Armed conflicts and attacks

Gunmen launch simultaneous attacks on three communities in Niger State, Nigeria, killing at least 32 people and kidnapping a number of others. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-gunmen-attacks-three-communities-49da427eba9ef5991bf58fe9773fed4b

International relations

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists' accreditation in response to a Reuters article on February 10 that alleged the Ethiopian military was supporting the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese civil war by running secret training camps for its fighters. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ethiopia-revokes-accreditation-reuters-journalists-2026-02-14/

Law and crime

The United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands assess that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison after being poisoned by epibatidine, a neurotoxin found in South American poison dart frogs. (NBC News)

• https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-poisoned-deadly-dart-frog-rcna259064

Sports

Brazilian 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 Olympics in history. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/milan-cortina-games-giant-slalom-4a398d8b2f01749dccf4bc48d1fc2899