German trains are less punctual than Britain’s ‘broken’ railways

Olaf Scholz mocked UK trains. FT analysis of 1.9bn data points show they are more reliable than Germany’s network

Source: Financial Times

Retailers to be required to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives

New raft of measures labelled Ronan’s law include tougher sentences for those caught selling blades to under-18s

Retailers will be required to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives, and …

Source: The Guardian

Brazil's former president faces charges over alleged coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged for allegedly helping to mastermind far right coup plot to upset the country's 2022 election result.

Source: NPR

What German football governing body DFB expects of the new government

The list of demands from the German football association (DFB) ahead of the German election are compelling, but how effective could they be in the context of federalism and their …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Under Trump, U.S. diplomacy finds its own ‘wolf warriors’

China’s “wolf warrior” approach to geopolitics wasn’t effective diplomacy — a lesson Trump’s representatives on the global stage may relearn the hard way.

Source: Washington Post

Europe's Biggest Economy is in Trouble

Germany's economy boomed as the world underwent globalization. But since then, too little investment, too much bureaucracy and a nearby war in Ukraine has cause Europe's largest economy to stagnate. …

Source: NPR

Pakistan: Gunmen kill 7 Punjabis in bus attack

Gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan province attacked a bus and killed passengers of Punjabi origin, authorities said. Attacks targeting Punjabi laborers have been on the rise.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Trump, Musk lavish each other with praise as they defend cost-cutting drive

US president claims DOGE will save hundreds of billions of dollars without cutting healthcare and welfare benefits.

Source: Al Jazeera

Cocaine worth $15 million found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

The discovery stemmed from a joint operation by the Polish border guard, Europol and the DEA to protect underwater infrastructure in the region.

Source: CBS News

Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

Source: BBC

First new pharaoh’s tomb to be found in over a century discovered in Egypt

The tomb of Thutmose II is the first pharaoh’s tomb to be discovered since Tutankhamun in 1922

It was when British archeologist Dr Piers Litherland saw that the ceiling of …

Source: The Guardian

'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel

Indians, Afghans and Sri Lankans are among the undocumented migrants unable to leave the hotel after being deported.

Source: BBC