February 2026
Military plane crashes in Bolivia
At least 20 people have been killed and others injured after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto.
Reported - 28/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rjpxxpp49o
Tram derails in Milan
At least 2 people have been killed and up to 40 others are reported to have been injured, after a tram derailed in the northern Italian city of Milan.
Reported - 27/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y599degnqo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/tram-derails-and-crashes-into-building-in-milan
Pakistan in 'open war' with Afghanistan
Pakistan's defence minister has said the country is in "open war" with Afghanistan, after Islamabad launched airstrikes on Kabul.
Reported - 27/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjd7pv4y4o
China removes officials
China has removed 19 officials, including 9 from the military, from its list of lawmakers ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week.
Reported - 27/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6270z0dr6no
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/xi-jinping-military-corruption-two-sessions-b2928664.html
Cuba opens fire on armed attacker's boat
Cuba has shot at 10 people aboard a US-registered speedboat, killing 4 and injuring 6. accusing them of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims".
Reported - 26/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24drvj8yl2o
Japan to deploy missiles
Japan plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles to its remote western island near Taiwan by March 2031, its defence minister said.
Reported - 25/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9gj1w2kn1o
Deadly Brazil floods
At least 25 people have died in the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais after heavy rains on Monday evening caused floods and landslides.
Reported - 24/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70k7vjllzeo
Explosion near Moscow rail hub
An explosion outside a train station in Moscow has killed 1 traffic police officer and injured 2 others, the Russian Interior Ministry has said.
Reported - 24/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx4pyx9g46o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/24/police-officer-killed-device-explosion-moscow-russia
Countries back removing Andrew from royal line of succession
The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand have signalled that they would back a move to prevent former duke Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from becoming king by removing him from the line of succession.
Reported - 24/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5lrny83dgo
Netherlands' new, youngest ever PM
Rob Jetten has become the youngest and first openly gay prime minister of the Netherlands after his minority government was sworn in.
Reported - 23/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clygj3421pqo
Nepal bus crash
At least 19 people have been killed, including a British national, after a packed bus drove off a mountain road in Nepal.
Reported - 23/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39wz97y90no
https://news.sky.com/story/briton-among-19-killed-in-nepal-bus-crash-13511088
Helicopter crashes during Peru flood rescue
15 people have died after a military helicopter providing rescue services during severe flooding in south Peru crashed on Sunday.
Reported - 23/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjpv28g5ko
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/seven-children-killed-helicopter-crash-peru-b1272161.html
Cartel violence after top drug lord killed in Mexico
Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have unleashed a wave of violence across 20 Mexican states in revenge for the capture and killing of their leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho"
Reported - 23/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c795qgejzpxo
Lord Mandelson arrested
Lord Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was later released on bail.
Reported - 23/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cew8jde9pxqt
Pakistan launches strikes on Afghanistan
Pakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed at least 18 people, including women and children.
Reported - 22/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxgln3gnd6o
https://news.sky.com/video/pakistan-targets-militants-on-afghan-border-13510765
Man killed at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
A man has been shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, the Secret Service says.
Officers say the suspect was a white male carrying a shotgun and fuel canwhen he was stopped at one of the gates.
Reported - 22/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr57l3rj3yqt
Iran students stage anti-government protests
Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies since January's deadly crackdown by the authorities.
Reported - 21/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yj2kzkrj0o
Deadly avalanches in Austrian Alps
5 people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday.
Reported - 21/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yqgz2q58lo
https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/20/least-three-killed-avalanches-hit-across-austrian-alps-27019133/
French soldier dies after being shot in head
French soldier Brigadier Alexandre Lanckbeen has died after he was shot in the head while taking part in a game with other soldiers during a party.
Reported - 20/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4z25gl24eo
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/french-soldier-shot-drinking-game-b2924910.html
Trump brings in new 10% tariff
US President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10% global tariff to replace ones that were removed by a recent 6-3 Supreme Court decision, where the court held that the president had overstepped his powers
Reported - 20/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8146l0n55o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/trump-tariff-scotus-response
Mystery donor gives gold to Japanese city
The Japanese city of Osaka has received a donation to help fix its ageing water system in the form of 21kg (46lb) in gold bars.
Reported - 20/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ew5jlqz87o
Panel approves White House ballroom project
The US Commission of Fine Arts - largely made up of Trump appointmments - have overwhelmingly approved design plans for President Donald Trump's ballroom project at the White House.
