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  • Ukrainians back Zelensky after disastrous White House encounter

    Ukrainians back Zelensky after disastrous White House encounter

    James Waterhouse BBC News, Kyiv Watch: ‘Unpleasant to see’ – Ukrainians react to Trump and Zelensky’s spat Whether or not President Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed or should have been more diplomatic in the Oval Office, it was a disastrous visit for Ukraine. For those watching in Kyiv, the future of their country hung in the…

  • Vladimir Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold

    Vladimir Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold

    Friday’s drama in the Oval Office sparked a swift reaction from many world leaders. But not from Vladimir Putin. There’s been no comment so far from the Kremlin leader. Then again, he doesn’t really need to say anything. President Putin can afford to sit back and watch events unfold. Donald Trump predicted that the very…

  • Minister questions why Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania

    Minister questions why Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania

    Romania’s Justice Minister Radu Marinescu has called for a public explanation into why controversial social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were allowed to leave the country on Thursday. The brothers – who are currently facing charges including human trafficking in Romania – had been under a travel ban for more than two years before…

  • Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey

    Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey

    Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In a statement on Saturday, the PKK said it hoped Turkey would release Ocalan, who has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since 1999, so he can…

  • Czech Republic train fire seen in drone footage

    Czech Republic train fire seen in drone footage

    Drone footage shows firefighters tackling a huge fire in the eastern Olomouc region of the Czech Republic after a train derailed. The regional fire service said tanks containing the flammable chemical benzene were damaged in the derailment. It added on Friday afternoon that aerial support was at the scene, while serviceman will still extinguishing 15…

  • Watch angry exchange between Trump and Zelensky at White House

    Watch angry exchange between Trump and Zelensky at White House

    US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed during an angry meeting at the White House on Friday. Trump rebuked his Ukrainian counterpart, telling him to be more “thankful” for US support and accusing him of “gambling with World War Three” by not going along with ceasefire plans led by Washington. It came…

  • Cuts to US national parks and forests spark outrage as summer nears

    Cuts to US national parks and forests spark outrage as summer nears

    Max Matza BBC News Reporting fromSeattle, Washington Getty Images The Trump administration’s steep cuts to staff at national parks, forests and wildlife habitats have triggered a growing backlash, as public access and conservation efforts in these remote wild landscapes fade away. The impacts have already been felt by visitors – who are seeing longer park…

  • Rare planetary parade caught on camera by our expert stargazers

    Rare planetary parade caught on camera by our expert stargazers

    Three astronomers have filmed video diaries for the BBC, showing us seven planets – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn – that have all been visible in the sky above the UK this week. Friday is the last day where the rare phenomenon known as a ‘planetary parade’ is visible in the sky,…

  • 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

    500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

    Dorcas Wangira BBC Africa health correspondent Unicef Staff at Mugunga health centre in Goma have been unable to trace the 128 patients who fled at the end of January More than 500 mpox patients have fled clinics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the last month amid the current conflict. Officials at Africa Centres…

  • Trump-Zelensky row signals major crisis looming for Nato

    Trump-Zelensky row signals major crisis looming for Nato

    The relationship between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was bad enough before the shouting match in the Oval Office. President Trump had already called him a dictator and said Ukraine started the war – which is a lie. Now the US-Ukraine alliance nurtured by Joe Biden is in pieces. The public breakdown also signals a…

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