The day

Monday 16 February 2026

14 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsUnited States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear

   Eleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

2. 2

   NewsInsurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

   Two people are killed, including a child, and 12 others are injured in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

3. 3

   NewsInsurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

   Twenty-four people are killed, including 12 attackers and a child, and seven civilians are injured in an attack on a security post in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

4. 4

   NewsColombian conflict

   Colombia's search unit for missing persons identifies and returns the remains of Camilo Torres Restrepo, a Catholic priest and leader of the National Liberation Army who was killed in combat in 1966.

5. 5

   News2024 Vienna terrorism plot

   A 21-year-old Islamic State member is charged with terrorism and other offences for plotting an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria, in 2024.

6. 6

   NewsKordofan Campaign

   At least 90 people are killed and dozens of others are injured in drone strikes on two crowded markets in North Kordofan, Sudan.

7. 7

   Crime2026 Pawtucket shooting

   Three people, including the suspect, are killed, and three others are injured in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.

8. 8

   News

   Seven people are killed, 10 others are trapped and some escape in a fire at a chemical factory in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India.

9. 9

   News

   Six people are killed and 46 others are injured when a bus overturns on the BR-153 highway near Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.

10. 10

    News

    Five people are killed and five others are injured in a fire at a five-story apartment building in Manlleu, Catalonia, Spain.

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    News

    Four people are killed and 37 others are injured in a fire at an industrial unit in Faridabad, Haryana, India.

12. 12

    News

    Five people are injured when a passenger train derails near Goppenstein, Ferden, Valais, Switzerland.

13. 13

    Money

    A Pikachu Illustrator Card, a Pokémon trading card, sells at auction by Logan Paul for US$16,492,000, breaking the record for the most expensive collectible card ever sold.

14. 14

    SportGeorgia at the 2026 Winter Olympics

    Georgia wins its first medal at the Winter Olympic Games after figure skaters Luka Berulava and Anastasiia Metelkina win the silver medal in the pair skating event.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 16 February 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.