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A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said there is still "much work to be done" after President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
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Cyclone Ditwah: Flood catastrophe awakens volunteerism in Sri Lanka
Ishara Danasekara,News Editor, BBC News Sinhala,BBC SinhalaandKoh EweMr Sahan also considers the kitchen as an "extension" of his volunteer work in 2016, when torrential rain and floods killed 250 people across the country.Volunteers have compiled hundreds of requests for...
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Putin holds Ukraine peace talks with US negotiators in Moscow
Maia DaviesandLaura GozziGetty ImagesVladimir Putin hosted US negotiators at the Kremlin on Tuesday for five hours of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, which a Russian official said had been "productive".The discussions with US envoy Steve Witkoff...
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U.S. requested resumption of migrant flights to Venezuela after Trump’s airspace closure assertion, Maduro’s government says
U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Trump's assertion that the airspace of the South American country should be considered closed.The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday announced that the twice-weekly flights will...
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Rare Fabergé egg fetches record £22.9m at London auction
A diamond-studded crystal Fabergé egg that once belonged to Russia's imperial family has sold for a record £22.9m ($30.2m) in London.The Winter Egg - considered one of the legendary jeweller's most beautiful creations - was bought by an anonymous...
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What is Honduras president accused of and why has Trump pardoned him?
ReutersAt the White House briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argued that charges against Hernández were tainted by corrupt "over-prosecution" under President Biden.Asked if the pardon undermined the US president's campaign against "narco-terrorists" on the American continent, Leavitt...
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Sick ants invite self-sacrifice to save colony, scientists discover:
Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.Many animals...
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Why is US President Trump threatening Venezuela’s President Maduro?
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News OnlineReutersUS President Donald Trump has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela's leader, President Nicolás Maduro.The Trump administration has doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro's capture, and its warships are within...
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Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, KyivInna, escaping with her five children, also believes it's time to make a deal. She could no longer hide her kids, aged between nine months and 12 years, from the dangers of living in Kramatorsk. She...
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Stop wasting world’s time, Ukraine tells Putin after US talks in Moscow
ReutersUkrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has accused Vladimir Putin of "wasting the world's time", a day after high-stakes talks...