Deadly conflicts, legal challenges, and ongoing searches dominated the news on Monday, February 9, 2026. From the war in Sudan to a high-profile murder case in France and the search for a missing woman in Arizona, several significant stories unfolded across the globe.
In Sudan, the United Nations reported that deadly drone strikes on civilians continued in the Kordofan region, the latest front line in the nearly three-year conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk painted a grim picture of the ongoing violence. (Source 1)
Meanwhile, in France, prosecutors faced a perplexing murder case. DNA found on a gun matched both identical twins, Samuel and Jeremy Y, who were on trial for a double gang murder in September 2020 and several attempted murders the following month. The pair were accused of killing 17-year-old Tidiane B. (Source 2)
Across the globe in New Zealand, a white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers in 2019 sought to overturn his guilty plea, claiming he was irrational when he entered it. Brenton Tarrant, 35, appeared in court in Wellington via video link, arguing that prison conditions had forced him to plead guilty. He called the conditions "torturous and inhumane." (Source 3)
In other news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the U.S. had set a June deadline for Kyiv and Moscow to end the war, even as Washington and Russia discussed significant economic deals. (Source 4)
Finally, the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, entered its second week. The 84-year-old grandmother was last seen by her family on January 31 in the Tucson, Arizona, area. (Source 5)
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