Who is Friedrich Merz and what’s in his in-tray?

Former banker almost certain to be Germany’s next chancellor faces testing domestic political and economic landscape – and then there’s Donald Trump

• German election – latest updates

Friedrich Merz, a …

Source: The Guardian

UK develops AI CV-writing tool to ease pressure on job support staff

Plan will free up work coaches for more ‘valuable’ work as ministers seek to cut welfare bill

Source: Financial Times

Scotland ‘likely to miss net zero climate target by up to 20m tonnes’

Exclusive: Top officials and climate policy experts believe delays in cutting emissions make it improbable 2045 target will be met

Scotland is likely to miss its legally binding climate target …

Source: The Guardian

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

The Dark Side of Conservation | True Crime Reports

How far will Western powers go for conservation?

Source: Al Jazeera

Chain, chain, chain: political theatre confirms Elon Musk’s Maga hero status at jubilant CPAC

Emboldened and exultant, speakers put less emphasis on baiting liberals and more on spreading the Maga gospel

What do you give the man who has everything? A ballroom full of …

Source: The Guardian

Middle East: Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners

Israel says it will wait until Hamas agrees to stop holding "humiliating ceremonies" when freeing Israeli hostages. Meanwhile, huge crowds are gathering in Beirut for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah. …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Mikaela Shiffrin gets 100th World Cup race win, ties podiums record

Mikaela Shiffrin also tied an all-time World Cup record for men and women, as her 155th career top-3 finish matched Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark.

Source: CBS News

Germany's conservatives win parliamentary elections while far-right AfD surges, exit polls show

Germany's conservatives won Sunday's parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly doubled its results from 2021. Despite its strong showing – fuelled by fears over security …

Source: France 24

Thousands attend funeral of ex-Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut

Tens of thousands of mourners have attended the public funeral service for former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Source: Al Jazeera

'Aerial terror': Zelensky condemns Russia's largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war

Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine yet on Saturday night, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine's air force reported that it had downed 138 of 267 Russian attack drones. Ukraine …

Source: France 24

Monday Briefing: Conservatives Near Victory in Germany

Plus, a pharaoh’s tomb was unearthed.

Source: New York Times