Brazil’s Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America’s first Winter Olympics medal : NPR

Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, celebrates winning a gold medal for an alpine ski, men’s giant slalom race, as silver medalist Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt, right, and bronze medalist Switzerland’s Loic Meillard applaud, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP BORMIO, Italy — … Read more

US army launches retaliatory strikes on dozens of ISIL targets in Syria | Syria’s War News

Operation Hawkeye has killed and captured more than 50 ISIL fighters after hitting about 100 targets. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States forces have carried out a series of strikes against ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria in … Read more

Israelis accused of using military secrets to place Polymarket bets : NPR

An example of Polymarket trades on military operations between Israel and Iran. Prosecutors in Israel have not identified which trades in particular are under investigation. Polymarket / Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Polymarket / Screenshot by NPR Israeli authorities have arrested several people and charged two on suspicion of using classified information to … Read more

Bezalel Smotrich’s gradual struggle to annex the West Bank for Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s recent move to deepen its control of the illegally occupied West Bank has drawn criticism from around the world, seen as a step towards the annexation of the Palestinian territory. But for one of the men behind Sunday’s announcement, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, it marks a definite step forward in his long-running journey … Read more

Jordan Stolz opens his bid for 4 golds by winning the 1,000 meters in speedskating : NPR

Gold medallist Jordan Stolz of the U.S. celebrates after the men’s 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP MILAN — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate … Read more