Laura GozziBBC News, Kyiv
BBCSitting in a wine bar in Kyiv on a Saturday night, Daria, 34, opens a dating app, scrolls, then puts her phone away.
After spending…
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Since Ukraine war started, romance and parenthood seem remote for those who stayed
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Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Denmark to prevent Russia and China from taking it
President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so.
“Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases and we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters…
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Trump’s Venezuela oil meeting starts with few concrete promises
US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela.
But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the…
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Teens share their views one month on
Watch: 15-year-old Lulu tracks her social media use following the Australian ban For the first time in years, Amy feels free.
One month since Australia’s teen social media ban kicked in, she says she is “disconnected from my phone” and her daily…
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Video filmed by ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman emerges
A video filmed by the US immigration agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday has emerged, showing the moments before gunfire rang out.
The 47-second footage, obtained by Minnesota-based outlet Alpha News, shows Renee Nicole Good…
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India walks diplomatic tightrope after US action in Venezuela
India is walking a diplomatic tightrope after the US attacked Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro last week.
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Venezuelans reaffirm their commitment to political unity
In Venezuela, protests continue for the release of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
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Malaga protests US military intervention in Venezuela, expressed support for Maduro
In Málaga, activists protested what they call a U.S. criminal military intervention in Venezuela.
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EU reaches long-trailed trade agreement with South American bloc
The EU has reached a free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, 25 years after talks began and despite opposition from farmers in several European countries.
The deal with the Mercosur trading bloc will require the approval…
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Gaza’s digital blackout: 80% of telecom infrastructure destroyed amid aid bans
A calculated Israeli plot of isolation is taking hold in the Gaza Strip.
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