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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
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Last of kidnapped Nigerian pupils handed over, government says
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Italy fines Apple nearly 100 million euros over app privacy feature
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Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
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Argentina’s president welcomes Trump pressure ‘to free the Venezuelan people’
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Zelensky says US must pile pressure on Russia to end war
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UN declares famine over in Gaza, says ‘situation remains critical’
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