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Global News Brief
Key Events and Developments for February 10, 2026
By Open Chronicle Staff with Agencies
Americas
The US military carried out a strike on a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, according to US Southern Command. Officials said intelligence confirmed the vessel was operating along known narcotics routes. Two suspected traffickers were killed, and one survived. The Trump administration has expanded military operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in recent months as part of its counter-narcotics strategy.
In Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will continue humanitarian assistance to Cuba while exploring options to resume oil shipments to the island.
A severe climate crisis in northern Colombia has triggered a humanitarian emergency, with atypical rainfall breaking historical February records.
Europe
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he is gravely concerned about Israel’s decision to expand administrative and enforcement measures in Areas A and B of the occupied West Bank. He warned that the move erodes prospects for a two-state solution and described Israel’s continued presence in Palestinian territories as destabilizing and unlawful.
The United Kingdom strongly criticized Israel’s latest measures in the West Bank, saying they breach international law and risk undermining peace. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected calls to resign amid political pressure linked to the Peter Mandelson scandal, while his communications director Tim Allan stepped down.
In the eurozone, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said inflation is expected to stabilize at the 2 percent target in the medium term. The ECB recently held its key policy rate steady at 2 percent for the fifth consecutive meeting.
Middle East
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on ongoing nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Fidan also said airstrikes would not lead to the collapse of Iran’s regime.
US President Donald Trump is reportedly opposed to Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, even as tensions rise following new Israeli measures. Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich visited the town of Ni’lin in the central West Bank a day after the government announced expanded control decisions.
Africa
The International Organization for Migration said 53 irregular migrants, including two babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat capsized off Libya’s coast near Zuwara. Only two survivors were rescued. The UN agency described the incident as another deadly tragedy along the Central Mediterranean migration route.
Eastern Europe
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 1,400 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating amid continued Russian airstrikes targeting infrastructure.
Asia Pacific
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her party’s strong election performance provides a mandate for significant policy shifts.
South Caucasus
Armenia and the United States signed a joint statement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy following talks between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and US Vice President JD Vance in Yerevan, marking the first visit by a sitting US vice president to the country.