USA Medicare For All bill unveiled: 'Complete transformation' of health care The legislation's most controversial provision would end private health insurance and replace it with government benefits. 26/02/2019
Venezuela UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Venezuela crisis UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Venezuela crisis 26/02/2019
USA GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz tweets cryptic message to Cohen before public testimony Gaetz defended his tweet, telling The Daily Beast in an interview soon after that he was "challenging the veracity and character of a witness" and not trying to intimidate Cohen. 26/02/2019
USA Twitter suspends conservative activist Jacob Wohl "It is not illegal, unethical, or untoward for Americans to steer an American election," he said. "I'm an American." 26/02/2019
USA Michael Cohen has been disbarred After Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018 the loss of his legal license was expected. He is expected to begin a 3-year prison sentence in May. 26/02/2019
USA Trump approved operation that disabled Russian troll farm during 2018 midterms The action against the Internet Research Agency was part of a larger effort to combat attempts to interfere in U.S. politics ahead of the elections. 26/02/2019
USA In Senate testimony, pharma executive admits drug prices hit poor the hardest Pharmaceutical executives did not guarantee that they would lower the prices of prescription drugs, citing systemic problems in health care. 26/02/2019
Germany Fat rat rescued from German manhole captures hearts of Europe Emergency responders were called to an unlikely case earlier this week after a fat rat was found trapped in a manhole cover 26/02/2019
Ireland Dublin vandals steal head of 'Crusader' mummy Vandals broke into the crypt of a church in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday, damaging several mummies and stealing the head of an 800-year-old Crusader 26/02/2019
USA Kamala Harris thinks Trump is a racist. GOP chairwoman calls her 'desperate.' Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., another 2020 candidate, called the president "a racist" during an Martin Luther King Jr. Day event last month. 26/02/2019
USA Drowned out by the algorithm: Pro-vaccination advocates struggle to be heard online On Facebook and YouTube, anti-vaccination proponents have spent more than a decade building audiences and developing strategies that ensure they appear high in search results and automated recommendations. 26/02/2019
Ukraine Ukrainian president to face possible impeachment over corruption claim Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing possible impeachment proceedings following an expose linking him to a corruption scandal in 2015 26/02/2019
United Kingdom UK Hemp Earth Dispensary searches for perfect spliff roller A business in the UK is holding a contest to see who can roll the perfect spliff in the fastest time — the prize? A job. 26/02/2019
View A North Korea deal that benefits Trump's ambitions could be terrible for America ǀ View 26/02/2019
World Austria announces restrictions on asylum seekers The right-wing Austrian government has introduced restrictions on asylum seekers looking to enter the country. 26/02/2019
USA Bernie Sanders staff shakeup: Top strategists leave his presidential campaign The chief strategist of the Vermont independent's 2016 campaign and two other aides cited creative differences as they parted ways. 26/02/2019
World Which countries have been helped or hurt by the euro? | Raw Politics A new study from the Centre of European Policy shows which countries benefited from the introduction of the euro 20 years ago. 26/02/2019
Good Morning Europe EU 'concerned' by resignation of Iranian foreign minister Zarif "We hope it doesn't go through," source tells Euronews. 26/02/2019
Ukraine Ukraine’s would-be leaders are making big promises ahead of elections The election campaign in Ukraine is in full swing, 44 candidates running for the presidency. Many are trying to win the hearts of the electorate through enormous roadside billboards and often even bigger pledges. Besides marriage, promising peace for the country’s war-torn east, stability, jobs. 26/02/2019
USA Iceberg twice the size of New York City set to break off Antarctic ice shelf Scientists are unsure what this could mean for the future health and stability of the Brunt Ice Shelf. 26/02/2019
USA Deal, no deal or new referendum? Here's what might be next for Brexit There's just over a month until the U.K. is due to leave the European Union and no one can be sure how Brexit will play out. 26/02/2019
USA House prepares to rebuke Trump in effort to repeal emergency declaration The Tuesday afternoon vote comes as the measure appeared on the verge of capturing enough Senate support to pass when the upper chamber votes on it next month. 26/02/2019
