Boosted by Musk and Trump, German far-right party looks likely to make historic gains

It is a pivotal moment for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of national elections Sunday. The party is polling at 21% — likely enough for second place.

Source: NBC News

Trump administration restores legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children

A stop-work order had been issued to government-funded attorneys to cease counsel for about 26,000 minors

The Trump administration has rescinded its decision to cut off legal aid for unaccompanied …

Source: The Guardian

Trump begins talks with Russia without Ukraine or EU: Europe scrambles for a plan

Europe does not have a seat at the negotiating table: the message could not be clearer from Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg. This week, the …

Source: France 24

Fact check: Trump's attacks on Zelenskyy and Ukraine aid

In an unprecedented attack, US President Donald Trump has claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lost the support of his people, is refusing to hold elections and has tricked the …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Hamas plans to release six hostages in the final handover of the peace deal’s first phase

Hamas plans to release six hostages tomorrow in the final handover of the first phase of the peace deal. The scheduled hostage release comes as Israel said the body of …

Source: NBC News

Hamas says remains of Israeli captive Shiri Bibas given to Red Cross

Hamas says it has handed the remains of Israeli captive Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross.

Source: Al Jazeera

Albanese’s appearance on Abbie Chatfield’s podcast was a calculated move in a tight ‘influencer election’

The real clincher in a tight election may be a few votes shifted here and there through chat about wedding plans and favourite TV shows

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Source: The Guardian

International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds

Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing …

Source: The Guardian

Exclusive: EU's Costa says 'no credible negotiations with results' without Ukraine, EU

FRANCE 24 was granted exclusive access to EU Council President Antonio Costa, just before he left for Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of the war. He responds to US …

Source: France 24

Man who tried to kill novelist Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder

Hadi Matar, the man who charged "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie on stage and stabbed him repeatedly with a knife, was found guilty Friday of attempted murder. The attack …

Source: France 24

Hamas Didn’t Return the Body of Shiri Bibas. What Now?

The Palestinian armed group initially said it had handed over the body of Shiri Bibas along with her two young children and another man. Israel said forensic testing found the …

Source: New York Times

Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying

Apple abruptly yanks privacy tool in UK, taking bold stance against snooping law.

Source: Ars Technica