February 2026
US military strikes another alleged drug boat
The US military says it has struck another boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that it alleges was carrying drugs, killing 2 people on Thursday.
Reported - 06/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wzrvw7537o
Mine explosion in India
At least 18 miners have died and one is severely injured after an explosion at an illegally-operated coal mine in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya.
Reported - 06/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20zvvez9y9o
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/5/india-coal-mine-blast-leaves-18-dead-others-feared-trapped
Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m
A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country.
Reported - 06/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3g51klyno
Russian general shot in Moscow
A high-profile general in Russia's military - Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev - has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow.
Reported - 06/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3686nzexp3o
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/06/europe/russian-military-official-shot-moscow-intl
Toronto police officers arrested in corruption probe
7 Toronto police officers and a former member of the service have been arrested following a crime and corruption probe that includes allegations of drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit murder.
Reported - 05/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7mrjn3e55o
Norway investigates former PM Jagland
Police in Norway have opened a corruption investigation into the country's former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland over his alleged links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Reported - 05/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8y6w2nl0qo
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/thorbjorn-jagland-epstein-files-norway-b2915437.html
Migrant speedboat collides with Greek coastguard
At least 15 migrants have died after a speedboat carrying them collided with a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel off the coast of the island of Chios.
Reported - 04/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdre825p110o
Bus overturns in Brazil
At least 15 people have died as the bus they were travelling in overturned in northeastern Brazil, local officials have said.
Reported - 03/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6vn5j312lo
Trump signs bill to end government shutdown
US President Donald Trump has a signed a $1.2tn (£880bn) budget to end a partial government shutdown that began on Saturday.
Reported - 03/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew8e1259wko
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/house-passes-funds-ending-government-shutdown
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi shot dead
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot dead by 4 masked gunmen.
Reported - 03/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp37g4xgkxdo
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/libya-gaddafi-son-shot-dead-masked-men-b2913524.html
Son of Norway's crown princess arrested ahead of rape trial
Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been arrested over new criminal allegations ahead of a trial on charges including rape.
Reported - 03/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn8dnxjgwo
Kidnapped Nigerians return home
80 worshippers kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state have returned home after escaping from their captors.
Reported - 02/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3v4pjwgjo
Federal officers in Minneapolis to get body cameras
Federal immigration agents deployed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will soon receive body cameras, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says, following the fatal shooting of two protesters.
Reported - 02/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyw75ww9g9o
Clintons to testify
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Reported - 02/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14r685mne4o
https://news.sky.com/video/bill-and-hillary-clinton-to-testify-in-epstein-investigation-13502560
Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party
Lord Mandelson has resigned his membership of the Labour Party to avoid causing it "further embarrassment" after documents in newly released files appeared to show he received $75,000 from Jeffrey Epstein.
Reported - 02/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8jm2vpve1o
Venezuela releases rights activist
Venezuelan rights activist Javier Tarazona has been freed, in the latest prisoner release announced by the government amid US pressure for reforms.
Reported - 01/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqedv5elzpo