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The woman championing disability rights on an island where inequity is rife

Gemma Handy Reporter, St John’s, Antigua Courtesy of Good Humans 268 Joshuanette Francis was diagnosed with osteoarthritis Subscribers to Joshuanette Francis’s YouTube channel – set

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My biggest fear? Being alone

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Interscope No-one wants to be alone, and no job is more isolating than being a pop star. Just ask Lady Gaga.

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EU leaders gather for special defence council in Brussels

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at

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China sets growth target of “around 5%” as it reels from Trump tariffs

Peter Hoskins and João da Silva BBC News Watch: The BBC’s Stephen McDonell explains China’s National People’s Congress China has set an economic growth target

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One-year-olds among those raped, UN says

Barbara Plett Usher in Port Sudan & Natasha Booty in London BBC News Unicef Hala (not her real name) is one of countless teenagers raped

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Zelensky bruised but upbeat after diplomatic whirlwind

Reuters “Bruised but motivated,” was how one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s entourage described how they had been feeling, as a small group of journalists crammed into

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Israel approves temporary extension of Gaza ceasefire

Reuters Israeli soldiers stand on a tank on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip. Photo: February 2025 The Israeli government has

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Donald Trump accuses Zelensky of ‘gambling with World War Three’

Donald Trump has clashed with Volodymyr Zelensky in a furious exchange at the White House, with the US president telling his Ukrainian counterpart to make

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Why many police cases are falling apart

Getty Images More than 50 people, mostly Muslims, died in the 2020 religious clashes in Delhi Five years after deadly religious riots engulfed India’s capital

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Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal

Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing his country’s mineral