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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 10:54 PM ET

CBS News - World

Belgium accuses U.S. envoy of disinformation for antisemitism claim -- Belgian authorities call the U.S. ambassador's intervention in the case of three Jewish religious figures "dangerous disinformation."

10 hours ago

Epstein survivor tells CBS News how she was trafficked, and assaulted -- Juliette Bryant says not long after meeting Jeffrey Epstein, he assaulted her, and she realized, "this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped."

11 hours ago

Iran calls talks with U.S. "more constructive" as Trump's threat looms -- Iran and the U.S. traded threats and warnings even as negotiators sat down to discuss a deal to avert a war, but Tehran says "we now have a clearer path ahead."

13 hours ago

Russia hammers Ukraine again as U.S. brokers 3rd round of peace talks -- The U.S. is brokering a 3rd round of Russia-Ukraine talks, but there's little hope of a breakthrough to end the deadliest war on European soil in 80 years.

14 hours ago

Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, wins gold in 5th Olympic appearance -- Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women's monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games. -- Feb 16

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Canada's Megan Oldham takes gold in freestyle big air, Eileen Gu takes silver -- Defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu took silver in freeski big air at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Canada's Megan Oldham won the gold medal on Monday night. -- Feb 16

6 hours ago

21-year-old man facing terrorism charges in Taylor Swift concert attack plot -- Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in 2024. -- Feb 16

8 hours ago

Team USA headed to women's hockey gold medal game at Winter Olympics -- Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week. -- Feb 16

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Malinin hints at "inevitable crash" amid Olympic pressure, online hate -- Team USA star skater Ilia Malinin, after multiple falls at the Winter Games, speaks of a struggle to "stay sane through the endless insurmountable pressure." -- Feb 16

11 hours ago

U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orban -- Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orban is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally. -- Feb 16

12 hours ago

Police say kidnapped grandfather likely mistaken for crime network figure -- Australian police say a Sydney grandfather was taken from his home by assailants who likely thought he was involved in a "criminal world." -- Feb 16

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Israel's neighbors condemn "de facto beginning" of West Bank annexation -- Israel has approved numerous measures on the occupied West Bank seen widely as part of an effort by Netanyahu's government to annex the Palestinian territory. -- Feb 16

15 hours ago

Navalny's mom calls for justice as Russia rejects dart frog poison claim -- Late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's mom says a European assessment that he was poisoned in prison "confirms what we knew from the very beginning." -- Feb 16

16 hours ago

U.S. military boards another oil tanker after tracking it from Caribbean -- U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker​ in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon says. -- Feb 16

18 hours ago

8 dead in blast, blaze in fireworks shop in China ahead of Chinese New Year -- An explosion and fire at a fireworks shop in eastern China has killed eight people and left two others with minor burns ahead of the Chinese New Year, authorities said. -- Feb 16

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