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For 15 months, a high-security courtroom in Hamburg has been hearing the case of Christina Block, accused of ordering the abduction of her children. Christina Block, heir to a popular chain of steakhouses, is accused of ordering an Israeli security firm to carry out the violent abduction of her children from Denmark, following a bitter custody battle with her former husband. There are allegedly connections with at least two former.

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Her public debut as White House press secretary on Tuesday ended with a flurry of media criticism about her credentials and preparedness. Katie Zacharia will be leaving her post as White House press secretary, the BBC has confirmed, as the fallout from her shaky public debut appears to have reached its climax. Speaking to reporters moments before news of her exit dropped on Friday, President Donald Trump said he had.

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Speed curbs limited Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian attacks on Tuesday night. Image source, Getty ImagesByHafsa KhalilPublished3 minutes agoUS President Donald Trump has denied limiting Ukraine's access to Starlink's sister internet network Starshield after it restricted drone speed, hampering Kyiv's ability to protect itself from Russian attacks. "I wasn't me and I don't think it was Starlink owner Elon Musk," Trump said, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said speed.

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Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi has regained crucial territory in the Donbas but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump. Watch: BBC follows Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline A Russian drone zips across the computer screen, startling the commanders keeping watch over the battlefield via a live stream in their bunker. Cigarette in one hand, radio in the other, one of them calls in their own.

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The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after having surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday. The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after the surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, which the Vatican said had been "successful" and proceeded without complications. The images shared on Friday showed the Chicago-born Pope wearing a green robe while standing behind a makeshift altar on the tenth floor of the.

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The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents. Watch: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvest Dozens of masked settlers have attacked Palestinians and set fire to cars and olive trees during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. A BBC team witnessed one of several attacks in farmland near the Palestinian village of Abu Falah.