France's parliament votes to limit use of man-made 'forever chemicals'

France's lower-house National Assembly voted Thursday to limit the sale and production of items containing dangerous and highly polluting "forever chemicals". Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used since …

Source: France 24

BBC faces questions over Gaza film's Hamas link

The documentary Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone was narrated by the son of a Hamas official.

Source: BBC

German election: Last TV debate before Sunday vote

Top German politicians will meet for a final TV debate on the state of the country on Thursday. Follow DW for more on the upcoming election.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Middle East: Hamas hand over bodies of 4 hostages

The Hamas militant group has handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages including two of the youngest taken during the October 7 terror attack. DW has more.

Source: Deutsche Welle

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings

Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.

Source: Wired

How Europe is funding its solar boom

The EU has doubled its solar capacity in the last three years. How have subsidies made this possible, what support is still available, and what still needs to happen?

Source: Deutsche Welle

Citi becomes latest US company to abandon diversity targets

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has sharpened criticism of diversity, equity and inclusion programmes

Source: Financial Times

Germany's new government will face foreign policy challenges

The new German government will have to shift its foreign policy focus: away from the US and towards its own defense.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Ukrainian filmmaker, and soldier, Vadym Adamov warns “Russia won’t stop”

He enlisted the month of his 18th birthday. Three years on, film director and videographer Vadym Adamov shares with France 24's François Picard his harrowing plight as a veteran of …

Source: France 24

'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

Georgia's richest man said to be moving funds to avoid US sanctions

The pro-Russian businessman is reported to be moving overseas assets back to the Caucasus country.

Source: BBC

Vance poses immigrants as ‘greatest threat’ to US and Europe in CPAC speech

Vice-president also reaffirmed the administration’s Ukraine stance at largest conservative voters conference

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JD Vance marked the Trump administration’s one month since its return …

Source: The Guardian