:A suspect is killed and multiple victims are reported in a [[mass shooting]] at an indoor [[ice rink]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], [[Rhode Island]], United States. [https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/multiple-people-shot-at-pawtucket-ice-skating-rink/ (WPRI-TV)]
:[[Jubaland Dervish Force|Jubaland forces]] and [[United States Africa Command|American troops]] conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] insurgents in [[Lower Juba]], [[Jubaland]], [[Somalia]]. [https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2026/Feb/wararka_maanta15-192881.htm (Hiiraan Online)] [https://horseedmedia.net/jubbaland-oo-soo-bandhigtay-warshad-alshabab-qaraxyada-u-samayn-jirtey/418927/ (Horseed Media)]
:[[Cuba]]'s [[Habanos S.A.]] suspends the annual [[Festivals_in_Havana#Habanos_Cigar_Festival|Habanos Cigar Festival]] in [[Havana]] amid a sharp decline in [[tourism in Cuba|tourists]] and a severe [[shortage]] of fuel due to the ongoing [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. blockade]]. [https://havanatimes.org/features/cuba-suspends-habano-cigar-festival-amid-spiraling-crisis/ (''Havana Times'')]
:[[Ukraine]]'s [[National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine|National Anti-Corruption Bureau]] arrest former [[Ministry of Energy (Ukraine)|energy minister]] [[German Galushchenko]] at the [[State Border of Ukraine|state border]] for his alleged involvement in a [[Ukrainian hryvnia|₴]]4 billion ([[US$]]100 million) [[Kickback (finance)|kickback]] scheme in the [[Energy in Ukraine|energy sector]]. [https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-ex-minister-named-in-corruption-scandal-arrested-as-tried-to-leave-country (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund agree to modify conditions for a proposed US$8.2 billion, four-year lending program, easing certain requirements including planned tax increases on entrepreneurs above a higher revenue threshold. (Reuters)
:[[Ukraine]] and the [[International Monetary Fund]] agree to modify conditions for a proposed [[US$]]8.2 billion, four-year lending program, easing certain requirements including planned [[Taxation in Ukraine|tax]] increases on entrepreneurs above a higher revenue threshold. [https://www.reuters.com/business/ukraine-imf-ease-conditions-new-82-billion-loan-program-2026-02-14/ (Reuters)]
:A suspect is killed and multiple victims are reported in a [[mass shooting]] at an indoor [[ice rink]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], [[Rhode Island]], United States. [https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/multiple-people-shot-at-pawtucket-ice-skating-rink/ (WPRI-TV)]
:[[Jubaland Dervish Force|Jubaland forces]] and [[United States Africa Command|American troops]] conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] insurgents in [[Lower Juba]], [[Jubaland]], [[Somalia]]. [https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2026/Feb/wararka_maanta15-192881.htm (Hiiraan Online)] [https://horseedmedia.net/jubbaland-oo-soo-bandhigtay-warshad-alshabab-qaraxyada-u-samayn-jirtey/418927/ (Horseed Media)]
:[[Cuba]]'s [[Habanos S.A.]] suspends the annual [[Festivals_in_Havana#Habanos_Cigar_Festival|Habanos Cigar Festival]] in [[Havana]] amid a sharp decline in [[tourism in Cuba|tourists]] and a severe [[shortage]] of fuel due to the ongoing [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. blockade]]. [https://havanatimes.org/features/cuba-suspends-habano-cigar-festival-amid-spiraling-crisis/ (''Havana Times'')]
:[[Ukraine]]'s [[National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine|National Anti-Corruption Bureau]] arrest former [[Ministry of Energy (Ukraine)|energy minister]] [[German Galushchenko]] at the [[State Border of Ukraine|state border]] for his alleged involvement in a [[Ukrainian hryvnia|₴]]4 billion ([[US$]]100 million) [[Kickback (finance)|kickback]] scheme in the [[Energy in Ukraine|energy sector]]. [https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-ex-minister-named-in-corruption-scandal-arrested-as-tried-to-leave-country (AFP via ''The Straits Times'')]
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund agree to modify conditions for a proposed US$8.2 billion, four-year lending program, easing certain requirements including planned tax increases on entrepreneurs above a higher revenue threshold. (Reuters)
:[[Ukraine]] and the [[International Monetary Fund]] agree to modify conditions for a proposed [[US$]]8.2 billion, four-year lending program, easing certain requirements including planned [[Taxation in Ukraine|tax]] increases on entrepreneurs above a higher revenue threshold. [https://www.reuters.com/business/ukraine-imf-ease-conditions-new-82-billion-loan-program-2026-02-14/ (Reuters)]
