Armed conflicts and attacks

Two pilots are killed after assailants shoot at a landing Smart Air flight in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia, carrying 15 people. Another person is killed after a convoy is attacked. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/two-killed-after-civilian-airplane-shot-landing-indonesias-papua-police-say-2026-02-11/

Business and economy

The Inter-American Development Bank announces that it will provide US$1.3 billion in financing to El Salvador in 2026, targeting housing and tourism. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/idb-president-says-el-salvador-receive-13-billion-2026-2026-02-12/

Disasters and accidents

At least 15 people are killed, six others are rescued and six are reported missing when a ferry capsizes on the Nile River in Shendi District, River Nile State, Sudan. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/sudan-nile-ferry-capsize-bce9efafe1b6520eb03fcfe4b210c9c0

International relations

The United States Federal Aviation Administration briefly issues a halt to all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas, due to a balloon that was mistaken for a drone. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/faa-close-airspace-el-paso-texas-airport

Law and crime

The Constitutional Court of Slovakia suspends a criminal code amendment that would bar courts from accepting testimony from cooperating witnesses who previously provided false statements. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/slovak-court-pauses-legal-change-limiting-cooperating-witness-testimony-2026-02-11/

Politics and elections

Barbadians vote to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/11/mia-amor-mottley-on-course-for-third-term-as-barbados-heads-to-the-polls