World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South Africa

He was a pioneering figure who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay Muslims.

Source: BBC

Deadly Austria stabbing was 'Islamist attack', interior minister says

Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner on Sunday said that the stabbing attack in Villach, which killed a teenager and injured five others, was an "Islamist attack". The suspect, a 23-year-old …

Source: France 24

15 people killed in stampede at train station in New Delhi, official says

At least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, an official said Sunday.

Source: NBC News

End of an era? Germany in disarray as US scolds staunchest European ally

Washington’s message at Munich security conference sends shockwaves through transatlantic alliance

Source: Financial Times

Netanyahu praises Trump's 'bold vision' for Gaza at Rubio meeting

The Israeli PM said he was working with the US on a "common strategy" for Gaza.

Source: BBC

‘The US is ready to hand Russia a win’: newspapers on Europe’s Trump shock

European papers express deep alarm at declaration of an ‘ideological war’, while the NYT says Putin may soon ‘realise his dream’

This year’s Munich security conference exposed the chasm in …

Source: The Guardian

Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks, source tells BBC

A Ukrainian government source told the BBC Kyiv would not be present at the proposed peace talks.

Source: BBC

German AI on the cutting edge, but commercially at a loss

The US and China are racing to develop artificial intelligence models, but researchers say Germany also has a lot going for it. But why isn't there a successful AI company …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it's not widespread

Government accountability officer says fraud is committed by "all walks of life" including "insider threats," but must be proven in court

Source: NPR

South Africa fights to save its apartheid-era steel mills

Looming closure of century-old plants threatens to kill manufacturing in continent’s most industrialised economy

Source: Financial Times

India: Stampede kills at least 15 people at train station

An investigation has been opened into the deadly stampede at a New Delhi railway station, which also left more than 10 others injured. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he …

Source: Deutsche Welle

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