Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
The US president increases the global tariff rate from 10% to 15% under emergency authority, effective 21 February 2026, with a 150-day limit. Exemptions apply to goods under existing trade agreements and certain sectors under separate review.
Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 12 people and injured 33, targeting Hezbollah and Hamas locations in the Bekaa Valley and Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, with a Hezbollah military leader reported dead.
President Trump directed Pentagon and other agencies to begin identifying and releasing government files on extraterrestrial life and UAPs, citing public interest and disputed claims about prior disclosures.
American e-commerce company eBay announces it will acquire Depop from Etsy for $1.2 billion, merging two of the largest secondhand e-commerce platforms in the world.
Two Palestinians, one a child, were killed in separate Israeli attacks in Gaza, while access to medical evacuation via Rafah remains severely restricted.
A vessel and a skiff engaged in small-arms fire 70 nautical miles southwest of Aden, Yemen, according to UKMTO. The incident occurred near a region with ongoing maritime tensions.
Three Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant engineers are killed and another is injured in a Russian drone attack on a vehicle in Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
The Met Office issued a weather warning for snow and ice across parts of Northern Ireland on 14 February 2026, with snow expected to melt by Sunday morning.