Europe Worries Trump Poses Threat to Its Financial and Tech Sovereignty
European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.
Day: February 12, 2026
Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of opera’s most-watched new stars
Tenor Pene Pati has emerged from a childhood in Samoa and New Zealand to become one of opera’s most-watched new stars.
Macron courts controversy by appointing loyalists to lead key French institutions
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday nominated his budget minister Amélie de Montchalin to lead the country’s top audit body – a position she could hold for decades to come. Critics say this part of a growing bid by Macron to lock down nation…
Arctic Sentry: Europe takes the lead in NATO Arctic security mission
At Thursday’s NATO meeting in Brussels, US Secretary of State Pete Hegseth was absent, highlighting concerns about America stepping back from the alliance. European allies announced Arctic Sentry, a new mission to strengthen Arctic security amid Russi…
Death row inmate executed after killing two men over nightclub spat
His attorneys had argued that he suffered from PTSD due to childhood trauma
Family heartbroken to learn their NICU videos are being used by scammers online: ‘It sent me spiraling’
The mom gained tens of thousands of followers sharing about her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter before imposters started trying to profit off her story
Two babies found dead in freezer in ‘cursed’ French village where uncle gunned down his nephew in cold blood
THE remains of two babies have been discovered in the same “cursed” village where a man brutally gunned down his own nephew. The remains of the two babies were found in the freezer of a house as part of a major investigation. Cops have arrested a woman…
Russia blocks WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed alternative on citizens
The messaging platform WhatsApp says Russia has “attempted to fully block” its service inside the country, “to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app.”
Who is Jesse Van Rootselaar? What we know about the Tumbler Ridge school shooter
Canadian authorities have identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the person responsible for one of the deadliest school shootings in the country’s recent history, a rampage that left nine people dead, including the shooter.
Cyclone Gezani kills dozens, displaces thousands in Madagascar
At least 38 people have died in Madagascar after Cyclone Gezani tore through the coastal city of Toamasina with winds of up to 250 km/h. The country’s leader appealed for “international solidarity” in the face of the catastrophe.