Ethiopia factional fighting threatens return to civil and regional war

Security concerns for Africa’s most populous country and neighbouring Eritrea increase as fragile peace looks set to unravel

Source: Financial Times

Record-breaking France defeat Scotland to claim Six Nations title

France swept to the Six Nations title with a record-strewn 35-16 victory over Scotland on Saturday. The win put Les Bleus one point above England, whose 68-14 rout of Wales …

Source: France 24

Serbia: Protesters flood Belgrade with Vucic under pressure

Students, farmers and military veterans joined possibly the largest anti-government rally in Belgrade's history to demand accountability for a deadly canopy collapse in Novi Sad.

Source: Deutsche Welle

As consumers fret, executives have been talking a little less about inflation — and more about this

Despite consumer sentiment hitting a 29-month low by one measure, executives have focused less on inflation — and more on AI — during their quarterly earnings calls.

Source: MarketWatch

Nightclub fire kills at least 51, injures 100

The blaze broke out around 2:35 a.m. during a concert by a local pop group at the Pulse nightclub, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters.

Source: CBS News

Children Try to Cheer Pope Francis During His Hospital Stay

Dozens of young people gathered under the pontiff’s windows at the Gemelli hospital to offer wishes for a quick recovery.

Source: New York Times

‘Great to see our friends arrive’: SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to bring back stranded Nasa astronauts

The arrival of four astronauts will allow Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return to Earth after nine months on the International Space Station

There were emotional scenes of smiling …

Source: The Guardian

How to spot phony $1,400 IRS stimulus payment offers and protect your data

While $1,400 stimulus check money is real, getting texts from the IRS about it isn't.

Source: CNBC

Farage reportedly met Cummings for ‘friendly chat about the general scene’

Pair recently met to discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other political matters, Sunday Times says

Nigel Farage has reportedly met Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s adviser turned nemesis, after the …

Source: The Guardian

Essex couple’s £1,500 fine for reporting Channel stowaway is cancelled

Adrian and Joanne Fenton hit with penalty after calling police when they found a boy hiding inside bike-rack cover

A couple who were fined £1,500 after reporting a boy who …

Source: The Guardian

At least 16 people dead in blast from suspected old bomb in Syria

Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly one million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Aime Cesaire: The Poetics of Negritude

Confronting History through Negritude.

Source: Al Jazeera