The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at why the US wants access to Ukraine’s minerals.
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Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned from Gaza
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Mitch McConnell announces he will not run for re-election
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Trump ‘very frustrated’ and Zelensky must strike minerals deal, says adviser
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Trailblazing African film-maker and Cannes winner dies
Souleymane Cissé has died aged 84 after a career that spanned more than 50 years.
Children routinely using social media, Australian regulator says
It found they were easily able to bypass age checks on apps, which face being banned for under-16s.