Since October, U.S. federal judges across the country have issued at least 4,421 decisions finding that immigration detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is illegal, according to a Reuters analysis of court data. Despite this, President Donald Trump's administration continues to detain people for long periods of time as part of a mass deportation campaign. We are talking about a wave of lawsuits to check the legality of detention.

The Israeli government on February 15 approved the resumption of land registration procedures in Area C of the West Bank for the first time since 1967. The decision was announced by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

VERONICA III is a crude oil tanker included in the US Treasury sanctions list as a vessel associated with the transportation of Iranian oil in circumvention of restrictions. It was listed in March 2024 as part of expanded sanctions against Iran's shadow fleet. The sanctions documents indicate that the ship is associated with the Chinese company SHANGHAI FUTURE SHIP MANAGEMENT CO LTD, which is also subject to American restrictions.

Britain will deploy a carrier strike group to the North Atlantic and Arctic this year to bolster security in the region. “A powerful show of force involving Royal Navy warships, F-35 fighter jets and helicopters is aimed at deterring Russian aggression and protecting vital undersea infrastructure,” the British government said in a statement on its website. The number of Russian warships threatening UK waters is said to have increased by 30% over the past two years.

Three months ago, Israeli private detective Michael Greenberg was detained in Dubai on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Russian crypto-entrepreneur Roman Novak and his wife Anna. This was reported by Israeli media citing sources. There have been no official statements from the authorities of the United Arab Emirates. The couple were kidnapped and killed, and their dismembered bodies were discovered in November 2025 in a desert area in the UAE.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington does not question the conclusions of five European countries that Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a highly toxic substance found in samples of his biomaterials. He said this on February 15 at a press conference in Bratislava during a visit to Slovakia, Reuters reports . “We are certainly familiar with this report. This is a disturbing report. We know about Mr.

The US military is preparing for a prolonged military operation against Iran in case President Donald Trump orders an attack. Reuters writes about this with reference to two American officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. On February 17, negotiations between the United States and Iran will take place in Geneva. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet with representatives of Tehran, with representatives of Oman acting as mediators.

Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, as part of Operation Midas, detained the former Minister of Energy while attempting to cross the state border. “Primary investigative actions are ongoing,” the NABU statement said . The department does not name the detainee. RBC-Ukraine writes , citing its own sources, that we are talking about German Galushchenko.

A criminal case has been opened in Armenia against the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II. The day before, lawyer Ara Zohrabyan announced this, and later the information was confirmed by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, publishing a corresponding statement on its website.

Norwegian skier Johannes Klebo won the ninth gold medal of his career at the Olympics in Italy, according to the Games website. On February 15, the Norwegian team won the 4x7.5 km cross-country skiing relay, ahead of France (silver) and Italy (bronze). For Klebo, this gold was the fourth at the current Olympics. The total number of Olympic gold medals won by Klebo throughout his career reached nine. Previously, no athlete in the history of the Winter Games managed to become a nine-time champion.

MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Society Maria Volokh , Alexander Leonidovich 15 February 2026 After the harsh suppression of the January protests in Iran, repression continues: mass arrests, searches, death sentences and pressure on the families of detainees. Local residents are confused, but still trying to fight. Many Iranians still hope for a US military strike and consider it the only way to destroy the ayatollahs' regime.

The cost of deploying US armed forces in the Caribbean as part of Operation Southern Lance, which led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, approached $3 billion by mid-February, Bloomberg reports , citing its own calculations and Pentagon data. The publication estimates that at its peak, from mid-November to mid-January, daily costs for the ships involved exceeded $20 million. At the height of the deployment, about 20% of the US Navy's surface fleet was located in the region.

News The Insider February 15, 2026 Aurus Senat at the inauguration of Vladimir Putin, 2018. Photo: FSO The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Anton Alikhanov, announced on February 11 that the project to create a unified modular platform (UMP) for the Russian automotive industry has been frozen indefinitely due to a lack of money in the Russian budget.