Almanac
February 2026
28 days, the opening story of each.
- 28SaturdayIsrael launches an attack on Iran, calling it a preemptive strike, killing several Iranian high-ranking officials including supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
- 27FridayTwo people are killed and 49 more injured after a tram derails in Milan, Italy, and crashes into pedestrians and a building.
- 26ThursdayGreen Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win.
- 25WednesdaySeven people are killed and ten others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a fertilizer plant just outside of Dorogobuzh in Smolensk Oblast, Russia.
- 24TuesdayThe Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia accuses France and the United Kingdom of preparing to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, prompting the Russian foreign…
- 23MondayHugo César "El Tuli" Macías Ureña, a right-hand man of El Mencho, who coordinated attacks after his death, is confirmed killed in a shootout with authorities.
- 22SundayNemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and six other gunmen are killed during a security operation carried out by the Mexican…
- 21SaturdayUkrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another missile strikes a…
- 20FridayAt least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One Hezbollah leader has…
- 19ThursdayIn the United Kingdom, police arrest royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender…
- 18WednesdayPhilippine vice president Sara Duterte announces her candidacy in the next presidential election.
- 17TuesdayAn annular solar eclipse lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from Antarctica for the first time since 2014. It was also observed in the Southern Ocean, and…
- 16MondayEleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
- 15SundayWidespread power outages are reported by authorities in several oblasts in Russia, including Belgorod and Bryansk, following a large-scale Ukrainian missile and drone…
- 14SaturdayBrazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins gold at the men's giant slalom, becoming the first Brazilian and first South American athlete to win a medal at a Winter…
- 13FridayUAE-based DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem resigns and leaves the company with immediate effect amid controversy over his connection to convicted American sex…
- 12ThursdayFormer Norwegian prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland is charged with gross corruption over connections with American sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
- 11WednesdayBritish International Investment suspends all future investments with DP World after their CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was revealed to have maintained close ties with…
- 10TuesdayCanadian pensions funder La Caisse suspends all future ventures with multinational logistics company DP World following the disclosure by the U.S. Department of Justice…
- 9MondayHong Kong opposition figure Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating a national security law following a two-year trial. Eight others, including six…
- 8SundayMona Juul, Norway's ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, resigns after the foreign ministry opened an inquiry into her past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, amid media reports…
- 7SaturdayThe mandate for the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti expires, with the powers of the presidency transferred to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who…
- 6FridayThe wreckage of an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante operating a cargo flight for Agape Flights that went missing yesterday is found in Jérémie, Grand'Anse, Haiti. Both pilots…
- 5ThursdayAn explosion at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India, kills at least 25 people.
- 4WednesdayPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison's longtime chairman Brad S. Karp resigns after emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein are published.
- 3TuesdayThe Metropolitan Police of Greater London, UK, launches an investigation into House of Lords peer Peter Mandelson following allegations of misconduct in public office.
- 2MondayThree people are killed when a DA40 Diamond Star light aircraft crashes in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.
- 1SundayIn tennis, Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz defeats Serbian player Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5, to win his first Australian Open title…