Cometh the hour, cometh eventually Friedrich Merz

Expectations of Germany’s next chancellor are already sky-high but coalition talks will be tough

Source: Financial Times

Conservatives heading to victory in German election; far right surges

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the far-right AfD has come in second.

Source: Washington Post

The Dark Side of Conservation | True Crime Reports

How far will Western powers go for conservation?

Source: Al Jazeera

Fox has a successful streaming brand in Tubi. So why is it launching another video app?

Tubi had more hours streamed in December than Paramount+, Peacock or Max, and it just helped deliver the Super Bowl’s biggest audience.

Source: MarketWatch

In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage

Senate Republicans flagged thousands of grants as “woke DEI” research. What does that really mean?

Source: Ars Technica

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy offers to leave office in exchange for peace, NATO

Ukrainian president has been criticised by US President Trump, who called him a 'dictator'.

Source: Al Jazeera

Live Updates: Merz Appears Poised to Be Next Chancellor

Early exit polls, which are historically quite accurate in Germany, suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats, will be Germany’s next leader and the hard-right AfD …

Source: New York Times

Coming-of-age film from Norway wins Berlinale's Golden Bear

Dag Johan Haugerud's story of queer love, "Dreams (Sex Love)," was praised for its universal impact. Latin American films also took high honors at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Source: Deutsche Welle

One billion Catholics concerned about Pope Francis' critical condition

The Vatican said that Pope Francis had a peaceful night at a hospital in Rome following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusion on Saturday. He remains in critical condition, as …

Source: France 24

Energy giant AGL is disputing $25m fine for wrongly taking welfare money from hundreds as ‘excessive’

Exclusive: Court documents obtained by Guardian Australia show appeal argues judge was wrong to decide penalty was needed to ‘provoke’ leadership attention

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Source: The Guardian

Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets

Hospitals, schools and prisons to be given food welfare targets that should benefit British growers

• Labour can expect hostile reception at farmers’ gathering

Hospitals, schools and prisons are to be …

Source: The Guardian

Germany’s ‘no surprise’ election yields many firsts

As predicted by pre-election opinion polls, Germany’s conservatives swept to victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the new chancellor. The far-right AfD's second …

Source: France 24