Monday, February 9, 2026
Updated 1m ago
Bad Bunny delivered a largely Spanish halftime show at the Super Bowl in Santa Clara that celebrated Puerto Rican and pan‑American heritage and drew sharp criticism from Donald Trump.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29 to 13 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday to claim their second Super Bowl title, avenging their 2015 loss.
Morgan McSweeney resigned as British prime minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff on Sunday after admitting his advice to appoint Peter Mandelson, tied to Jeffrey Epstein, had undermined trust.
António José Seguro, a moderate socialist, won Portugal’s presidential runoff, defeating far‑right André Ventura by roughly two‑thirds to one‑third, backed by a cross‑party cordon sanitaire.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social called freestyle skier Hunter Hess "a real loser" at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics after Hess said he felt "mixed emotions" representing the U.S.
Justice Department documents revealed Jeffrey Epstein’s contacts with global elites, prompting scrutiny of European royals, French politicians and Swiss banks, while evidence of an accomplice network remained disputed.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide in snap lower-house elections, giving her Liberal Democratic Party a two-thirds supermajority that will ease her legislative agenda.
Prominent AI researchers and commentators warned across European and U.S. outlets that advancing AI posed severe risks— including potential existential threats and rampant deepfakes—while other experts cautioned current systems' limits.
Cuba warned international airlines it lacked jet fuel for a month, citing U.S. restrictions on Venezuelan oil, forcing carriers to plan technical stopovers or suspend routes.
Comedian Andrea Pucci withdrew from co‑hosting Italy’s Sanremo 2026 after saying he had received unacceptable insults, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly defended him.
Lindsey Vonn suffered a crash in the women's downhill at the Milan‑Cortina Games in Cortina, was airlifted to hospital, underwent surgery for a fractured left leg and was reported stable.
France won the mixed-relay biathlon gold at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, delivering the country's first Olympic gold of the Games.
Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people at Christchurch mosques, asked New Zealand courts to withdraw his guilty pleas and appeal life-without-parole, saying prison conditions made him irrational.
Rail unions Semaf, CC.OO. and UGT began a three-day nationwide strike in Spain on Feb. 9, canceling hundreds of trains amid protests over safety and maintenance after fatal January accidents.
Musician Gil Ofarim won RTL's Dschungelcamp, claiming the €100,000 prize in the show's finale, a victory that reignited controversy over his participation and the program's credibility.
