How Can Europe Talk to Trump? Macron Tries Flattery, and Gentle Resistance.

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, epitomized how the continent’s leaders are trying to navigate President Trump’s increasingly hostile administration.

Source: New York Times

Why the good news about the mpox outbreak of 2025 isn't really good after all

The case counts seem to be dropping. But health officials say that's because violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo makes it difficult to get good data. And now U.S. …

Source: NPR

How the state is propping up China’s housing market

As the government struggles to ease a real estate crisis, state-owned developers have been buying up land

Source: Financial Times

ICC prosecutor arrives in DR Congo amid conflict in the east

In tonight's edition, the prosecutor for the international criminal court lands in the Congolese capital as communities upended by the M23 rebel takeover try to reintroduce some normality into their …

Source: France 24

BBC admits it ‘fell short and failed people’ over Tim Westwood

Corporation apologises as inquiry finds it missed opportunities that could have led to action over former Radio 1 DJ’s behaviour

The BBC has admitted it “fell short and failed people” …

Source: The Guardian

Media report estimates 95,000 Russian troop deaths so far in Ukraine

The Kremlin declined to comment Tuesday after the release of a report documenting the deaths of more than 95,000 Russian soldiers fighting Ukraine. The report was based on open-access data …

Source: France 24

Netanyahu seems to be the “only one” who wants Gaza ceasefire to fail

Netanyahu jeopardising ceasefire deal.

Source: Al Jazeera

US stocks slide as consumer confidence sinks most in four years

Americans’ inflation expectations surge as rising prices for staples and tariff worries hit sentiment, survey shows

Source: Financial Times

Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader

Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.

Source: New York Times

Federal bill couples ending taxes on tips with banning sub-minimum wage

Democrats in Nevada push bill that would provide further relief for tipped workers who can be paid as little as $2.13

Donald Trump began the second term of his presidency …

Source: The Guardian

Elon Musk renews threat to fire US federal workers, extends deadline to 'justify' jobs

More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical …

Source: France 24

Three dead in New York boat sinking as search called off for missing person

Coast Guard ends search for Vernon Glasford, 52, missing after boat capsized off Queens on Sunday, killing three

Three people died, two others were hospitalized and one was presumed dead …

Source: The Guardian