Brazil: Police wear fancy dress in Rio Carnival phone theft stingDGPE-SEPOLOfficers disguised with Jason Voorhees and Money Heist masks apprehended two suspectsBrazilian police have disguised themselves using fancy dress to blend in as Carnival-goers to target phone thieves in Rio de Janeiro.The undercover officers donned masks depicting Captain America, Batman and Jason Voorhees from Friday...

Cash App adds payment links so you can get paid in a DM 11:50 AM PST · February 11, 2026 It’s already quite easy to use Cash App. However, on Wednesday, the payment platform owned by Block, Inc. introduced a new feature designed to make its user experience significantly easier: payment links. The feature allows app users to send payments via a hyperlink that can be...

Liu Hu: Rights groups say China detained two journalists over corruption reportX/Liu HuLiu Hu, a prominent investigative reporter in China, was previously arrested in 2013 on suspicion of defamationRights groups and activists are sounding the alarm about the detention of two Chinese investigative journalists after they reportedly exposed corruption by a senior official in Sichuan...

World leaders met in Munich to discuss the future of Europe. Here's what happened World leaders met in Munich to discuss the future of Europe. Here's what happened Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, for his takeaways following this year's Munich Security...

Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridgeAFP via Getty ImagesThe Gordie Howe International Bridge will connect southern Detroit, Michigan, USA, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada when completedPresident Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the US and Canada until Washington is "fully compensated for everything" it has given to its northern neighbour.The...