Syria holds national dialogue conference, discussing future of the nation after Assad outing

Syria holds a two-day national dialogue conference, months after an Islamist-led coalition ousted Bashar al-Assad. The conference will focus on "transitional justice, the constitution, institutional and economic reform, Syria's territorial …

Source: France 24

Apple announces plans to create 20,000 US jobs

iPhone maker also commits to building manufacturing facility in Houston as tech group courts Trump

Source: Financial Times

The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

Source: NPR

What the German election result means for Europe

Also in this newsletter: Emmanuel Macron tries to woo Trump

Source: Financial Times

AT&T and Verizon connect first cellphone-to-satellite video calls

Verizon and AT&T have each announced milestones in making cellphone-to-satellite video calls in partnership with satellite company AST SpaceMobile. Verizon has completed its first cellphone-to-satellite video call, while AT&T has …

Source: The Verge

Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade

Figures emerge as Kindoki Witch Boy film tells true story of Mardoche Yembi who underwent an exorcism as a child

Thousands of children in England have been accused of witchcraft …

Source: The Guardian

Eero's new Wi-Fi 7 routers will upgrade your home internet for a surprisingly low cost

The Eero 7 and Eero Pro 7 bring Wi-Fi 7 technology to more users than ever, expanding the reach of Eero's high-speed connectivity.

Source: ZDNet

Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers

Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency's demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power.

Source: Al Jazeera

The government is still threatening to ‘semi-fire’ workers who don’t answer an email from Elon Musk

We’re nearing the deadline that Elon Musk imposed for government workers to reply to a mass email about productivity, and the results have been predictably confusing — with even a …

Source: The Verge

German vote winner Merz faces tough talks to build coalition government

Germany's Friedrich Merz, whose conservative party won 28 percent of the vote in Germany's elections, on Monday pledged to form a coalition government without the far-right AfD party, who placed …

Source: France 24

World leaders support Ukraine at the war’s third anniversary summit

Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from Kyiv as Ukrainians are marking the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Source: Al Jazeera

War in Ukraine: 3 years of Russia’s disinformation machine

As Ukraine marks its 3rd anniversary since Russia’s invasion, this episode of Truth or Fake looks back on 3 years of Russia’s vast propaganda machine - and the tactics and …

Source: France 24