UK weather: temperatures could hit 14C this week after ‘anticyclonic gloom’

Met Office says snowfall may continue briefly in parts of UK before milder conditions well above February average

The UK will have warmer weather this week and sunshine in a …

Source: The Guardian

Several people dead after stampede at India train station

Several people were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capitol of New Delhi, according to officials. The stampede happened while thousands of people were waiting to …

Source: NBC News

Ukraine recaptures frontline village amid signs of slowing Russian advance

Pischane in Donetsk back under Kyiv’s control as Zelenskyy renews call for fighting to end ‘with a just and lasting peace’

Ukraine has recaptured a village on the frontline in …

Source: The Guardian

Munich Security Conference: Fundamental rift between US and EU

At the Munich Security Conference, the "shared values" so frequently invoked by Europeans were called into question by US Vice President JD Vance. So do the US and Europe still …

Source: Deutsche Welle

'Montoya, por favor!': Inside the Spanish reality show that broke the internet

As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go viral, the BBC speaks to the show's executive producer.

Source: BBC

Thousands mark Serbian Statehood Day with mass protest against corruption

Thousands of Serbians blocked Kragujevac’s main boulevard on February 15 in the latest student-led protest since the deadly collapse of Novi Sad’s train station roof. Marking Serbia’s Statehood holiday, demonstrators …

Source: France 24

‘Work from home if you can’: Sydney commuters warned of more public transport chaos

Train workers claim Fair Work Commission win as rail union warns of more potential delays and disruptions across network

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Source: The Guardian

Deadly storms sweep through the South, leaving at least 9 fatalities

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said all of the state's 120 counties were impacted by the storm. "The biggest challenge of this event is it's everywhere."

Source: NPR

Base full of mouldy food and secret documents: Iran’s rapid retreat from Syria

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.

Source: BBC

FirstFT: European leaders gather in France for emergency talks on Ukraine

Also in today’s newsletter, Japan’s $1.5bn bet on ultra-thin solar cells, and soaring gold becomes top ‘Trump trade’

Source: Financial Times

Bolsonaro camp in Brazil hopes to capitalise on the ‘Trump effect’

Brazil's right-wing hero and former president Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for office until 2030 following his conviction on abuse of power charges after his supporters stormed parliament on …

Source: France 24

Fall in overseas students fuels threat to English universities despite rise in fees

Higher tuition costs have already been ‘wiped out’ by government tax hikes, critics claim

A fall in international students applying for visas risks prolonging the existential threat facing some of …

Source: The Guardian