Here are the latest news updates on elections:

• Germany will hold a federal election on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The conservative CDU/CSU led by Friedrich Merz is expected to win with around 30% support, replacing current Chancellor Olaf Scholz. A key focus is how much support the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party will receive1.

• Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, recently held a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which he described as "an absolute love-fest" with unprecedented crowd support2.

• President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at reducing costs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) to help families hoping to expand through this procedure3.

• Trump has claimed that the Biden administration allocated $18 million in funding to India to help with its elections, arguing that India doesn't need this money. He made these remarks during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)4.

• Trump has also criticized the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allocating $21 million in funding to India for "voter turnout" and $29 million to Bangladesh to "strengthen the political landscape"4.

• India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that the information put out by the Trump administration regarding USAID funding is "concerning" and that the Indian government is looking into it4.