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First Lady Melania Trump faced backlash after taking credit for securing a ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine, while omitting Pope Leo XIV's earlier diplomatic efforts.
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Ukraine strikes Russian plant ahead of Melania-brokered ceasefire
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Melania Trump secures ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky
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Bulletin world briefing: How a Ukrainian soldier survived a year alone on battlefield
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Ukrainian soldier survived more than a year alone in the battlefield before dramatic rescue – here’s how
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Bulletin world briefing: France to deploy military after violent protests
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Bulletin world briefing: Flydubai captain questions passenger’s account of attempted hikacking
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Pope Leo phones Putin from hospital to plead for help for Ukrainian town
Pope Leo personally telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to urge a ceasefire and request safe passage for humanitarian aid into the besieged Ukrainian town of Oleshky.
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Bulletin world briefing: Houthi strikes on Yemen presidential palace kill five
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Bulletin world briefing: Major cyberattack in France and Zelensky tells Trump to act
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Bulletin world briefing: Russian guided bomb kills 30 Ukrainians on public bus
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Russian bomb destroys public bus in Ukraine killing at least 30 people
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