University leaders in England call for rethink over rising ‘regulatory burden’

Exclusive: Vice-chancellors say Office for Students’ plans for next five years will financially harm smaller institutions

University leaders have urged England’s higher education regulator to rethink its priorities, saying that …

Source: The Guardian

Why Uganda's iconic crested crane faces extinction

The population of the national bird is declining partly due to encroachment on wetlands by farmers.

Source: BBC

How Elon Musk is boosting far-right politics across the globe

Elon Musk has encouraged right-wing political movements, policies and administrations in at least 18 countries.

Source: NBC News

Rubio says Iran is ‘behind every terrorist group’ as he vows full U.S. support for Netanyahu

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran remains the “single greatest source of instability” in the Middle East and threw his full support behind Israeli.

Source: NBC News

Bolsonaro camp in Brazil hopes to capitalise on the ‘Trump effect’

Brazil's right-wing hero and former president Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for office until 2030 following his conviction on abuse of power charges after his supporters stormed parliament on …

Source: France 24

What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Source: BBC

Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Palestinian as Gaza human shield: Report

With an explosive cord tied on his neck, the senior was forced by army to scout buildings, and shot dead on his release.

Source: Al Jazeera

Who are the Palestinians released by Israel in exchange for hostages?

More than 700 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. They include convicted militants, activists and a journalist.

Source: Washington Post

One year since Alexei Navalny’s death, his widow accuses Putin of cover-up

Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin

Source: Al Jazeera

Navalny's widow Navalnaya calls for fight for 'free, peaceful' Russia

Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Alexei Navalny, on February 16 urged supporters to fight for a 'free, peaceful' Russia, a year after her husband's prison death.

Source: France 24

Thousands mark Statehood Day of Serbia with anticorruption protest

Student rally in the central city of Kragujevac has drawn thousands of people demanding an end to rampant corruption.

Source: Al Jazeera

Europe scrambles to respond as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks

France to host emergency meeting as Washington and Moscow start negotiations

Source: Financial Times