Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026 An annular solar eclipse lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from Antarctica, for the first time since 2014, the Southern Ocean, and the South Indian Ocean, and partially observed in Africa, Argentina, and Chile.
United States Capitol An 18-year-old is arrested after running towards the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., United States, with a loaded shotgun, multiple rounds of ammunition and a tactical vest.
2026 United States–Iran crisis Iran announces the temporary and partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to military exercises and warns the United States to avoid a military escalation.
Sertolovo At least three servicemen are reportedly killed and several others are injured in an explosion at a military commandant's building in Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
Pileup At least four people are killed in a more than 30-vehicle pileup in Pueblo, Colorado, United States.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says a vessel and a skiff exchanged small-arms fire southwest of Aden, Yemen.
Russo-Ukrainian war At least six people are injured and buildings and vehicles are damaged in large-scale Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Three Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant engineers are killed and another is injured in a Russian drone attack on a vehicle in Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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2026 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.
Passenger train Five people are injured when a passenger train derails near Goppenstein, Ferden, Valais, Switzerland.
Faridabad At least 42 people are injured, including ten critically, in a fire at an industrial unit in Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Manlleu Five people are killed and five others are injured in a fire at a five-story apartment building in Manlleu, Catalonia, Spain.
BR-153 Six people are killed and 46 others are injured when a bus overturns on the BR-153 highway near Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bhiwadi Seven people are killed, 10 others are trapped and some escape in a fire at a chemical factory in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India.
Pikachu A Pikachu Illustrator Card, a "Pokémon" trading card, sells at auction for US$16,492,000, breaking the record for the most expensive collectible card ever sold.
Insurgency 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.
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.
Colombian 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.
Sudanese civil war Twenty-eight people are killed in a drone strike on a crowded market outside Sodari, North Kordofan, Sudan.
2026 NASCAR Cup Series In stock car racing, 23XI's Tyler Reddick wins the 68th running of the Daytona 500.
Israeli occupation of the West Bank The Cabinet of Israel approves new measures to expand land registration in the occupied West Bank and facilitate land purchases by Israeli settlers.
Operation Midas Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrest former energy minister German Galushchenko at the state border for his alleged involvement in a ₴4 billion (US$100 million) kickback scheme in the energy sector.
62nd Munich Security Conference The Philippines signs military defense cooperation pacts with Estonia and Italy at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. The agreements will particularly expand cooperation in cybersecurity and capacity building for their respective armed forces.
Myanmar–Timor-Leste relations Myanmar's military government orders Timor-Leste's chargé d'affaires to leave the country within a week after the Chin Human Rights Organization reported that Timor-Leste initiated a universal jurisdiction case alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity against the junta.
Shopping mall One person is killed and 13 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Marib, Marib Governorate, Yemen.
Skiers Two skiers are killed and another is injured in an avalanche on the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
Nelamangala Five people are killed and several others are injured when a car jumps a meridian and collides with a bus near Nelamangala in Karnataka, India.
Fireworks Eight people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion and fire at a fireworks store in Donghai County, Jiangsu, China.
Khairpur district Eleven people are killed and eight are injured after a bus collided with a trailer in Khairpur district, Pakistan.
2026 Cuban crisis Cuba's Habanos S.A. suspends the annual Habanos Cigar Festival in Havana amid a sharp decline in tourists and a severe shortage of fuel due to the ongoing U.S. blockade.
Sudanese civil war Three people are killed and several others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a hospital in Sennar State, Sudan.
Somali Civil War Jubaland forces and American troops conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 al-Shabaab insurgents in Lower Juba, Jubaland, Somalia.
Russo-Ukrainian war Widespread power outages are reported by authorities in several oblasts in Russia, including Belgorod and Bryansk, following a large-scale Ukrainian missile and drone attack on Russian power stations. Bryansk Oblast governor Alexander Bogomaz confirms the regional capital Bryansk has lost most of its electricity and heat supply.
Middle Eastern crisis Four people are killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in Majdal Anjar, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Lebanon–Syria border.