Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf elected to head African Union Commission

Djibouti’s long-serving Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected on February 15 as head of the African Union Commission, securing the backing of regional leaders in Addis Ababa. Youssouf vowed …

Source: France 24

John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of …

Source: The Guardian

Munich Security Conference: Fundamental rift between US and EU

At the Munich Security Conference, the "shared values" so frequently invoked by Europeans were called into question by US Vice President JD Vance. So do the US and Europe still …

Source: Deutsche Welle

January 6th ... the board game?

Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Source: NPR

India: Stampede kills at least 18 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

Queensland council denies ‘trying to make homelessness illegal’ as residents threatened with $8,000 fines

People living in tents at Suttons Beach Park, Redcliffe, forced to move to avoid fines for ‘storing goods on public land’

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Source: The Guardian

MSC: Can China replace US as world leader?

As Donald Trump is taking the US out of international forums, China is expected to move into the gap. But is Beijing capable of replacing the US? And does it …

Source: Deutsche Welle

UK market for ‘competitive socialising’ risks oversupply, say executives

Operators ask whether customers will keep going back to axe-throwing

Source: Financial Times

Rubio to meet with Russian officials to discuss Ukraine peace negotiations

The meeting comes days after President Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Source: CBS News

Egypt draws up Gaza reconstruction plan that would exclude Hamas

Alternative to Trump plan would involve committee of technocrats but future military status of Hamas unresolved

An alternative to Donald Trump’s plan to turn the Gaza Strip into a US-owned …

Source: The Guardian

Several killed in India stampede on way to world's largest religious gathering

At least 18 people died in a stampede at a New Delhi railway station late Saturday as crowds rushed to board trains bound for the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest …

Source: France 24

Marvin Kalb on how a Trump-Putin summit could lead to disaster

The veteran CBS and NBC journalist discusses why he believes an agreement between Trump and Putin that betrays Ukraine could send a chilling message to the rest of the world …

Source: CBS News