The edition of
Wednesday 11 February 2026
13 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
The Volgograd refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is ablaze with multiple explosions reported after being attacked overnight by Ukrainian drones. Volgograd International Airport is closed in response to the attack.
A crowd linked to the Southern Transitional Council attempts to storm a local government building in Ataq, Yemen. Security forces open fire, killing five people and wounding 39 more.
Two pilots are killed after assailants shoot at a landing Smart Air flight in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia, carrying 15 people. Another person is killed after a convoy is attacked.
Four people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian airstrike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
The United States Armed Forces withdraws from the al-Tanf military base, handing it over to the Syrian Armed Forces.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration briefly issues a halt to all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas, due to a balloon that was mistaken for a drone.
Politics
Barbadians vote to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly.
Business
British International Investment suspends all future investments with DP World after their CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was revealed to have maintained close ties with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including an exchange in 2009 in which he was revealed as the recipient of an email saying "I loved the torture video" from Epstein.
The Inter-American Development Bank announces that it will provide US$1.3 billion in financing to El Salvador in 2026, targeting housing and tourism.
The Law
The Constitutional Court of Slovakia suspends a criminal code amendment that would bar courts from accepting testimony from cooperating witnesses who previously provided false statements.
A security guard is killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a technical college in Anapa, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
Environment
At least 15 people are killed, six others are rescued and six are reported missing when a ferry capsizes on the Nile River in Shendi District, River Nile State, Sudan.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 11 February 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.