Reported - 19/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07j8rv0l55o
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested
Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Reported - 19/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cvg192yp9geo
Son of Robert Mugabe arrested
Police in South Africa have arrested the youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former President Robert Mugabe, who is facing a charge of attempted murder.
Reported - 19/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jkx2pkyyro
Suspected Islamist raids on Nigerian villages
At least 34 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by suspected Islamist militants on several villages in north-western Nigeria.
Reported - 19/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrzgk57r9vo
Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills miners
At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state.
Reported - 18/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyk6nr80kxo
Peru's Congress removes president
Peru's Congress has ousted interim President José Jerí just four months after he took office for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen.
Reported - 18/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7gvdx457vo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/jose-maria-balcazar-elected-peru-interim-president
Arrests in France over death of student
9 people have been arrested in France following an investigation into the murder of a far-right nationalist student by suspected militants from the far-left.
Reported - 17/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj1qrqd47o
Multiple strikes on alleged drug boats by US military
Eleven people were killed in multiple strikes on three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean, the US military says.
Reported - 17/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5g2g56qggo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes
Spain apartment block fire
5 ypeople have died in a fire that broke out in a storage space in a residential block of flats in Manlleu, north-east Spain.
Reported - 17/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99jngpymyjo
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/fire-spain-manlleu-apartment-b2921827.html
Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses
A famous rock structure in Italy dubbed "Lovers' Arch" collapsed on Valentine's Day after days of heavy rain and strong winds.
Reported - 16/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd8elz20jpo
https://news.sky.com/story/italys-lovers-arch-collapses-into-the-sea-on-valentines-day-13508446
Swiss train derails
Five people have been injured after a train derailed in southern Switzerland, in an incident that could have been caused by an avalanche, police say.
Reported - 16/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg39g3xp1wo
US boards second tanker in Indian Ocean
The US military has boarded a second oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea where it was suspected of helping Venezuela avoid US sanctions.
Reported - 15/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge763d7j6o
Russia allegedly killed opposition leader with poison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the UK and European allies have said.
Reported - 15/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyk4lz4e3eo
Oil refinery fire in Cuba
A fire at an oil refinery in Havana has been contained, but adds strain to the deepening fuel crisis in Cuba.
Reported - 14/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge89x7re74o
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/14/fire-at-havana-oil-refinery-as-cubas-fuel-crisis-deepens
UN accuses paramilitary RSF of committing war crimes
More than 6,000 people were killed in just three days when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city of el-Fasher last year, according to victims and witnesses cited in a UN report.
Reported - 13/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c043753z7w3o
Kenya's border with Somalia set to re-open
Kenya's border with Somalia will re-open in April almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President William Ruto has announced.
Reported - 12/02/26
South Africa to deploy troops
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to help the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in the country.
Reported - 13/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q30d20lkqo
Australia's Liberal Party ousts leader
The first female leader of Australia's Liberal Party, Sussan Ley, has been ousted after just nine months in the job, losing a leadership ballot to her former shadow defence minister Angus Taylor.
Reported - 13/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5lmgdmy9mo
Two US Navy ships collide
A US Navy warship collided into a Navy supply vessel during a refuel operation, injuring 2.
Reported - 12/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62090j5qqjo
Boat sinks on Sudan's River Nile
At least 21 people have died after a passenger boat sank in River Nile state in northern Sudan.
Reported - 12/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp851zp41m5o
Kim Jong Un chooses heir
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir, South Korea's spy agency has announced.
Reported - 12/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0e1g7kwglo
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/kim-jong-un-north-korea-daughter-heir-b2918972.html
Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
8 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a school and home in the remote rural community of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia.
At least 25 others were injured at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. The suspect, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, was found dead at that scene from a self-inflicted gunshot injury.
Reported - 11/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e98w35qyjo
Suspected murder-suicides in Bulgarian mountains
Six people have been found dead in suspected murder-suicides in a mountain range in western Bulgaria, officials have said.
Reported - 11/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0xxgnx8ro
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/bulgaria-mysterious-deaths-mountains-petrohan-pass
Thai police arrest school gunman
Police in Thailand have ended a siege in a school after a man armed with a gun entered the building and fired shots, injuring at least 2 people.
Reported - 11/02/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vj364825qo
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