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Macron visits Greenland in show of European unity and signal to Trump
Michel Euler/Pool via Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Greenland to meet the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark In a sign of Greenland’s growing importance, French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Arctic island today, in what experts say is a show of European unity and a signal to Donald Trump. Stepping foot…
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How UK paternity leave compares to the rest of Europe
BBC Paternity leave policies vary across Europe – but the UK’s offer is one of the least generous The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is “one of the worst in the developed world”, according to a new report published this week. The government says the system needs to be “improved” and…
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A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution
Joel Gunter Reporting from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine BBC Dmitriy Kurashov is the first Russian soldier to stand trial in Ukraine for an alleged battlefield execution On the frozen frontline in the east of Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian soldier surveyed the fallout from a Russian assault. It was the middle of January 2024 and the ground was covered…
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How a race for electric vehicles threatens a marine paradise
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most…
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Somalia’s construction boom in Mogadishu gives women high ambitions
Fardowsa Hanshi BBC News, Mogadishu Anthony Irungu / BBC Fathi Mohamed Abdi (L) and Saadia Ahmed Omar (R) have overseen more than 30 multimillion-dollar projects Construction is booming in Somalia’s capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed…
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Israelis survey damage after Iran missile strike
Tom Bennett BBC News Reporting fromRishon LeZion, central Israel Anadolu via Getty Images Two people were killed when a missile hit Rishon LeZion early on Saturday As sirens rang out across Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning, Ifat Benhaim and her family ran into their basement. “We closed the door, and suddenly there…
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Italian museum’s plea after couple break crystal-covered chair
An Italian museum has called on patrons to “respect art” after a couple was filmed breaking a chair covered in hundreds of glittering crystals. Footage released by the Palazzo Maffei, in Verona, shows a man and woman taking pictures of each other while pretending to sit on the so-called “Van Gogh” chair. The man then…
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BBC reports from Israeli city targeted by Iran
BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from Rishon LeZion, a city just outside of Tel Aviv which was hit by overnight Iran strikes. The IDF said more than 200 missiles were fired as part of the Iranian response to the large scale attacks carried out by Israel. They have urged residents to “stay alert”…
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Melissa Hortman killed and John Hoffman injured in targeted shootings
A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called a “act of targeted political violence”. Walz said House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were killed. State Senator John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife were…
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Behind the scenes on tour, as she speaks out for immigrants in the US
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Shakira Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour has taken more than $150m in ticket sales Deep in the bowels of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, a note is taped to the door of Shakira’s production office. “Please come back later… unless you’re actually on fire.” The handwritten pink scrawl suggests a…
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