Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Armed Forces says it has conducted an airstrike on a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-says-it-struck-vessel-caribbean-killing-three-2026-02-14/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two electricians are killed and five other people are injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on energy infrastructure and a residential area in Belgorod, Russia. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrainian-missile-attack-kills-two-russias-belgorod-governor-says-2026-02-13/

Business and economy

UAE-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 offender Jeffrey Epstein, whom he exchanged hundreds of emails with over a decade. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce82xgd2g3yo

Disasters and accidents

Three people are killed and 22 others are injured in a fire at a residential building in Budakeszi, Hungary. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/fire-budapest-suburb-kills-3-cd1bb728691c443cf101c6042a3cddcf

Politics and elections

Angus Taylor replaces Sussan Ley as Leader of the Opposition following a leadership spill in the Liberal Party. Ley subsequently resigns from politics, triggering a by-election in her Farrer seat. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/13/australia-politics-live-liberals-leadership-spill-vote-angus-taylor-sussan-ley-libspill-anthony-albanese-indigenous-apology-anniversary-ntwnfb