February 19, 2026 (Thursday)

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Disasters and accidents

Sixteen people are killed and several others are injured after a gas explosion which then caused the building to collapse in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Six people are killed and another is injured when a fire engine plunges off a cliff in Xinhua County, Hunan, China.

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At least four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck transporting liquid gas crashes and explodes in Santiago, Chile.

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Five miners are trapped underground in a diamond mine after a mudslide in Kimberley, South Africa.

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Eighteen people are killed and three others are injured when two trucks collide head-on near Port Said, Egypt.

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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024.

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Acting president of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez signs a general amnesty bill into law, enabling the release of hundreds of political prisoners.

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In the United Kingdom, police arrest former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He is later released from police custody.

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Ski mountaineer Oriol Cardona wins the men's sprint event and captures Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal in 54 years.

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