Headlines for February 18, 2026

U.S. Military Says It Carried Out Strikes on Three Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 11 People, Iran’s Foreign Minister: U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Have Agreed on “Guiding Principles” on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” Released from Iranian Prison, Peru’s Congress Impeaches Interim Peruvian President José Jerí, Federal Judge Blocks Efforts by Trump Administration to Rearrest Kilmar Ábrego García, Immigration Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin Announces Her Resignation, Two-Month-Old Baby Detained at ICE Jail in Dilley, Texas, Deported Along with His Family, Tarique Rahman Sworn In As Bangladesh’s New Prime Minister, Independent Journalist Georgia Fort and Activist Trahern Crews Plead Not Guilty in Federal Court in Minnesota, “Late Show” Host Colbert Blasts Trump Admin After CBS Pulls Interview with Texas Democrat Talarico