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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154260" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_front_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Eastern Ukraine campaign</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure" target="_blank">Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloviansk_Thermal_Power_Plant" target="_blank">Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant</a> engineers are killed and another is injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone attack</a> on a vehicle in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykolaivka%2C_Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Mykolaivka</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast" target="_blank">Donetsk Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-kills-3-ukrainian-power-engineers-1771324972.html" target="_blank">(RBC-Ukraine)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are injured and buildings and vehicles are damaged in large-scale Russian strikes on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy_Oblast" target="_blank">Sumy Oblast</a>, Ukraine. <a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-massively-strikes-ukraine-s-sumy-region-1771331693.html" target="_blank">(RBC-Ukraine)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_co-operation_and_guidance_for_shipping%23United_Kingdom_Maritime_Trade_Operations" target="_blank">United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations</a> says a vessel and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiff" target="_blank">skiff</a> exchanged small-arms fire southwest of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden" target="_blank">Aden</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-886960" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed and 29 others are injured in a more than 30-vehicle <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-vehicle_collision" target="_blank">pileup</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo%2C_Colorado" target="_blank">Pueblo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" target="_blank">Colorado</a>, United States. <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/pueblo-county-colorado-pileup-crash-today-least-4-killed-25-involving-more-30-vehicles-poor-conditions-tuesday/18612844/" target="_blank">(WLS-TV)</a> <a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/i-25-crash-videos-car-pileup-pueblo-colorado-deaths-watch-article-153632041" target="_blank">(Times Now)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least three servicemen are reportedly killed and several others are injured in an explosion at a military commandant's building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sertolovo" target="_blank">Sertolovo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Oblast" target="_blank">Leningrad Oblast</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>. <a href="https://news.az/news/explosion-reported-at-military-building-in-russias-leningrad" target="_blank">(News.Az)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/deadly-explosion-rocks-russian-military-site-near-st-petersburg" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States%E2%80%93Iran_crisis" target="_blank">2026 United States–Iran crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> partially closes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> for several hours due to military exercises and warns the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> to avoid a military escalation. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/17/tehran-threatens-us-and-closes-hormuz-for-drills-amid-nuclear-talks" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-shut-hormuz-strait-few-hours-tuesday-iranian-media-confirms-2026-02-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An 18-year-old is arrested after running towards the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol" target="_blank">United States Capitol</a> building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a>, United States, with a loaded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun" target="_blank">shotgun</a>, multiple rounds of ammunition and a tactical vest. <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/police-respond-to-security-concern-at-us-capitol-uscp-lower-west-terrace-politics-democrats-republicans-tourists-man-with-a-gun-rifle-threat-arrest-breaking-president-trump-political-leaders-capitol-building" target="_blank">(WJLA-TV)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%AD" target="_blank">Impeachment of José Jerí</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru" target="_blank">President of Peru</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%AD" target="_blank">José Jerí</a> is removed from office by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru" target="_blank">Peruvian congress</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/perus-congress-votes-oust-president-jeri-2026-02-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_17%2C_2026" target="_blank">Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annular_solar_eclipse" target="_blank">annular solar eclipse</a> lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica" target="_blank">Antarctica</a>, for the first time since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_29%2C_2014" target="_blank">2014</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean" target="_blank">Southern Ocean</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_Ocean" target="_blank">South Indian Ocean</a>, and partially observed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" target="_blank">Africa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" target="_blank">Argentina</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" target="_blank">Chile</a>. <a href="https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2026Feb17Aprime.html" target="_blank">(EclipseWise)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-february-0d15bb4cd43a8b7eccf6daf7748c5a4a" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://hub.pl/nauka/news-wyjatkowe-zacmienie-slonca-ziemska-gwiazda-zgasnie-na-ponad-,nId,8066195#ref" target="_blank">(hub.pl)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_17" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154260, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_front_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Eastern Ukraine campaign[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*]Three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloviansk_Thermal_Power_Plant']Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant[/URL] engineers are killed and another is injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone attack[/URL] on a vehicle in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykolaivka%2C_Donetsk_Oblast']Mykolaivka[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk_Oblast']Donetsk Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-kills-3-ukrainian-power-engineers-1771324972.html'](RBC-Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least six people are injured and buildings and vehicles are damaged in large-scale Russian strikes on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy_Oblast']Sumy Oblast[/URL], Ukraine. [URL='https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-massively-strikes-ukraine-s-sumy-region-1771331693.html'](RBC-Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_co-operation_and_guidance_for_shipping%23United_Kingdom_Maritime_Trade_Operations']United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations[/URL] says a vessel and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiff']skiff[/URL] exchanged small-arms fire southwest of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden']Aden[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-886960']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least four people are killed and 29 others are injured in a more than 30-vehicle [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-vehicle_collision']pileup[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo%2C_Colorado']Pueblo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado']Colorado[/URL], United States. [URL='https://abc7chicago.com/post/pueblo-county-colorado-pileup-crash-today-least-4-killed-25-involving-more-30-vehicles-poor-conditions-tuesday/18612844/'](WLS-TV)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/i-25-crash-videos-car-pileup-pueblo-colorado-deaths-watch-article-153632041'](Times Now)[/URL] [*]At least three servicemen are reportedly killed and several others are injured in an explosion at a military commandant's building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sertolovo']Sertolovo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Oblast']Leningrad Oblast[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]. [URL='https://news.az/news/explosion-reported-at-military-building-in-russias-leningrad'](News.Az)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/deadly-explosion-rocks-russian-military-site-near-st-petersburg'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States%E2%80%93Iran_crisis']2026 United States–Iran crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] partially closes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] for several hours due to military exercises and warns the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] to avoid a military escalation. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/17/tehran-threatens-us-and-closes-hormuz-for-drills-amid-nuclear-talks'](Euronews)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-shut-hormuz-strait-few-hours-tuesday-iranian-media-confirms-2026-02-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]An 18-year-old is arrested after running towards the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol']United States Capitol[/URL] building in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL], United States, with a loaded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun']shotgun[/URL], multiple rounds of ammunition and a tactical vest. [URL='https://wjla.com/news/local/police-respond-to-security-concern-at-us-capitol-uscp-lower-west-terrace-politics-democrats-republicans-tourists-man-with-a-gun-rifle-threat-arrest-breaking-president-trump-political-leaders-capitol-building'](WJLA-TV)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%AD']Impeachment of José Jerí[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru']President of Peru[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%AD']José Jerí[/URL] is removed from office by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_Republic_of_Peru']Peruvian congress[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/perus-congress-votes-oust-president-jeri-2026-02-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_17%2C_2026']Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annular_solar_eclipse']annular solar eclipse[/URL] lasting up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds is visible from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica']Antarctica[/URL], for the first time since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_29%2C_2014']2014[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean']Southern Ocean[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_Ocean']South Indian Ocean[/URL], and partially observed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa']Africa[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina']Argentina[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile']Chile[/URL]. [URL='https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2026Feb17Aprime.html'](EclipseWise)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-february-0d15bb4cd43a8b7eccf6daf7748c5a4a'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://hub.pl/nauka/news-wyjatkowe-zacmienie-slonca-ziemska-gwiazda-zgasnie-na-ponad-,nId,8066195#ref'](hub.pl)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_February_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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