A boat flying the US flag invaded the territorial waters of Cuba, its crew opened fire on Cuban border guards, the Cuban Interior Ministry reported. The incident occurred on the morning of February 25 near the El Pino canal in the province of Villa Clara. A boat with Florida license plates violated the rules and was found in Cuban territorial waters. When Cuban border guards approached the ship, the crew of the American boat began shooting at them.

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone on the evening of February 25 with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky. Axios journalist Barak Ravid was the first to report the negotiations, citing a source. Soon Zelensky’s office was informed about the call. The President of Ukraine himself said that the negotiations also included representatives of the US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are taking part in peace negotiations with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina and members of the government discussed “many, many hours” about solving the problem of the Russian budget deficit, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during the government’s annual report to State Duma deputies for 2025. The meeting, according to Mishustin, took place on February 24. The Kremlin has not previously reported such a meeting, the Agency notes .

Highlights from The New Yorker article The Google Maps service has turned into a kind of database and social network, with the help of which relatives of Russian soldiers who disappeared in the Russian-Ukrainian war are trying to find them. The New Yorker magazine published a detailed article about this. Often, the family of a soldier who is killed, injured or missing is not told anything about it. A sign that something has happened to him is usually that he stops communicating via telegram.

He may have tried to commit suicide Stian Lysberg Solum / AP / Scanpix / LETA Thorbjörn Jagland and his lawyer Anders Brosvet during a search of Jagland's apartment in Oslo, February 12, 2026 Norwegian politician Thorbjørn Jagland, who was recently accused of corruption due to contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, was hospitalized. The publication iNyheter reported, citing his lawyer Anders Brosvet, that 75-year-old Jagland tried to commit suicide.

Police in Germany detained a suspect in the murder of Andrei Portnov, a former associate of Viktor Yanukovych, the press service of the Spanish National Police reported. Spanish authorities believe that the detainee is the direct perpetrator of the murder. He, as investigators believe, shot Portnov in May 2025. He was detained in the city of Heinsberg (North Rhine-Westphalia). The name of the suspect and his biographical information are not officially disclosed.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation proposed to charge a fee for obtaining reference values ​​of exact time. The corresponding document is posted on the portal of draft legal acts, and The Bell drew attention to it. The notice of the beginning of the development of the bill refers to high-precision signals synchronized with atomic clocks - the primary state standard. These signals are used in financial infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, transport and defense.

We tell the story of the king's scandalous brother - from heroism at the front to friendship with Epstein, corruption and expulsion from the family Phil Noble / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Andrew Windsor after interrogation. February 19, 2026 On the morning of February 19, British police detained Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York, brother of the British King Charles III.

Stand-up comedian Nurlan Saburov gave his first concert after the ban on entry into Russia. The performance took place on the island of Phuket in Thailand, Ksenia Sobchak reports in her telegram channel “Bloody Lady”. Some of Saburov's jokes were dedicated to his ban on entry into Russia. “I think a lot of people came to the concert, but most came here to see a criminal. In my opinion, even Zelensky does not have such a ban. 50 years old.

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze decided to declare Russian orientalist Andrei Lankov persona non grata in the country based on information available to the national security authorities. The Latvian Foreign Ministry reported this in response to a request from Meduza.

One thousand four hundred and sixty-third day. In the Smolensk region, seven people died during an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on a nitrogen fertilizer plant Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

The Russian missile attack on Kyiv on December 27, 2025 was visible from the International Space Station. The profile site about space Universe Space Tech drew attention to this. The corresponding video appeared on the AstronautiCast YouTube channel, which publishes original time-lapses based on videos and photographs taken on the ISS and published by NASA. This five-minute video was compiled from 3,300 photographs taken by astronaut Kimiya Yui's camera.

First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov received the title of Hero of Russia. This became known from the publication of the press service of the Russian Guard. It says that the head of the department, Viktor Zolotov, “on behalf of the personnel of the Russian Guard, congratulated Denis Manturov on his birthday and conferment of the highest rank.” The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, also announced the award to Manturov, who turned 57 on February 23.

On the Wildberries marketplace, iPhone cases with photographs of children holding signs saying “I’m addicted to heroin” and “I’m ***** hashish” were found on sale. The telegram channel “Caution, News” writes about this with reference to users who complained about the propaganda of drugs using memes. The cards for these products contained positive reviews. The Wildberries press service reported that cards with covers have already been blocked.

Ivan Dorn - “Kissing Another.” BG - “Don’t stand over your soul, mom.” “Komba BAKH” - “Fragmentation”. Husky - "Bullet Fool" “First Quarter” is a podcast about iconic Russian-language songs that were released from 2001 to 2025. Journalist and author of the book “When We Sing, the Wind Rises” Alexander Gorbachev talks about tracks that help to understand what was happening with music in Russia and with the country as a whole.