Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing from Trump

US groups such as Meta emboldened in effort to water down regulations on AI and market dominance

Source: Financial Times

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

FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings

The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.

Source: NPR

Nearly 300 deportees from U.S. held in Panama hotel

The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.

Source: NPR

Environment more crucial than genes in risk of early death, study suggests

Analysis of UK BioBank data shows importance of factors including living conditions and smoking, say experts

The environment is about 10 times more important than genes in explaining why some …

Source: The Guardian

Trump’s extremist border policies are part of a global authoritarian moment

Successive government in the US, the UK and Australia have embraced and exchanged brutal migration policies for years.

Source: Al Jazeera

Trump calls Zelenskyy a "dictator" after blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion

"A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left," President Trump wrote.

Source: CBS News

Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax

Authorities blame crypto exchange, already facing four counts of tax evasion in the country, for currency woes

Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5bn for …

Source: The Guardian

US condemns ‘dangerous’ moves by Chinese navy helicopter in South China Sea

Manila says it will lodge a diplomatic protest after a Chinese helicopter came within 3 metres of a Philippine plane.

Source: Al Jazeera

Denmark to spend $7 billion more on defence in next two years

The Danish government on Wednesday announced plans to bolster its military by setting up a 50 billion-kroner ($7 billion) fund that it says will raise the country's defense spending to …

Source: France 24

Brazil charges Bolsonaro with leading plot to seize power, kill rivals

Former president Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting the assassination of political rivals and a military takeover of Latin America’s largest country.

Source: Washington Post

Trump hit back at Zelensky after Washington received pushback from Kyiv

US President Donald Trump hit back at Ukraine's Vlodymir Zelensky after Washington received pushback from Kyiv for being left out of talks with Russia in Riyadh. Trump launched a series …

Source: France 24