Family and friends fear for fate of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi held by Hamas

Bipin Joshi was one of the dozens of foreign workers kidnapped alongside Israelis during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. His family and friends fear for his fate after 500 days …

Source: France 24

India: Man gets life for rape, murder of Irish tourist

The sentencing in the state of Goa comes less than a month after a police volunteer was jailed for the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Trial over alleged murder of Cassius Turvey hears of previous attack on another teenage boy

Teen witness tells court of separate attack by two defendants in the days before the Indigenous teen was killed

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Source: The Guardian

US judges are the last line of resistance against Donald Trump

The president’s radical policies are increasingly being stalled or blocked by the courts

Source: Financial Times

Ukrainians voice concern over Trump's phone call with Putin

Ukraine is continuing to train troops for the ongoing war with Russia despite the new US administration’s apparent willingness to negotiate an end to the conflict, without Ukraine at the …

Source: France 24

'Mickey 17': Bong Joon-ho offers a black comedy for the Trump era

The Oscar-winning director of "Parasite" returns with an English-language sci-fi film starring Robert Pattinson, with Mark Ruffalo in the role of a narcissistic leader.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Europe, sidelined by U.S. and Russia, seeks influence in Ukraine talks

European leaders planned to meet Monday on how they might influence talks that could determine the future of Ukraine and of Europe’s security landscape.

Source: Washington Post

Iceland chair and Labour backer gives Starmer government ‘6 out of 10’

Head of food retailer says he wants ministers to focus on planning reform and fixing Britain’s productivity problems

Source: Financial Times

Costa says Europe needs to negotiate ‘new security architecture’ with Russia

EU Council president warns Moscow is ‘a global threat’ as European leaders prepare for Paris summit

Source: Financial Times

Understanding presidential power in the age of Trump

New York Times writer Charlie Savage discusses the scope of executive power as President Trump circumvents Congress, pushes legal boundaries and fires scores of federal workers, including at the FBI.

Source: NPR

Prominent gay imam shot dead in South Africa

The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a prominent openly-gay imam, in South Africa has shocked the LGBTQ community.

Source: Al Jazeera

European leaders hold emergency talks, fearing that Trump has abandoned age-old allies

European leaders sought to form a united front Monday at emergency talks in Paris, called after a U.S. diplomatic blitz on Ukraine which has thrown a once-solid alliance into turmoil …

Source: France 24