Day in Photos: Flooding in France, EU Leaders Meeting, and Vulcan Rocket Launch
Emergency services evacuate a resident from her home in an inflatable boat in La Réole, south-western France, on Feb. 12, 2026, as storm Nils triggers exceptional flooding along the Garonne river with authorities maintaining red alert status across the Gironde department. The storm swept across several regions of France, causing the death of a truck driver in the Landes and damage, leaving 850,000 homes without electricity. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Flooding in France, EU Leaders Meeting, and Vulcan Rocket Launch

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Guests, including German actress and model Gizem Emre, pose for photographers as they arrive on the red carpet for the premiere of the film “No Good Men” presented in the Berlinale Special Gala section and opening the 76th Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, in Berlin, on Feb. 12, 2026. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
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A resident uses a flashlight as he walks during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid the Russia–Ukraine war, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 12, 2026. Gleb Garanich/Reuters