Monday

February 16, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sudanese civil war

Kordofan Campaign

Twenty-eight people are killed in a drone strike on a crowded market outside Sodari, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Al Arabiya English)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two people are killed, including a child, and 12 others are injured in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Sky News)

Business and economy

The Pikachu Illustrator Card, a Pokemon Trading Card, sells at auction for $16,492,000, breaking the record for the most expensive collectible card ever sold. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed, 10 others are trapped and some escape in a fire at a chemical factory in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India. (NDTV)

Six people are killed and 46 others are injured when a bus overturns on the BR-153 near Marília, São Paulo, Brazil. (Al Jazeera)

At least 42 people are injured, including 10 critically, in a fire at an industrial unit in Faridabad, Haryana, India. (Hindustan Times)

Five people are injured when a passenger train derails near Goppenstein, Ferden, Valais, Switzerland. (BBC News)

Law and crime

2026 Pawtucket shooting

Three are killed, including the suspect, and three others are injured in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. (WPRI-TV)

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