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An injured man collects his personal belongings in front of his house destroyed in a Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday.
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Russia strikes energy facilities despite Trump claim of ceasefire - Zelenskyy

KYIV (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday that while Ukraine is willing to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, Moscow has continued to strike his country’s energy sites, despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the warring countries had agreed to cease such attacks.

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Dr Natalio Wheatley, BVI premier.
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Premier Wheatley defends charter fees amid dispute with USVI

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Trio wins medicine prize for breakthrough in brain research

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