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Can Europe provide a credible answer on Ukraine?

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PARSA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Over the weekend, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted what he called a ‘coalition of the willing’ “It’s certainly one way of focusing our minds — and wallets! Donald Trump is doing us a favour, if we choose to think about it that way. And we may as well look on the bright … Read more

Men risk drowning to flee conscription by rebels

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Nomsa Maseko BBC News, Rugombo BBC Jordan Bita says he kept away from main roads, trekking through bush, to avoid the advancing rebels Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The 25-year-old clung on to … Read more

Trump threatens to jail or deport students for ‘illegal protests’

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US President Donald Trump said he would cut funding for universities that allow what he called “illegal” protests and prosecute and deport foreign students who participate. On his Truth Social social media platform, Trump said that “all federal funding will STOP” for schools that permit students to protest illegally. Trump’s announcement comes less than a … Read more

Boy taken to hospital after primary school stabbing

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Gardaí (Irish police) are investigating after a boy was stabbed by another child at a primary school in north Dublin. The incident, which happened on Tuesday, involved a knife, BBC News NI understands. Both children involved attend the school, gardaí said. The child is understood to be 11 years old, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported. … Read more

U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad

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What’s the air quality in New Delhi, Jakarta or Buenos Aires? Until Tuesday, the United States Embassy in those cities could have told you. But the Trump administration has effectively shut down a global air quality monitoring program, ending more than a decade of public data-collection and reporting from 80 embassies and consulates worldwide. The … Read more

What’s next for Ukraine and Trump’s White House?

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The BBC’s Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse and State department correspondent, Tom Bateman, offer their analysis on what’s next for Ukraine. Reporting from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Waterhouse brings new insight on what morale is like for Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the frontline. From Washington DC, Bateman outlines what the US’s renewed relations with Russia could mean … Read more

China eyes hefty stimulus as it reels from Trump tariffs

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João da Silva Business reporter Getty Images China’s leaders are expected to unveil a large stimulus plan at a key annual meeting to revive the country’s lagging economy, which is now facing a trade war with the United States. Thousands of delegates are attending the National People’s Congress (NPC), a rubber-stamp parliament, which will announce … Read more