:The [[Japan]]ese [[Fisheries Agency (Japan)|fisheries agency]] seize a [[Fishing industry in China|Chinese fishing]] [[Fishing vessel|vessel]] and arrest its captain who failed to stop for inspection within [[Exclusive economic zone of Japan|Japan's exclusive economic zone]] off [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], marking the first such seizure since 2022. [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/308969/japan-confirms-seized-chinese-fishing-boat-arrested-skipper (AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]
:[[Japan|Japanese]] citizens vote to elect all 465 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], with the conservative ruling [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] winning an overwhelming majority. [https://apnews.com/article/japan-election-bbb322b4dc1dcad8f7373ba7aae4d535 (AP)]
:The death toll from [[severe weather]] in [[Japan]], including heavy [[snow|snowfall]], rises to 35 with at least 400 others injured, according to the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]]. [https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-35-killed-after-weeks-of-heavy-snowfall-in-japan-13503063 (Sky News)]
:[[Japan]] announces it has begun successfully drilling and retrieving deep-sea sediment containing [[rare earth mineral]]s near the remote island of [[Minamitorishima]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on [[China]] for critical minerals for use in its [[Defense industry of Japan|defense industry]] and [[Automotive industry in Japan|automotive industry]]. [https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16327883 (Asahi)]
:The [[Japan]]ese [[Fisheries Agency (Japan)|fisheries agency]] seize a [[Fishing industry in China|Chinese fishing]] [[Fishing vessel|vessel]] and arrest its captain who failed to stop for inspection within [[Exclusive economic zone of Japan|Japan's exclusive economic zone]] off [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], marking the first such seizure since 2022. [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/308969/japan-confirms-seized-chinese-fishing-boat-arrested-skipper (AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]
:[[Japan|Japanese]] citizens vote to elect all 465 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], with the conservative ruling [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] winning an overwhelming majority. [https://apnews.com/article/japan-election-bbb322b4dc1dcad8f7373ba7aae4d535 (AP)]
:The death toll from [[severe weather]] in [[Japan]], including heavy [[snow|snowfall]], rises to 35 with at least 400 others injured, according to the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]]. [https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-35-killed-after-weeks-of-heavy-snowfall-in-japan-13503063 (Sky News)]
:[[Japan]] announces it has begun successfully drilling and retrieving deep-sea sediment containing [[rare earth mineral]]s near the remote island of [[Minamitorishima]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on [[China]] for critical minerals for use in its [[Defense industry of Japan|defense industry]] and [[Automotive industry in Japan|automotive industry]]. [https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16327883 (Asahi)]
:The [[Japan]]ese [[Fisheries Agency (Japan)|fisheries agency]] seize a [[Fishing industry in China|Chinese fishing]] [[Fishing vessel|vessel]] and arrest its captain who failed to stop for inspection within [[Exclusive economic zone of Japan|Japan's exclusive economic zone]] off [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], marking the first such seizure since 2022. [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/308969/japan-confirms-seized-chinese-fishing-boat-arrested-skipper (AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]
:[[Japan|Japanese]] citizens vote to elect all 465 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], with the conservative ruling [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] winning an overwhelming majority. [https://apnews.com/article/japan-election-bbb322b4dc1dcad8f7373ba7aae4d535 (AP)]
:The death toll from [[severe weather]] in [[Japan]], including heavy [[snow|snowfall]], rises to 35 with at least 400 others injured, according to the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]]. [https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-35-killed-after-weeks-of-heavy-snowfall-in-japan-13503063 (Sky News)]
:[[Japan]] announces it has begun successfully drilling and retrieving deep-sea sediment containing [[rare earth mineral]]s near the remote island of [[Minamitorishima]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on [[China]] for critical minerals for use in its [[Defense industry of Japan|defense industry]] and [[Automotive industry in Japan|automotive industry]]. [https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16327883 (Asahi)]
:The [[Japan]]ese [[Fisheries Agency (Japan)|fisheries agency]] seize a [[Fishing industry in China|Chinese fishing]] [[Fishing vessel|vessel]] and arrest its captain who failed to stop for inspection within [[Exclusive economic zone of Japan|Japan's exclusive economic zone]] off [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], marking the first such seizure since 2022. [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/308969/japan-confirms-seized-chinese-fishing-boat-arrested-skipper (AFP via ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]
