Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions

The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are …

Source: NPR

The 31 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (February 2025)

We Live in Time, Blue Velvet, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Max this month.

Source: Wired

German election 2025: Who’s ahead in the polls?

After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote

Source: Financial Times

Thursday briefing: The real reasons that Volodymyr Zelenskyy can’t face a new election yet

In today’s newsletter: Zelenskyy described Trump’s claims as “disinformation” – only for the US president to double down. But his claims have no plausible basis in fact

Good morning. Donald …

Source: The Guardian

'Magnifique': Papers react to Mbappé's stunning Champions League hat-trick

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, February 20: Papers around the world react with outrage to US President Donald Trump labelling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and blaming Ukraine for starting …

Source: France 24

US flies 177 deportees from Guantánamo to Honduras en route to Venezuela

Move apparently empties military facility on Cuban base of migrant detainees and comes in wake of ACLU lawsuit

The US government has flown 177 deportees from Guantánamo Bay to Honduras …

Source: The Guardian

Hamas releases bodies of four Israelis held captive in Gaza

Hamas said all four, including two children, were killed in Israeli air attacks on Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera

Australian public school voluntary fees surge almost 40% in two years

Greens vow to abolish public school fees and accuse major parties of shifting costs on to families struggling with cost of living

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Source: The Guardian

Families angered as Israeli authorities release names of dead hostages before being identified

Noga Tarnopolsky, FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem, said there has been a lot of anger in Israel after authorities released the names of the dead hostages that would be released …

Source: France 24

‘Wilful acts of bastardry’: former Treasury secretary says young Australian workers ‘robbed’ by tax system

Ken Henry made comments at a tax summit in Melbourne, arguing fiscal drag is seeing taxes go up while real incomes fall

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Source: The Guardian

Victoria to axe thousands of public service jobs as treasurer warns of ‘difficult decisions’

Independent review asked to recommend cuts to public service to reduce workforce by 5%-6%

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Source: The Guardian

Why do whales and dolphins strand?

If these mammals become stranded, they can dry out, overheat, suffocate or suffer severe inner injuries because of their enormous dead weight.

Source: Deutsche Welle