US scientists warn ‘critical work’ at risk from further Trump cuts

AAAS chief says more disruption risks undermining crucial healthcare and research, ahead of next month’s fiscal bill

Source: Financial Times

Austria stabbing was Islamist attack, says minister

A 14-year-old boy was killed and five others were wounded in the attack in Villach.

Source: BBC

Panama Canal caught in power struggle as US and China vie for trade dominance

The Panama Canal is one of several territories that US President Donald Trump says he wants the US to take control of, amid concerns about China's influence over the waterway. …

Source: France 24

Navalny's widow Navalnaya calls for fight for 'free, peaceful' Russia

Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Alexei Navalny, on February 16 urged supporters to fight for a 'free, peaceful' Russia, a year after her husband's prison death.

Source: France 24

What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Source: BBC

Netanyahu vows to "open the gates of hell" if hostages in Gaza not returned

The Israeli prime minister, who met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also vowed to "finish the job" against Iran with United States support.

Source: CBS News

UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds says Britain has not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join Nato

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The UK hopes to act as a …

Source: The Guardian

As Trump trashes decades-old relationships, Europe's leaders scramble for a plan B

The Trump administration may have given America's European allies mixed messages, but Vance’s speech gave them clarity as tensions between burst into the open.

Source: NBC News

DR Congo: Guterres urges dialogue as M23 rebels enter Bukavu

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fighting in South Kivu threatens to drag the entire region into a war. Congo's prime minister again called on Rwandan troops to leave the …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Several killed in India stampede on way to world's largest religious gathering

At least 18 people died in a stampede at a New Delhi railway station late Saturday as crowds rushed to board trains bound for the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest …

Source: France 24

Watch: Trump's motorcade drives lap of Daytona 500 racetrack

The president opened the Nascar season with a flyby and lap in front of the racing cars.

Source: BBC

European leaders, media stunned by JD Vance's speech

Vice President JD Vance stunned European leaders in Munich this week with a speech in which he painted a picture of European politics infected by media censorship and political correctness. …

Source: CBS News