Israel defence minister orders military to 'intensify operations' in West Bank after bus blasts

Israeli police said three bombs exploded while two were being defused at separate locations involving buses in central Israel on Thursday evening. "These are identical explosive devices with a timer. …

Source: France 24

How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election

Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in Germany was limited, data shows.

Source: Washington Post

Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each

The gesture to the affected travellers - all of whom survived - comes with no strings attached, the airline says.

Source: BBC

IRS to lay off roughly 7,000 employees in Trump downsizing spree

Layoffs affect workers with around one year or less of service at Internal Revenue Service as tax deadline looms

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will lay off roughly 7,000 …

Source: The Guardian

Troubled Whyalla steelworks gets $2.4bn government bailout as hunt for new owner begins

GFG chair Sanjeev Gupta says SA government is on the ‘wrong course’ after it forced the operation into administration

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'I cried for days': Office raids and arrests shock aid workers in Yemen

Humanitarian workers fear the detention of staff and cuts in funding will be a "death sentence" for Yemenis.

Source: BBC

Berlin film festival faces new antisemitism accusations

Police are investigating after a Hong Kong filmmaker used a controversial, pro-Palestinian slogan during a Berlinale speech.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death

Charges of criminal negligence dropped against three key defendants over death of British singer in October

A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the …

Source: The Guardian

Plans to allow English single malt whisky branded ‘sabotage’ by Scots

Trade body said it would work with Defra and other parties to ensure ‘robust’ standards

Source: Financial Times

France returns its sole Ivory coast military base to local authorities

France on Thursday handed its sole Ivory Coast military base back to its former colony. France has been present in the country for decades, and its departure is in line …

Source: France 24

Watch: Moment man vandalises ancient Incan artefact

Peruvian police released footage showing a suspect pounding Cusco's 12-Angle Stone.

Source: BBC

First CDC vaccine meeting under Trump administration is postponed

The panel of vaccine experts were supposed to hold their first meeting under the Trump administration in late February. It's not clear when that meeting will now take place.

Source: NPR