Former President Barack Obama responded to a social media post by Donald Trump that depicted him and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, calling the behavior "deeply troubling," according to ABC News. The post, which was taken down after calls from both sides of the aisle, was addressed by Obama during an interview with podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
In the same interview, as reported by Fox News, Obama also addressed the question of extraterrestrial life, stating, "They're real, but I haven't seen them." He further clarified that aliens were not being held at Area 51, a Nevada Air Force base.
Meanwhile, the UK and its European allies have accused Russia of using a poison derived from a dart frog toxin to kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny, two years after his death in a Siberian penal colony, as reported by BBC World. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that "only the Russian government had the means, motive and opportunity" to carry out the act. Moscow has dismissed the findings as an "information campaign."
In other news, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured European leaders that the US does not plan to abandon the transatlantic alliance, despite existing tensions, according to BBC World. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Rubio said the US and Europe's destiny "will always be intertwined." He added, "We do not seek to separate, but to revitalise an old friendship and renew the greatest civilisation in human history."
The state of South Carolina is facing challenges related to its growing population, the advancement of artificial intelligence, and the proliferation of data centers, according to the NY Times. The governor is pushing for small nuclear reactors and the revival of a half-built nuclear plant to power these data centers, which could lead to rising electricity costs and environmental stress.
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