US demands Europe sets out arms and troops support for postwar Ukraine

Call for detailed proposals as European leaders seek role in Trump-Putin talks

Source: Financial Times

Nigerian lawmakers approve $200 million to offset shortfall from US health aid cuts

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country with more than 200 million people, was among the top ten recipients of aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development in 2023. USAID's funding …

Source: France 24

What to expect at the 2025 Berlinale

The Berlin International Film Festival kicks off on February 13 with a new Tom Tykwer drama and a tribute to Tilda Swinton, as well as Timothee Chalamet among many other …

Source: Deutsche Welle

This chart of Clive Palmer’s spending shows one reason we need political donation reforms

Changes to political donation rules are moving through parliament, and one man will be affected the most

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Source: The Guardian

MI5 investigates use of Chinese green technology in UK

Concern has grown at Beijing’s potential hold on strategic assets

Source: Financial Times

Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting

As wildfires get worse, firefighters are struggling to combat blazes and remain in a job with poor labour conditions.

Source: Al Jazeera

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

Inside Serbia's student protest movement

The student movement in Serbia makes decisions by direct democracy and debates matters for hours on end, yet everything runs like clockwork. What drives the students? What are their goals? …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Accused of lying to parliament, French PM Bayrou vows to help probe Catholic school sex abuse

French Prime Minister François Bayrou, who has been accused of lying to parliament for having denied that he was aware of long-running allegations of child sexual abuse at a Catholic …

Source: France 24

DR Congo: M23 rebels seize second airport

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi called for Rwanda to be "blacklisted" as rebel forces claimed more territory in the eastern part of Congo. The M23 rebels are backed by the Rwandan …

Source: Deutsche Welle

STIs in Europe: Gonorrhea and syphilis hit record highs

Sexually transmitted infections are rising in Europe, especially gonorrhea and syphilis, among younger adults. But one STI has seen a huge drop in cases, and scientists don't know why.

Source: Deutsche Welle

The girls playing football in remote Pakistan

Anna Huix’s photographs capture a tournament that triumphed against the odds

Source: Financial Times