Welcome. This is a news podcast composed of dozens of brief news reports, for you to listen hands-free while driving or in other situations. Today's episode includes:

0:00 Lovers' Arch Collapses on Valentine's Day

1:52 Israeli Spy Thriller Producer Found Dead in Athens Hotel

3:03 Kyiv's fastest gains since 2023

4:06 Far-right monologue sparks violence at German theatre

5:07 British skiers killed in French Alps

6:20 North-west Nigeria villages attacked, 32 killed

7:29 Rhode Island ice rink shooting kills two

8:35 Kim Jong-un unveils housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine war

10:15 Sydney Stabbing Leaves One Dead, Two Injured; Man Arrested

11:31 Austria files terrorism charges in Taylor Swift concert plot

12:47 DHS Faces Partial Shutdown as Funding Expires

13:59 US, China Continue Anti-Drug Intelligence Talks

15:05 Europe Pushes Back on Trump's "America First"

16:49 Vanuatu Rocked by Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake

17:47 Geneva to Host Ukraine Peace Talks as Russia Signals Political Shift

19:22 China Opens Visa-Free Travel for UK and Canadian Citizens

20:29 Ramadan Fasting Likely to Begin Thursday

21:11 Australia Rules Out Aid for ISIS Relatives in Syrian Camp

22:41 Hyatt Chairman Steps Down Amid Epstein Ties

23:47 India Targets New Champion Sectors for Growth

26:17 Indian AI Investment Boom Expected

27:24 AI spending fears hit big tech valuations

29:06 VW Targets 20% Cost Reduction by 2028

30:34 BrewDog Explores Sale, Angering Punk Investors

31:38 UK Banks Plan Visa/Mastercard Alternative

33:08 X Platform Suffers Third Major Outage This Year

34:17 UK Inflation Drops, Rate Cuts Expected

35:48 AI to End Hourly Billing, Says Microsoft South Asia President

37:13 India AI Summit Overcrowded, Prototypes Missing

37:55 Meta and WhatsApp Challenge Irish Media Levy in Court

39:23 KPMG Partner Fined for AI Cheating

40:51 Card Giants Replace OTPs With Passkeys

42:49 India eyes mandatory pension for gig workers

44:12 US Jobs Surge in January

45:23 US Inflation Cools to 2.4% in January

46:41 Ambani Showcases Jio's AI Ecosystem to PM Modi

47:50 India's wholesale inflation dips to 3.85% in February

49:19 Larger Tax Refunds Expected as Filing Season Starts

50:58 Aroeve Air Purifiers Recalled Over Fire Risk

52:09 Army Seeks Autonomous Drones for Chemical Weapon Cleanup

53:47 Pentagon to Deploy 200 Troops to Nigeria

54:50 US Sends Aircraft Carrier to Middle East

55:50 Space Force Exceeds Recruiting Goal Early

56:29 Slovakia in talks with US for four more F-16 jets

57:28 Australia Funds AUKUS Submarine Yard

58:42 USS Mason Commander Relieved for Loss of Confidence

59:36 USS Truxtun Collides with Support Ship During Resupply

1:00:26 New Zealand targets Super Eight with win over Canada

1:01:31 Pathum Nissanka's Century Seals Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup Win Over Australia

1:02:41 Barca's title hopes dented by Lamine's penalty miss in Girona loss

1:03:36 Miura/Kihara Win Olympic Pairs Figure Skating Gold in Comeback

1:04:32 Lin Yun-Ju Stays Eighth, Cheng I-Ching Re-Enters Top 20 in Latest Table Tennis Rankings

1:04:54 Edwards Named All-Star MVP

1:06:07 LeBron James Unsure if 23rd Season is His Last

1:07:19 Taiwanese skier Zhang Tian sets historic record at Winter Olympics

1:08:26 Team GB Snowboard Cross Historic Gold

1:09:21 Judge Anxious About Yankees' Reinforcements

1:10:06 Fujitsu Launches AI Platform for Automated Software Development

1:11:31 Apple Launches New Video Podcast Experience

1:12:50 3D Printed Drone Batteries

1:14:05 Smart Mushroom Farming in Tianjin

1:15:06 FBI Accessed Disabled Nest Cam Footage

1:16:27 Macau Science and Tech Center to Open in Q2

1:17:11 Android Quick Share Gets AirDrop-Like Features

1:18:47 India AI Summit Shapes Global Governance

For audio transcript and source of each story, see: https://nitenews.online/summary/en/2026-02-17.html

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