A new poll in Germany suggests six people in 10 would approve of investing more still in the armed forces, even if it meant making cuts elsewhere or borrowing. They were much less keen on giving up a bank holiday for it.

A consortium of large US banks pumped $30 billion to prevent First Republic Bank from going under. Fear over a looming financial crisis has been high since two US mid-sized lenders collapsed last week.

Germany's foreign minister says the door to EU candidate status is "wide open" for Georgia. But she stressed the Caucasus country would first need to implement reforms to address concerns over democracy.

US and Asian allies urge support for North Korea worker ban

Biden urges voters not to support election deniers

Christine Nnaji never starts drawing without the late American singer Michael Jackson’s voice crooning from the speaker in her studio. With the help of her mother, the 17-year-old mixes paints in the family sitting room-turned-studio, her art spread over the floors and up the walls as she works on an abstract portrait of a woman.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck wants to support German industry for years to come with lower electricity prices. His electricity price cap proposal is intended to ensure that energy-intensive companies remain in Germany.

The US president said Washington was doing all it can to strengthen support for Ukraine to fight back against Russia's aggression. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy called on G7 leaders to his peace plan.

Niger Delta Group declares support for Tinubu's Presidency.

Bangladesh is scheduled to hold general elections by January 2024 and the US says it wants them to be free of electoral manipulation and misconduct.

Ukraine's foreign minister has wrapped up a tour of Africa by saying that he welcomes plans for an African peace delegation to head to Ukraine and Russia but warned that it will take more than a ceasefire to resolve the war. UN judges decide that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who has dementia, is unfit to stand trial. And Human Rights Watch investigators call upon Nigeria to use more care in carrying out drone strikes after authorities admitted to killing 39 civilians.

It's the most popular genre of music for the under 35s yet why do so many female rappers have yet to get a break? We meet those in France seeking to make sure all have fair access to getting their music heard. Annette Young talks to Shakira Walters from Girls of Grime, an UK collective promoting the work of female rappers, about how the time has come to hand the mic over.