Nature Communications found human-driven climate change amplified Valencia's October 29, 2024 'dana,' enlarging the area of extreme rainfall by about 55% and intensifying deadly floods, researchers said.
Catalan authorities detected new African swine fever cases in wild boar, including one in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, and expanded the high-risk zone to Vallvidrera, Tibidabo and les Planes.
Communities across Asia and around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year on 17 February 2026, ushering in the Year of the Fire Horse with parades and lanterns.
Frederick Wiseman, the influential American documentary filmmaker who examined U.S. institutions with long, observational films, died at 96 and influenced generations of filmmakers worldwide.
Sweden beat Latvia 5–1 in Milan‑Cortina's Olympic men's ice hockey round of 16, advancing to a Wednesday evening quarterfinal against the United States.
At the Winter Olympics, a dispute between Sweden and Canada over alleged double‑touches overshadowed curling as Canada beat Britain 9–5 and Marc Kennedy said the sport's "spirit" was dead.
French authorities arrested nine suspects in Lyon over the fatal assault of 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque, including Jacques-Élie Favrot, parliamentary assistant to LFI deputy Raphaël Arnault.
About half of Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Germany after Russia's 2022 invasion were employed, analyses showed, though experts warned integration and strain on schools remained.
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning veteran character actor whose credits included The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, died at 95 after a career spanning decades.
Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans early Tuesday on two battery charges, police said, after he allegedly struck two men during Mardi Gras.
