Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a mineral-rich region that’s …

Source: NBC News

Pope’s tests show ‘slight improvement’ as Italy PM Meloni visits hospital

Prime Minister Georgia Meloni says pope was 'alert and responsive' and cracking jokes during hospital visit.

Source: Al Jazeera

She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired

Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.

Source: NPR

Senior Republicans seeking to tear up IRA enjoy $130bn investment spree

Party members whose states have benefited from Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — which Trump vowed to ‘terminate’ — to decide its fate

Source: Financial Times

How Russia is influencing the 2025 German election

A series of Russian disinformation operations have been trying to manipulate the upcoming German elections. How successful are they and what is the German government doing to resist?

Source: Deutsche Welle

German election: Scholz, Merz to face off in final debate

It's the second and last time the two chancellor candidates will get a chance to debate each other on national issues before the vote on February 23. Follow DW for …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Over 150 false killer whales stranded on beach can't be saved, experts say

Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing 157 false killer whales that stranded on a remote Australian beach.

Source: CBS News

Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included plan to poison Lula

Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included a plan …

Source: NBC News

Panama police search for Chinese woman who escaped hotel holding US deportees

Zheng Lijuan fled Panama City hotel as 170 of deported migrants were transported to dense, lawless region

Police are searching for a Chinese woman who escaped from a downtown Panama …

Source: The Guardian

How we reported these stories

Washington Post journalists faced numerous challenges in reporting from the Sahel region of Africa, including hostility from locals and restrictions on access.

Source: Washington Post

Zelenskyy responds as President Trump suggests Ukraine started war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to comments made by President Trump, who suggested that Ukraine started the war and not Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion nearly three years ago. …

Source: CBS News

How to fix Europe’s securitisation market

Unclogging the pipes

Source: Financial Times