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In February 2025, senior US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss what was unthinkable during the previous US administration: normalisation of relations, economic cooperation and a potential roadmap to end the Ukraine war. That improbable dialogue set the stage for the historic US–Russia summit last week in Anchorage, Alaska, where President Trump
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What happened yesterday? published at 07:34 British Summer Time Image source, AP Image caption, Mariam Dagga, 33, was a freelance journalist working with the Associated Press (AP). She was killed in an Israeli strike on Monday At least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed on Monday after two Israeli strikes hit a hospital in
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz does not have the ability to manage Europe’s top economy. “The welfare state that we have today can no longer be financed with what we produce in the economy,” Merz said in a recent meeting. At the same time, Merz agreed to begin sending Ukraine 9 billion euros annually in addition
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Nick Eardley & Daniel Wittenberg BBC News HANDOUT Mahmoud (in glasses) is one of the nine students with scholarships under the Chevening scheme The government has agreed plans to allow around 40 students in Gaza to come to the UK in the coming weeks to take up funded university scholarships. Nine have been told they
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Australia says it will expel the Iranian ambassador alleging that Iran had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attacks were “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil”. The chief of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio), Mike Burgess, said his agency
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The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on the future of the blue helmet peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon that has faced US and Israeli opposition. The Council will vote on a French-drafted compromise that would keep the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), deployed in 1978 to separate Israel and Lebanon, in
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Mayeni Jones BBC News in Johannesburg The South African government is warning young women not to fall for social media recruitment drives promoting job opportunities abroad. This comes as a number of online videos by South African social media influencers advertising jobs for young women in Russia have gone viral. The authorities are investigating one
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US tariff deal with South Korea – what we know published at 17:12 British Summer Time Image source, Getty Images It wouldn’t be a meeting with Trump if the T word – tariffs – wasn’t mentioned. While South Korea and the US have already struck a deal, tariffs may still come up when President Lee
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Heavy rain and strong winds hit parts of Vietnam published at 09:47 British Summer Time Typhoo Kajiki has now made landfall in Vietnam. But in the hours before, parts of the country were battered by strong winds and heavy rain. Here’s some of the latest pictures. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Vinh City in
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Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai India will continue to buy oil from wherever it “gets the best deal” in order to protect the interests of its 1.4 billion people, the country’s ambassador to Russia has said. Vinay Kumar’s statement comes days before US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India, including a 25% penalty for
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