What Trump’s assault on USAid means for the world – podcast

What will the world look like without US foreign assistance? Nesrine Malik reports

“My community, living here in the refugee camp, is already vulnerable,” Sahat Zia tells Lucy Hough. …

Source: The Guardian

Hundreds of foreigners freed from Myanmar's scam centres

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has pledged to close scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border.

Source: BBC

Suspect in Christmas cake poisoning found dead in jail cell

The Brazilian woman had been accused of murdering three members of her husband's family on Christmas Eve.

Source: BBC

Car plows into Munich crowd in ‘suspected attack,’ authorities say

The driver, a 24-year-old Afghan man whose asylum application had been denied, was immediately detained. Germany has been on high alert after other recent attacks.

Source: Washington Post

Ancient Roman basilica unearthed on central London construction site

Archaeologists say the remnants of an ancient Roman basilica unearthed in the heart of London are "one of the most significant discoveries" in years.

Source: CBS News

Nearly 30 injured after man drives vehicle intro crowd in Munich

Police say at least 28 people were hurt Thursday when a man drove a vehicle into a union demonstration in Munich, Germany. A local official says it appears to have …

Source: CBS News

Musk calls for government to "delete entire agencies"

Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in …

Source: CBS News

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Source: The Economist

US to have seat at Chagos talks, says Mauritian PM

Navin Ramgoolam says the acceptance of a US presence shows he is willing to find common ground.

Source: BBC

Almost 30 wounded in suspected vehicle ramming attack in Munich

A regional official says a man drove a car into a crowd in Munich in a suspected attack that has left almost 30 people wounded.

Source: CBS News

Bowen: Zelensky forced to face tough new reality after Trump-Putin phone call

Many world leaders, including Ukraine's President Zelensky, are finding the world is more uncertain under new US leadership.

Source: BBC

Trump sparks elation in Moscow, but some caution against overexuberance

Russian officials cheered the phone call between Trump and Putin as a victory for their view that the United States and Russia alone should decide Ukraine’s fate.

Source: Washington Post