Vance emboldens pro-Putin Romanian presidential candidate

US vice-president criticises decision to annul vote topped by Călin Georgescu last year

Source: Financial Times

AU summit: What's next for the conflicts in DRC and Sudan?

African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa hope to find fresh solutions to the conflicts plaguing the continent. Sudan and DRC are top on the agenda, while the AU commission is …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Despite ceasefire, Israel still destroying homes in Gaza

Analysis of satellite images shows Israel has destroyed dozens of homes in breach of the ceasefire terms.

Source: Al Jazeera

This chart of Clive Palmer’s spending shows one reason we need political donation reforms

Changes to political donation rules are moving through parliament, and one man will be affected the most

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Source: The Guardian

Jay-Z, Sean 'Diddy' Combs accuser drops sexual assault case

A woman who accused Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her over 20 years ago has voluntarily withdrawn a civil case against the American music giants.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Accuser drops rape lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean Combs

An anonymous accuser who alleged the two rappers had assaulted her when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil claim.

Source: BBC

What does US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement mean for the climate?

With Donald Trump back in the White House, the world is bracing for another all-out attack on environmental policies. Among his first targets was the Paris climate pact.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Dutch drug trafficker who once faked his own death killed in Mexico

Marco Ebben, 32, is listed by Europe's law enforcement agency's "most wanted fugitives" list for international drug smuggling.

Source: CBS News

What Trump's EPA pick, Lee Zeldin, would mean for climate

Donald Trump has tapped former Republican Representative Lee Zeldin to head the US's Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, is expected to undo dozens of environmental regulations.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Germany's Scholz rebukes Vance, defends Europe's stance on hate speech and far right

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a strong rebuke on Saturday to U.S. Vice President JD Vance's attack on Europe's stance toward hate speech and the far right, saying it was …

Source: France 24

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC

Rebels make rapid advance into capital of South Kivu province, less than a month after taking Goma

Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have entered Bukavu, the capital of South …

Source: The Guardian

Ukraine will have ‘low chance’ of surviving without US support, Zelensky says

Ukraine may not survive should it lose the backing of its main ally the United States in the face of Russia’s war of aggression, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an …

Source: France 24