Two people, including a child, were killed in a motorcycle bomb blast near a police station in Bannu, Pakistan, on Monday, February 16, 2026, according to local authorities. The attack, which also injured a dozen others, occurred in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
The incident in Pakistan was one of several significant events reported on Monday. In Mexico, the number of disappearances surged by 200% over the past decade, with over 130,000 people currently considered missing or disappeared, as reported by The Guardian. One such case involved Ángel Montenegro, a 31-year-old construction worker who went missing in August 2022. Demonstrations demanding justice for the missing continue, as seen in a rally in Mexico City on September 26, 2025, according to a photograph from AnadoluGetty Images.
Meanwhile, in Syria, Kurdish authorities released 34 Australian relatives of ISIL fighters from the Roj camp, who were then flown to Australia from Damascus. A director of the camp confirmed the handover to family members who had traveled to Syria for the release, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Elsewhere, the family of an Iranian protester was forced to pay for the bullet that killed their son, according to Sky News. Nasrin, whose nephew Hooman was killed during protests, shared the painful details, stating, "They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son." The 37-year-old had joined demonstrations against the regime in Lahijan when he was killed.
Also on Monday, the Trump administration faced accusations of "purposefully muddying the waters" by releasing a list of hundreds of names mentioned in the Epstein files, according to Sky News. The list, sent to Congress by Attorney General Pam Bondi, included high-ranking politicians and celebrities, though being named did not suggest any wrongdoing.
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