Trump's spending cuts target probationary workers. What does the status mean?

As the Trump administration carries out mass firings of the federal workforce in a push to slash government spending, its targeting probationary workers. Here's what to know about the employee …

Source: NPR

Left Party gains confidence as German election nears

With rising poll numbers and renewed purpose, the socialist Left Party is increasingly confident of making it back into the Bundestag. It's a turnaround that few predicted.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing

Ukraine's president expresses concern that Washington may no longer be a 'strategic partner' to Kyiv.

Source: Al Jazeera

How renewables boom could mitigate global climate change

Renewable energy already generates one-third of the world's electricity, with China leading the pack. Is the momentum enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels?

Source: Deutsche Welle

Australia news live: Dutton suggests teal MPs ‘will never come our way’ in event of a hung parliament; poll points to Coalition wave in outer suburbs

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• Analysis: With a cost-of-living election to fight, Dutton strikes a delicate balance on the ‘trans debate’
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Source: The Guardian

More than 25 people arrested in Lebanon after attack on UN convoy

More than 25 people have been arrested in Lebanon after a convoy carrying United Nations peacekeepers came under attack on Friday. The force’s outgoing deputy commander and a Nepalese soldier …

Source: France 24

German rugby aims to punch ticket to first World Cup

Germany's men have a chance to make rugby history in 2025. A strong outing at the European championship could see them qualify for the World Cup in two years' time.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Volodymyr Zelensky calls for European army as US backing questioned

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on February 15 for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in …

Source: France 24

Gunfire and looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance

Residents in the Congolese city tell the BBC they are hiding in their homes as the rebels advance.

Source: BBC

MSC 2025: Townhall discusses 'a plan for Ukraine'

European top diplomats discuss what a plan for Ukraine could look like. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected working with the far right after a divisive speech by US VP …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Ex-Reform UK employees issue claims for alleged unpaid wages

Reform says claims brought by former workers — who say they were dismissed after the election — are ‘fraudulent’

Source: Financial Times

Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison

CBS News this week got a first-hand look at El Salvador's notorious Center for the Confinement of Terrorism, a prison that could soon house deportees from the U.S. Lilia Luciano …

Source: CBS News