# Emergency events
The US military operation in the Caribbean region has already cost nearly $3 billion.
The US operation around Venezuela, which ended with the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, was accompanied by a large-scale deployment of the navy and air force. According to Bloomberg's estimates, since August 2025, the cost of the deployment has approached $3 billion, reaching over $20 million per day at its peak.
Avalanche hits railway line in Switzerland: passenger train derails, casualties reported
In the canton of Valais in south-western Switzerland, an avalanche caused a passenger train to derail. According to preliminary data, five people were injured and traffic on the section has been temporarily suspended.
In Norway, searches conducted at former Council of Europe secretary general's home in connection with Epstein case
The Norwegian Economic Crime Authority is investigating Thorbjørn Jagland, who has been named as a suspect in a case involving serious corruption offences linked to American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Two US Navy ships collided off the coast of South America during refuelling
The American destroyer USS Truxtun collided with the supply ship USNS Supply during a refuelling operation at sea. As a result of the incident, two servicemen suffered minor injuries, both ships continued on their way, and the causes of the accident are being investigated.
The Vulcan Centaur rocket launched space surveillance satellites into orbit for the US military.
The Vulcan Centaur rocket made its fourth launch and delivered two GSSAP satellites for the US Space Force into geostationary orbit. The mission launched on 12 February at 4:22 a.m. Eastern Time from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
A scheme involving the illegal transportation of men through Transnistria for $7,500 was uncovered in Odessa.
Operatives from the Odessa Border Guard Detachment shut down a channel for the illegal departure of men across the Transnistrian segment of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. The two organisers charged $7,500 for their services and received the money in three instalments.
The White House ignores Latnik's ties to Epstein: the minister confirmed lunch on the island but denied close contacts
US Trade Minister Howard Lattnik admitted that in 2012 he had lunch with Jeffrey Epstein's family on his private island, but said he had no deep ties with him. Despite the new details from the released materials, the White House is showing full support for the official.
Starmer refused to resign amid crisis over Mandelson appointment
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that he will not resign despite calls for his resignation over the scandal surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
The US has released a document about Trump's call to the police in the Epstein case
A new document released by the US Department of Justice shows that Donald Trump called the Palm Beach police in the mid-2000s after the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein began and claimed that many people knew about his actions.
In New York, 18 people died due to extreme cold weather, some of the victims were found right on the street.
One of the longest cold spells in decades in the largest city in the United States has led to human casualties, forcing authorities to declare emergency measures and urgently expand assistance to the homeless.
Maxwell refused to testify before the US Congress in the Epstein case, citing the Fifth Amendment.
Jeffrey Epstein's former associate Ghislaine Maxwell did not answer a single question during her interrogation in the US Congress, which drew sharp criticism from lawmakers and suspicions of an attempt to obtain a presidential pardon.
The US intercepted the tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean for violating sanctions
The US military conducted a maritime operation against a sanctioned tanker attempting to deliver oil from Venezuela to China, despite Washington's increased controls.
