German election: Merz, Scholz face rivals in TV debate

The top four candidates to become Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck and Alice Weidel, will face off in a live television debate. Follow DW for more.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Stampede at New Delhi railway station kills at least 18 people

A stampede at a railway station in New Delhi, India has killed at least 18 people and injured dozens more.

Source: Al Jazeera

MLK’s family fear new batch of assassination files will have FBI ‘smears’

Family of Martin Luther King Jr says Trump mandate could revive J Edgar Hoover’s efforts to discredit revered activist

The family of Martin Luther King Jr has expressed concern over …

Source: The Guardian

European leaders to hold emergency summit as Trump team plans talks with Russia over Ukraine – Europe live

Trump officials planning talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia with European leaders set to gather in Paris for emergency Ukraine summit

• Analysis: JD Vance laid bare collapse of transatlantic alliance

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Source: The Guardian

Is UK inflation on the rise again?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Source: Financial Times

Navalny's widow Navalnaya calls for fight for 'free, peaceful' Russia

Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Alexei Navalny, on February 16 urged supporters to fight for a 'free, peaceful' Russia, a year after her husband's prison death.

Source: France 24

‘We live in constant fear’: Alawites in Syria’s Homs terrified of reprisals

Diverse city has grown tense since fall of Assad regime, as security forces target groups loyal to the former dictator

Outside the deserted Homs political security directorate building, a group …

Source: The Guardian

‘There has been an awakening’: ancient sects on the rise in Modi’s India

Some 400 million devotees will attend this year’s Kumbh Mela festival. Pilgrims and politicians explain why it’s bigger than ever

They sat quietly together on the banks of the Ganges …

Source: The Guardian

Hizbollah supporters protest in Lebanon as tensions rise over Iran flights

Demonstrations come as ceasefire between Israel and Shia militant group is due to enter next phase

Source: Financial Times

EU plans Trump-style import ban on food

Brussels wants to block farm products containing prohibited pesticides

Source: Financial Times

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

Weekend voting among changes needed to overhaul UK elections system, officials say

Fewer polling stations and earlier deadline for postal vote applications also recommended to modernise elections

The UK’s elections system needs a fundamental overhaul including weekend voting and a cut in …

Source: The Guardian