Echoing Kremlin, Trump calls Zelensky a dictator, angering Ukrainians

Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has low approval ratings and that elections are needed, statements also made in the past week by the Kremlin.

Source: Washington Post

High electricity prices: A threat to Germany's industry?

With German parliamentary elections underway, businesses are warning that electricity prices are just too high. But how bad is the problem really?

Source: Deutsche Welle

Russian mafia money-laundering ring broken up in Spain

Police say they arrested 14 people in raids in Spain and Portugal last month.

Source: BBC

Rule by decree? Trump's executive orders and the future of US democracy

Does the United States already face a constitutional crisis? At what point does a president’s ‘rule by decree’ manner of governing take a centuries-old democracy into unchartered territory?

Source: France 24

Maria Callas and Paris: a love story

With the great soprano back in the spotlight, here’s where she lived, shopped, dined and partied in her spiritual home

Source: Financial Times

Fund managers step up calls for Reeves to ‘simplify’ UK tax-free savings

Ministers are looking at scrapping popular cash Isas to encourage investment in London stock market

Source: Financial Times

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

Global glacier melt is accelerating, new study finds

A new study published in Nature finds ice is melting at a 'concerning' rate, with repercussions for sea-level rise.

Source: Al Jazeera

German election: Afro-Germans hope for a better future

Immigration is one of the biggest political concerns in the upcoming German election on February 23. Members of the African diaspora talk to DW about their hopes and fears.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Off air: One by one, the Taliban are removing women’s voices from Afghan radio

As one of the last female-run stations in the country is silenced, a former broadcaster gives an inside view of the crackdown on women working in the media

When the …

Source: The Guardian

Journalist describes Trump's movements as a 'regime change' towards authoritarianism

The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on …

Source: NPR

Earth is warming, so why is it so cold?

A "polar vortex" is bringing intense cold and heavy snow to large swaths of the US and Canada. How is this winter weather related to climate change?

Source: Deutsche Welle