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‘I worry about the threat from within’
US Vice-President JD Vance criticised European leaders over free speech and democracy at the Munich Security Conference, telling world leaders “there is a new sheriff in town”, referring to US President Donald Trump. Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko, who is currently at the conference, says the only thing that can be said about Vance’s speech is “the…
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Volodymyr Zelensky calls for creation of an ‘army of Europe’ to face Russian threats
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an “army of Europe” to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent’s aid. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he also said that Ukraine would “never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement” after US…
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Celebrations in Israel as three more hostages released
Family, friends and supporters celebrated across Israel as three more hostages were released by Hamas. The armed group handed Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen over to the Red Cross in Gaza in a carefully choreographed event on Saturday morning. Crowds in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square rejoiced as they watched a live broadcast of…
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The lives of 4 kids surviving in Gaza
Jamie Roberts Co-director, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone BBC Zakaria lives on his own at al-Aqsa hospital where he helps paramedics bring in casualties Zakaria is 11 years old and lives in Gaza. He reckons he has seen thousands of bodies since the war started. But at an age when children are typically found…
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BBC visits hamlet in France where British couple died
Chris Bockman BBC News Reporting fromLes Pequiès, south west France Facebook British couple Andrew and Dawn Searle were found dead earlier this month For the final 15km (9.3 miles) of the journey from Toulouse to the hamlet of Les Pequiès, you travel on narrow winding roads through hilly, dense woodlands. Without a reliable GPS system…
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Accuser drops rape lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean Combs
A lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jay-Z, which alleged the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2000, has been dismissed, according to a legal filing submitted on Friday in New York. The attorney representing the anonymous plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe, voluntarily withdrew the case, court records show. The filing was submitted by…
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Why Elon Musk brings his children to work
Rachel Looker & Lily Jamali, tech correspondent BBC News Watch: Elon Musk takes his son X to meet world leaders Elon Musk’s children have been to places many will never see. From meetings with foreign leaders to the control room of a SpaceX launch, Musk’s children have debuted as constant sidekicks to their father’s endeavors…
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Vance attack on Europe ignores Ukraine and defence agenda
This year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) was supposed to be primarily about two things: how to end the war in Ukraine without giving in to Russia, and how Europe needed to boost its spending on defence. But the most senior American present, US Vice President JD Vance, used his time at the podium to talk…
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'My wife fears sex, I fear death' – impacts of the USAID freeze
Despite a US waiver allowing the resumption of humanitarian help, life-saving services have shut. Source link
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India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died
Getty Images India is among a few dozen countries that do not recognise marital rape Warning: This report contains some disturbing details An Indian court’s ruling that a man’s forced “unnatural sex” with his wife is not an offence has led to huge outrage and sparked renewed calls for better protections for married women. The…
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