Crenshaw says Europe should be "uncomfortably aggressive" to counter Russia

Rep. Dan Crenshaw said European leaders need to have a "much stronger message" toward Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine.

Source: CBS News

Trump under fire for likening himself to Napoleon amid attacks on judges

President posted ‘he who saves his country does not violate any laws’ quote attributed to French emperor

Critics rounded on Donald Trump on Sunday for likening himself to Napoleon in …

Source: The Guardian

Base full of mouldy food and secret documents: Iran’s rapid retreat from Syria

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.

Source: BBC

Austria: 1 dead, 5 injured in knife attack

A 14-year-old boy was killed in a knife attack in southern Austria. Five other people were injured. Police arrested a 23-year-old Syrian national.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Republican senator who voted for RFK Jr balks at Louisiana anti-vaccine move

Republican Bill Cassidy calls state surgeon general’s halt to promotion of mass vaccination a disservice to parents

Bill Cassidy, the Republican US senator, has said his home state of Louisiana’s …

Source: The Guardian

World's 'first openly gay imam' shot dead in South Africa

He was a pioneering figure who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay Muslims.

Source: BBC

At least 9 dead, including 8 in Kentucky, as winter storms batter the US

Dead include mother and seven-year-old daughter swept away in rains in Kentucky.

Source: Al Jazeera

Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US

Paris meeting aims to retake initiative on talks about Ukraine’s future as US and Russian delegates prepare to meet

Emmanuel Macron will host a Paris summit of European defence powers …

Source: The Guardian

FirstFT: European leaders gather in France for emergency talks on Ukraine

Also in today’s newsletter, Japan’s $1.5bn bet on ultra-thin solar cells, and soaring gold becomes top ‘Trump trade’

Source: Financial Times

What Germany's election means for sports and an Olympic bid

A German Olympic bid for 2036 or 2040? Sports as a national objective in the constitution? DW takes a look at the sporting side of party manifestos ahead of Germany's …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Thousands mark Serbian Statehood Day with mass protest against corruption

Thousands of Serbians blocked Kragujevac’s main boulevard on February 15 in the latest student-led protest since the deadly collapse of Novi Sad’s train station roof. Marking Serbia’s Statehood holiday, demonstrators …

Source: France 24

M23 troops advance into DR Congo's second city as UK warns of escalation

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, as the British government warned the advance risks escalating into a …

Source: France 24