Germany: Munich car ramming suspect had 'Islamist motive'

The car ramming into a rally in the Bavarian capital on Thursday has left at least 36 injured, German authorities said. Munich's prosecutor said there was no evidence linking the …

Source: Deutsche Welle

US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers

Agencies say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts and create crises at national parks

The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the …

Source: The Guardian

Culture is a major tourist draw for the UK — let’s start charging to preserve it

Rather than introduce paid museum entry as the Louvre plans to do, a UK hotel tax should help fund our global collections

Source: Financial Times

Russian court orders US citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in custody

A Moscow court has ordered a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in pre-trial detention for 30 days, the Moscow courts press service said Saturday, days after a Moscow-Washington …

Source: NBC News

Tennis' top-ranked Jannik Sinner gets a 3-month ban in doping case settlement

Sinner accepted the ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. The timing of the ban means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments.

Source: NPR

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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

What's it like to report from the Panama Canal?

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the …

Source: NPR

Germany: Refugees stigmatized as anti-migrant wave swells

After deadly knife attacks involving suspects with an immigrant background, curbing immigration has come to dominate Germany's election campaign. Psychologists warn against stigmatizing refugees.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Why Europe's southern periphery props up eurozone growth

The 20 countries that use the euro are languishing in stagnation, with recession-plagued Germany weighing heavily on them. Surprisingly, the only silver lining is emerging in Portugal, Spain, and Greece. …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Hamas to free three more hostages: Men among 80 residents taken from Nir Oz kibbutz

Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages on February 15 and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return. Militants in the southern Gaza Strip paraded the three hostages …

Source: France 24

A man stabbed 5 people in Austria, killing 1 in what police described as a random attack

A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured.

Source: NBC News