Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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The Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files prompted US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to acknowledge visiting Epstein’s private island and face Senate scrutiny and calls to resign.
Ten people were killed and dozens injured when a shooter opened fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence in British Columbia; the suspected shooter was found dead.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy planned spring presidential elections and a referendum on a peace deal amid US pressure, the Financial Times reported, with an announcement expected Feb. 24.
Italy, Germany and Belgium drafted a joint document proposing rapid deregulation, industrial support and technology‑neutral measures to accelerate EU competitiveness ahead of an informal summit in Alden‑Biesen.
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid publicly confessed on live television to having had an affair after winning Olympic bronze, then apologized as critics condemned the timing.
Surveys and analyses showed German public support for the energy transition fell from roughly half to about one-third, with growing skepticism about replacing fossil fuels with renewables.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s eurobond proposal for joint EU investment, saying it would distract from the bloc’s productivity problems.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Trump at the White House on Wednesday to press the U.S. for a tougher stance on Iran’s missile program and regional proxies.
Pedro Sánchez defendió en España que el ferrocarril era 'uno de los mejores', y Alberto Núñez Feijóo lo acusó de 'jugar a la ruleta rusa' con la seguridad.
Belgium’s High Council for Employment said a new report found that rapid corporate adoption of artificial intelligence had put young and administrative workers at greatest risk of job losses.
Experts said housing prices and rents rose sharply across several markets, while new construction fell toward multi-year lows, worsening shortages and prompting more landlord sales.
The White House this week announced plans to rescind the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. greenhouse‑gas regulations, potentially enabling sweeping regulatory rollbacks.
Bad Bunny performed the Super Bowl halftime show in San Francisco, singing entirely in Spanish for about 127 million viewers while centering Puerto Rican and Latino identity.
Emerald Fennell's erotic reimagining of Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, opened to mixed reviews and fan backlash over staged promotional flirtation.
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych defied an IOC ban at the 2026 Winter Olympics by saying he would wear a helmet bearing images of compatriots killed in Russia's invasion.
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Norwegian Olympic biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid admitted in a post-race interview that he had cheated after winning bronze, and his former girlfriend said forgiveness was "hard."
U.S. authorities detained and later released a man for questioning in the disappearance of 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, after the FBI published surveillance images of a masked figure.
The Trump administration removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York, prompting city officials to vow to raise it again following new federal flag guidance.
Britney Spears sold the rights to her music catalog to publisher Primary Wave for about $200 million, multiple media outlets reported, though neither her team nor Primary Wave confirmed.
U.S. authorities detained a person for questioning in the suspected kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC's Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Arizona, officials said.
