Is the US-Ukraine mineral deal a win-win agreement?

Ukraine agrees to grant the US access to its mineral wealth.

Source: Al Jazeera

U.S. woman charged with murdering husband while on Christian mission to Angola

A Minnesota woman has been charged with the murder of her husband in the southern African nation of Angola last year while the couple and their five children were there …

Source: NBC News

Indian cinema chain sued by film-goer over lengthy pre-film ads

Court orders compensation to be paid to 30-year-old from Bangalore, saying ‘in the new era, time is considered as money, each one’s time is very precious’

For some, the adverts …

Source: The Guardian

Pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik sentenced for separatist actions

Milorad Dodik says he will not accept any conviction after his repeated calls for Serb-run part of Bosnia to join Serbia

A court in Bosnia has sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian …

Source: The Guardian

Bosnian Serb leader Dodik sentenced to prison for defying peace envoy

President of Bosnia's autonomous Republika Srpska has two weeks to appeal the ruling by Sarajevo court.

Source: Al Jazeera

In Kampala slums, Uganda's action-packed film studio Wakaliwood defies norms

In the slums of Wakaliga, on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala, an independent film studio has been defying norms for 20 years. With shoestring budgets, Wakaliwood produces action and …

Source: France 24

Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag

While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.

Source: New York Times

UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech

Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory

A startup has said it has learned from Britain’s faltering attempts to manufacture batteries …

Source: The Guardian

Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange

Plus, the female gaze behind the camera.

Source: New York Times

It’s clearly time: all the news about the transparent tech renaissance

Gadgets, much like fashion, can make style comebacks. For tech: we’ve lived through the ’80s beige keyboards, transitioned to the ’90s with gray and black plastic video game systems plus …

Source: The Verge

Americanos are now ‘Canadianos’ in Canadian cafes protesting Trump

Some coffee shops are showing their support for Canada by changing the name of Americanos to “Canadianos.”

Source: Washington Post

AppLovin shares dive after short sellers’ reports on mobile ad platform

Pair of research firms accuses Silicon Valley company of exaggerating AI capability and inflating network size

Source: Financial Times