Thursday, February 12, 2026
Updated 1m ago
Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a combative House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., as Democrats accused her of mishandling Jeffrey Epstein files while she defended the Justice Department.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would only hold elections and a referendum if a ceasefire and security guarantees were in place, denying a reported announcement date.
Police identified an 18-year-old woman as the suspected shooter in a Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, school attack that killed nine people, and said she had killed her mother and brother.
The FAA lifted a sudden 10‑day airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, hours after imposing it for "special security reasons" amid conflicting claims of cartel drones or Pentagon counter‑drone tests.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the White House, after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that he would continue negotiating with Iran despite Netanyahu’s push for a tougher stance.
EU leaders met at an informal competitiveness summit where Commission president Ursula von der Leyen defended limited "Buy European" procurement preferences, as members debated protectionism and eurobonds.
Unredacted Epstein files prompted U.S. lawmakers' alarm over concealed evidence and whether Donald Trump knew of abuse, while reports alleged jail staff staged a fake body.
The US economy added 130,000 jobs in January, unemployment fell to 4.3%, and the stronger-than-expected data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates steady.
AI startups Altruist and Tuio launched automated adviser tools, prompting a selloff in UK and European wealth-manager shares, with St. James’s Place falling by double digits.
Scientists warned the world was closer than previously thought to climate tipping points that could trigger self-reinforcing feedbacks and lock Earth into an irreversible hothouse state.
Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar, killing between nine and 31 people and leaving thousands homeless with dozens injured, authorities and media said.
Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom, a leading postwar European author, died on 11 February on his beloved island Menorca at age 92.
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show drew about 128 million U.S. viewers but fell short of the TV audience record set by Kendrick Lamar last year.
Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry won Olympic gold in ice dance in Milan-Cortina on Wednesday, capping a historic day that boosted France’s medal haul.
UEFA and Real Madrid reached an agreement of principles on 11 February 2026 that effectively ended the five-year dispute over the proposed European Super League.
The Trump administration removed the Pride rainbow flag from New York's Stonewall National Monument, prompting protests and condemnation from city and federal Democratic officials.
The FBI conducted an extensive search along roadways near Nancy Guthrie’s Catalina Foothills home, authorities said, after a man detained for questioning was released without charges.
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James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for Dawson’s Creek, died at 48 after a battle with colorectal cancer, his family said in an Instagram post.
Lindsey Vonn said she had a successful third surgery on her broken left leg after crashing in the Olympic downhill on Sunday, posting a hospital photo giving a thumbs‑up.
