Trump administration pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Andrew Tate

Tristan and Andrew Tate have been charged with sexual misconduct, organised crime and money laundering

Source: Financial Times

Protections afforded to refugees benefit us all

Disregard for the rights of asylum seekers is the canary in the coal mine for international law

Source: Financial Times

Why Saudi Arabia is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine

The kingdom has gone from pariah to potential peacemaker in recent years.

Source: BBC

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city

Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms fall to militia group

M23 rebels have captured and occupied Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the …

Source: The Guardian

South Africa police 'hot on heels' of suspects in gay imam killing

The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure in the gay Muslim community, has shocked many.

Source: BBC

M23 rebels tighten their grip on major city in eastern DRC

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels patrol major intersections in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.

Source: Al Jazeera

A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.

Source: NPR

Reeves faces bigger UK budget threat as OBR attacked for bullish forecasts

Chancellor may need to look at deeper spending cuts if fiscal watchdog revises productivity expectations

Source: Financial Times

Drone footage shows destruction of north Gaza after 500 days of war

New drone footage from northern Gaza shows entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble after 500 days of Israel’s war.

Source: Al Jazeera

France trial opens for suspected IS group militants accused of kidnapping journalists in Syria

A landmark trial opened Monday at a Paris court in which five suspected Islamic State group terrorists stand accused of kidnapping four French journalists covering the war in Syria in …

Source: France 24

DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east

M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.

Source: Al Jazeera

Ex-Spain FA boss Rubiales awaits verdict in Hermoso trial

The trial of Luis Rubiales for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the 2023 Women's World Cup final has ended. A verdict isn't expected for several weeks.

Source: Deutsche Welle