:[[Japan|Japanese]] citizens vote to elect all 465 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], with the conservative ruling [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] winning an overwhelming majority. [https://apnews.com/article/japan-election-bbb322b4dc1dcad8f7373ba7aae4d535 (AP)]
:The death toll from [[severe weather]] in [[Japan]], including heavy [[snow|snowfall]], rises to 35 with at least 400 others injured, according to the [[Government of Japan|Japanese government]]. [https://news.sky.com/story/at-least-35-killed-after-weeks-of-heavy-snowfall-in-japan-13503063 (Sky News)]
:[[Japan]] announces it has begun successfully drilling and retrieving deep-sea sediment containing [[rare earth mineral]]s near the remote island of [[Minamitorishima]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]], as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on [[China]] for critical minerals for use in its [[Defense industry of Japan|defense industry]] and [[Automotive industry in Japan|automotive industry]]. [https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16327883 (Asahi)]
:Two people are killed, including a child, and 12 others are injured in a [[Car bomb|motorcycle bombing]] near a police station in [[Bannu District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://news.sky.com/story/child-among-two-killed-in-pakistan-motorcycle-bomb-blast-13508176?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter (Sky News)]
:[[Jubaland Dervish Force|Jubaland forces]] and [[United States Africa Command|American troops]] conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] insurgents in [[Lower Juba]], [[Jubaland]], [[Somalia]]. [https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2026/Feb/wararka_maanta15-192881.htm (Hiiraan Online)] [https://horseedmedia.net/jubbaland-oo-soo-bandhigtay-warshad-alshabab-qaraxyada-u-samayn-jirtey/418927/ (Horseed Media)]
:[[Cuba]]'s [[Habanos S.A.]] suspends the annual [[Festivals_in_Havana#Habanos_Cigar_Festival|Habanos Cigar Festival]] in [[Havana]] amid a sharp decline in [[tourism in Cuba|tourists]] and a severe [[shortage]] of fuel due to the ongoing [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. blockade]]. [https://havanatimes.org/features/cuba-suspends-habano-cigar-festival-amid-spiraling-crisis/ (''Havana Times'')]
:Eight people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion and fire at a [[fireworks]] store in [[Donghai County]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]. [https://english.news.cn/20260215/793ffe5cdb0a4431aa14202751921779/c.html (Xinhua)]
:[[Myanmar]]'s [[Military rule in Myanmar|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 crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] against [[National Defence and Security Council (Myanmar)|the junta]]. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-expels-timor-leste-representative-over-war-crimes-case-5932976 (AFP via CNA)]
:Two people are killed, including a child, and 12 others are injured in a [[Car bomb|motorcycle bombing]] near a police station in [[Bannu District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://news.sky.com/story/child-among-two-killed-in-pakistan-motorcycle-bomb-blast-13508176?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter (Sky News)]
:[[Jubaland Dervish Force|Jubaland forces]] and [[United States Africa Command|American troops]] conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] insurgents in [[Lower Juba]], [[Jubaland]], [[Somalia]]. [https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2026/Feb/wararka_maanta15-192881.htm (Hiiraan Online)] [https://horseedmedia.net/jubbaland-oo-soo-bandhigtay-warshad-alshabab-qaraxyada-u-samayn-jirtey/418927/ (Horseed Media)]
:[[Cuba]]'s [[Habanos S.A.]] suspends the annual [[Festivals_in_Havana#Habanos_Cigar_Festival|Habanos Cigar Festival]] in [[Havana]] amid a sharp decline in [[tourism in Cuba|tourists]] and a severe [[shortage]] of fuel due to the ongoing [[United States embargo against Cuba|U.S. blockade]]. [https://havanatimes.org/features/cuba-suspends-habano-cigar-festival-amid-spiraling-crisis/ (''Havana Times'')]
:Eight people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion and fire at a [[fireworks]] store in [[Donghai County]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]. [https://english.news.cn/20260215/793ffe5cdb0a4431aa14202751921779/c.html (Xinhua)]
:[[Myanmar]]'s [[Military rule in Myanmar|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 crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] against [[National Defence and Security Council (Myanmar)|the junta]]. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-expels-timor-leste-representative-over-war-crimes-case-5932976 (AFP via CNA)]
