Germany’s election winner pledges ‘independence from US’

Friedrich Merz says he has ‘no illusions’ about Trump administration’s ‘indifference’ towards Europe

Source: Financial Times

Thief in UK caught on camera climbing through supermarket roof

Watch the moment a man drops through a supermarket ceiling to steal lottery scratchcards in Nottingham, UK.

Source: Al Jazeera

Pope Francis in Critical Condition After ‘Respiratory Crisis,’ Vatican Says

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update from his doctors on Friday.

Source: New York Times

Australian Defence Force officer stripped of security clearance over loyalty to Israel

Asio believed the man, anonymised as HWMW, was at risk of being exploited by the Mossad

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An officer …

Source: The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,095

Here are the key developments on the 1,095th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Al Jazeera

All the news about Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs

Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs are just around the corner, with the first releases — the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — dropping on January 30th. The RTX 5070 Ti and …

Source: The Verge

Parents with these 2 toxic habits raise kids who are bad with money, says investment firm CEO

Spending money you don't have, and using cards too much, can give your kids financial anxiety as they grow up, says Ariel Investments co-CEO Mellody Hobson.

Source: CNBC

India bans two opioids behind crisis in West Africa

The moves come after a BBC investigation found a firm had been illegally exporting the drugs.

Source: BBC

I want to leave my home to my children from my first marriage — and not to my second husband. Is that wrong?

“My husband has two children, who also have a mother and grandparents who have an inheritance to leave them.”

Source: MarketWatch

DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion

Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that …

Source: Wired

Pope Francis still in critical conditions with lung infection

Pope Francis remained in critical condition on Sunday, February 23, after suffering a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis on Friday night while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection. …

Source: France 24

Germany: CDU likely to need a third coalition partner for working majority

What is the usual bureaucratic process for forming a coalition after elections in Germany? France24 Europe Editor Armen Georgian, reporting from Berlin, explains

Source: France 24