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Who: Aleksei Vladimirovich Kolosovsky, a 42-year-old former taxi driver from rural Russia. When and where: incidents in 2024–2026 across Poland, Lithuania, Britain and Germany. What happened: European officials link a criminal network he led to arson attacks, an IKEA fire and plots to place incendiary devices on cargo planes. Result: Western security services say his … Read more

Four years after President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” on 24 February 2022, the conflict with Ukraine has reshaped life inside Russia in multiple, tangible ways. Combat deaths verified by the BBC and independent Russian outlet MediaZona exceed 186,000, a toll that eclipses recent Soviet-era conflicts and has had domestic economic, social and … Read more

President Donald Trump has publicly demanded that Netflix remove Susan Rice from its board or face “consequences,” escalating his involvement in the high‑stakes takeover fight over Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The warning, posted on his Truth Social account, targeted Rice — a former national security adviser to Barack Obama and ex‑U.S. ambassador to the United … Read more

On 22 February 2026, reports emerged that Nintendo has begun refunding some customers who requested returns for the Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition upgrade on Nintendo Switch 2. Community videos circulating on YouTube allege the Switch 2 upgrade introduced degraded textures and aggressive upscaling that, in many cases, make the game look worse than the … Read more

On Feb. 22, 2026 in Livigno, Italy, Eileen Gu successfully defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title, delivering a 94.75 on her final run to capture gold. The 22-year-old, American-born but competing for China, extended a streak that now totals six medals across her Winter Games career. The victory came on a bright, rescheduled Sunday at … Read more

Lead Canada captain Sidney Crosby will not be in the lineup for Sunday’s Olympic gold medal game in Milan. The 38-year-old missed the semifinal against Finland after suffering a lower-body injury in the quarterfinal versus Czechia. Team doctors and coaches, following on-site imaging and multiple specialist consultations, concluded he could not play. The decision followed … Read more

Lead Early on Saturday morning a man in his 20s was shot and killed by US Secret Service agents after breaching the inner security perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach residence. The encounter occurred at about 01:30 ET (06:30 GMT) when agents and a Palm Beach County deputy confronted the intruder near the … Read more

Lead On Feb. 21, 2026, global oil traders sharply increased hedging activity as the market registered its strongest start to a year since 2022. Supply disruptions and sanctions that thwarted expectations of a glut pushed Brent futures above $72 a barrel, a seven-month high. The surge in options and futures volumes reflects growing concern about … Read more

Lead This week’s storms and hazardous winter conditions have produced a lethal streak on the Lake Tahoe slopes: at least 15 people have died on Tahoe-area runs and backcountry routes since Jan. 1, 2026. The count rose after an avalanche on Tuesday at Castle Peak killed nine members of a guided backcountry group, the deadliest … Read more

Kentucky left Auburn with a stinging defeat after a late offensive rebound and basket gave the Tigers the lead in the final seconds. The final sequence — and a disputed push-off call (or non-call) — dominated headlines and a furious postgame reaction from Kentucky coach Mark Pope. Still, the Wildcats created multiple self-inflicted problems across … Read more

In Milan-Cortina 2026, Norway closed the Winter Games with a record 40 medals, including 18 golds, as cross-country star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo captured a sixth gold in the men’s 50-kilometer mass start. The victory on Feb. 22, 2026, reinforced Norway’s dominance at the Games and offered a welcome shift in public attention after a series … Read more

Lead: Authorities on Saturday confirmed recovery of nine bodies from an avalanche that struck a backcountry ski party near Castle Peak in the Sierra Nevada this week, the deadliest such event in modern California history. The group of 15—including four professional guides—had set out last Sunday as the region braced for a major blizzard and … Read more

Who: No. 10 Illinois (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten) travels to face UCLA (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten). When & where: Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m. CT, Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles; TV on FOX with Tim Brando and Jim Jackson. What: Illinois brings a historically efficient offense (KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency 132.3) and a 22-5 overall … Read more

As the 2026 midterm cycle approaches, analysts warn that an unprecedented wave of mid‑decade redistricting has sharply reduced the number of genuinely competitive U.S. House contests, shifting decisive power into low‑turnout primaries and narrowing voter influence over who controls Congress this November. Cook Political Report senior analyst David Wasserman says only 18 of 435 seats … Read more

Zoe Atkin, 23, clinched Olympic bronze in the women’s halfpipe at Livigno on Sunday, delivering Team GB its fifth medal of the Milan–Cortina 2026 Games. The result completed a family arc: Atkin had watched her sister Izzy stand on the Olympic podium in 2018 and had long targeted the same finish. Atkin posted a final … Read more