Polls point to Germany's looming election bringing a shift to the right

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of Europe's biggest economy.

Source: CBS News

Trump administration’s mass firings could leave federal government with ‘monumental’ bill, say experts

Lawyer says ‘astounding’ purge will cost government, after workers with positive reviews cut due to ‘poor performance’

Donald Trump’s administration could wrack up a “monumental” bill and is breaking the …

Source: The Guardian

Investors call for shake-up of Europe’s ‘failed’ securitisation market

Fund managers and insurers say long-overdue reforms could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in financing

Source: Financial Times

Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand

Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drill

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Source: The Guardian

Mapping alternative artistic visions of the future

A new exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Metz is hoping to challenge the Euro-centric principles that have long dominated art history. "After the end. Cartographies for another time" brings …

Source: France 24

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

A man was seriously wounded in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial Friday. A suspect was later arrested, police said, but no details on the identity or possible motive were …

Source: France 24

Exclusive: EU's Costa says 'no credible negotiations with results' without Ukraine, EU

FRANCE 24 was granted exclusive access to EU Council President Antonio Costa, just before he left for Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of the war. He responds to US …

Source: France 24

What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names

Around half of the world's countries have native or local names that differ from their English versions.

Source: Al Jazeera

US: Emmanuel Macron to meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he intends to tell US counterpart Donald Trump that it's in the joint interest of Americans and Europeans not to “be weak” in the …

Source: France 24

Israel says body returned by Hamas not that of hostage

Israel identified the remains of child hostages but said another body from Hamas was not their mother as claimed. And near Tel Aviv, explosions hit threes buses, but no injuries …

Source: NPR

Melbourne activist can’t rely on evidence from climate experts to defend protest charges, court finds

Brad Homewood is charged with four offences after a 2021 Extinction Rebellion protest at the Exxon/Mobil depot in Spotswood

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Source: The Guardian

16 Best Crossplay Games for Consoles and PC (2025): Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Mobile

These titles let you play with friends on all kinds of platforms, from computers to Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and even mobile.

Source: Wired