Five European nations announced that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin, according to NPR News. The countries made the announcement on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, and two other European nations issued the statement, blaming the Kremlin for the poisoning. Navalny's work reaches Russian audiences by way of a new satellite channel, according to NPR News.
In other news, actress Jennifer Garner's organic food brand, Once Upon a Farm, recently went public with a valuation of $724 million, as reported by Fortune. Garner began her career earning just $150 a week as an understudy in a New York theater. "I certainly never expected to be in front of a camera one day of my life," Garner told The Independent.
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri, known for his embrace of bold flavors, has his limits when it comes to food, according to Fox News. Fieri avoids certain dishes that are surprisingly common in everyday diets.
Presidents Day, observed on the third Monday of February, honors the birthday and legacy of George Washington, the first U.S. President, according to Time. The holiday is celebrated through patriotic parades, historical reenactments, and readings of major presidential speeches. "Its a really good opportunity to reflect on the origins of the presidential office and what was intended by Washington and the other framers at the Constitutional Convention," Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, told TIME.
Finally, for those seeking alternatives to Google's Android operating system, Wired reported that several projects remove Google and its services from the system. These projects offer privacy-conscious users options beyond Apple's iOS.
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