Most USAID workers placed on leave, Trump administration says

Some 2,000 employees will also be laid-off in a "reduction in force" effort, according to an email sent to staff.

Source: BBC

Apple’s M4 MacBook Air bump may be just around the corner

Apple is readying its MacBook Air line for an update to M4 chips in March, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. With the slim laptops’ spec …

Source: The Verge

Met Office warns of danger to life from flooding in parts of UK

Forecaster issues amber and yellow warnings, saying torrential rain could cause ‘fast-flowing or deep flood water’

A period of torrential rain will cause danger to life from fast-flowing or deep …

Source: The Guardian

Energy giant AGL is disputing $25m fine for wrongly taking welfare money from hundreds as ‘excessive’

Exclusive: Court documents obtained by Guardian Australia show appeal argues judge was wrong to decide penalty was needed to ‘provoke’ leadership attention

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Source: The Guardian

Germany: Ukraine concerned three-party coalition formation will take time

There’s general disappointment in Ukraine with the German exit polls, as 'a three-party coalition will mean longer negotiations and more instability, at least until April.' France24 Correspondent Gulliver Cragg joins …

Source: France 24

BMW pauses £600mn investment plan to produce electric Minis in Oxford

German carmaker’s review follows UK plant closures by Honda, Ford and JLR over the past decade

Source: Financial Times

‘Religious Motivation’ Possible in Berlin Stabbing, Police Say

The suspect, a Syrian refugee, told the police that a plan had come into his mind to kill Jews. The attack raises tensions just before an election in which immigration …

Source: New York Times

UK to announce new sanctions on Russia

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called the sanctions package the largest since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. They come ahead of the war's third anniversary.

Source: Deutsche Welle

School breakfast clubs in England ‘will be used to justify keeping the two-child benefits cap’

As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting poverty

The government is trumpeting its policy of introducing free …

Source: The Guardian

One of the cheapest Android tablets I've ever tested replaced my iPad with no sweat

Blackview's Tab 90 is on sale for just $110, but the 11-inch display looks like a much more expensive device.

Source: ZDNet

Coming-of-age film from Norway wins Berlinale's Golden Bear

Dag Johan Haugerud's story of queer love, "Dreams (Sex Love)," was praised for its universal impact. Latin American films also took high honors at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge

Voting is underway in what many are calling Germany's most crucial election in decades. Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, appears on track to become the country’s tenth Chancellor. …

Source: France 24