War in Ukraine: Zelensky feels 'he's being misunderstood by Trump'

Tensions between Zelensky and Trump over the US President's outreach to Moscow have exploded this week in a series of escalating barbs traded in press conferences and on social media. …

Source: France 24

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says

Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff reveals

Donald Trump’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump …

Source: The Guardian

'We are entering a new era', French President Emmanuel Macron tells French

President Emmanuel Macron said on February 21 that France was entering a "new era" and that he planned to tell US President Donald Trump he could not "be weak" with …

Source: France 24

The Netherlands will return more than 100 bronze artifacts to Nigeria

The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection.

Source: NPR

Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy party moves to disband

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party said late on Thursday it would start preparations to disband and wind up its affairs after a meeting of its leadership, amid a years-long national security …

Source: NBC News

Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user data

Source: Financial Times

Germany grapples with Trump's foreign policy shifts

Within a matter of days, the new US administration has upended transatlantic relations. The speed and scope of US President Donald Trump's actions have caught German politicians wrong-footed.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Arab leaders scramble for alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan

An emerging Arab plan is likely to call for Palestinian technocrats to govern Gaza and substantial funds for rebuilding the shattered enclave.

Source: Washington Post

The best 85-inch TVs of 2025: Expert tested and recommended

If you've been looking to add a big-screen TV to your home theater, brands like Sony, Samsung, and TCL have cinema-sized screens for every budget.

Source: ZDNet

How Scholz’s party is losing ground in Germany’s industrial heartland

Far-right AfD could win its first direct seats in centre-left SPD’s Ruhr stronghold on Sunday

Source: Financial Times

Daughter of aid worker beheaded by ISIS reads final texts at trial

Bethany Haines read out the last text message she would ever receive from her father, David Haines, before he was abducted and killed by ISIS over a decade ago.

Source: CBS News

DeepSeek goes beyond “open weights” AI with plans for source code release

Chinese AI firm says daily releases will reveal "code that moved our tiny moonshot forward."

Source: Ars Technica