Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged before a Senate committee that he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, prompting congressional scrutiny and calls for his resignation.
Norway planned an independent commission to probe elite ties to Jeffrey Epstein after investigations targeted a former prime minister and two senior diplomats.
The Trump administration moved this week to rescind the 2009 "endangerment finding" that underpinned U.S. greenhouse‑gas regulation, clearing the way for broader rollbacks.
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons testified before Congress, defended Trump administration deportation raids after two deadly operations, and rejected Democratic demands to rescind a memo allowing forced home entries.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will announce on 24 February plans for spring presidential elections and a referendum on a peace deal, the Financial Times reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington and met President Donald Trump on Wednesday to press for a tougher U.S. stance limiting Iran’s missiles and proxy support.
The Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics featured medal decisions in biathlon, ice dance, ski freestyle and luge across Milan and Cortina on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Companies across Europe and the U.S. began replacing entry-level jobs with AI agents, prompting experts to warn of rising layoffs, increased hours, burnout and structural labor-market shifts.
U.S. investors rotated away from AI-linked shares into energy, small-cap and materials stocks, while a Citi strategist warned the AI investment bubble may not be over.
Surveys showed German public support for replacing fossil fuels with renewables fell to about one-third from roughly one-half in 2022, as security and economic concerns rose.
The Trump administration rescinded the 2009 "endangerment finding" classifying carbon dioxide as harmful, removing a legal basis for U.S. greenhouse‑gas regulations, the White House said.
Emerald Fennell’s provocative new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, opened today amid promotional stunts and controversy over its steamy, sexualized tone.
Italian Rai Sport journalists staged a strike and demanded director Paolo Petrecca’s resignation after multiple on-air gaffes during the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid admitted in a televised interview to having an affair after winning bronze in the men's 20 km at the Winter Olympics.
The IOC barred Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet bearing images of war-dead athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and he said he would defy the ban.
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured after a woman opened fire at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, police said; the suspected shooter was dead.
The Trump administration removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York after new federal guidance on flags, prompting city officials to vow to restore it.
Bad Bunny headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in San Francisco, performing entirely in Spanish and celebrating Latino identity while drawing a near‑record television audience.
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Britney Spears sold the rights to her music catalog to publisher Primary Wave, reportedly for about $200 million, though neither her representatives nor Primary Wave confirmed the deal.
