Senior Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan denied in an NRK television interview aired between 10:46 PM UTC on February 12 and 12:45 AM UTC on February 13, 2026, that Hamas killed civilians on October 7, claiming Israel carried out the Nova festival massacre and fabricated eyewitness accounts and bodycam footage, according to an X post by @chalavyishmael summarizing the interview.

Russia stated it is analyzing options to help Cuba face its energy crisis and pressure from the United States, but assured no escalation with President Donald Trump's government, according to Diario de Cuba as reported by journalist Mario J. Pentón in a post at approximately 12:15-12:45 AM UTC on February 13, 2026.

The US Embassy in Santo Domingo closed its DEA office in the Dominican Republic on February 12, 2026, while condemning corruption, according to an Associated Press report shared by journalist Danica Coto at approximately 11:59 PM UTC within the past hour (https://x.com/danicacoto/status/2022067296953565683; https://apnews.com/article/dominican-republic-us-embassy-dea-closed-corruption-54591d738da054d32375b8096b485af8).

Rep. Ro Khanna demanded on X that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately unredact a redacted email from Jeffrey Epstein files, calling it a direct violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act co-sponsored with Rep. Thomas Massie, in a post timestamped within the 29-minute reporting window from 11:45:44 PM to 12:15:34 AM UTC on February 13, 2026.