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BREAKING NEWS | Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order that aims to dismantle the Department of Education. The US president has long called for the department to be axed, but doing so will require approval by Congress. Follow the latest updates on our live page. | |
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| Hello. Plans to deploy Western peacekeeping troops in Ukraine have been a key topic of discussion in London today; diplomatic correspondent James Landale explains what this could mean. My colleagues in Venezuela have spoken to a mother who learnt her son had been deported from the US to El Salvador after spotting him on the news, and critics are split over the new Snow White film. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | What Multinational Force Ukraine will and won’t do |
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|  | Ukrainian troops on the frontline, not multinational ones, would monitor any potential ceasefire. Credit: Getty Images | Plans for the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops in Ukraine have been under discussion in London today. The troops – provided by the so-called “coalition of the willing” and probably around 20,000 strong – would likely protect cities, ports and major energy infrastructure. But it's possible that Multinational Force Ukraine will never actually deploy at all. It depends on a ceasefire being agreed and, as diplomatic correspondent James Landale writes, many remain sceptical that Russia wants to end the fighting. |
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| Carney to call snap election - reports | The new PM is likely to call an election for 28 April, potentially as soon as this Sunday, multiple news outlets report. | Read more > |
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| Family sues Boeing over whistleblower death | John Barnett's family says he was subjected to a campaign of harassment and abuse after he raised safety concerns. | More on what happened > |
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| Carey wins copyright case over Christmas hit | A judge said the only thing All I Want for Christmas is You and the claimant's song shared was "Christmas cliches". | Find out more > |
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| ChatGPT wrongly says father killed sons | Arve Hjalmar Holmen has launched a complaint over the 'hallucination' - where AI systems invent information. | What ChatGPT said > |
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| Mother spots son deported from US in mega-prison footage |  | Myrelis Casique López insists her son is innocent and not a gang member. Credit: Nicole Kolster/BBC Mundo | Relatives of some of the 238 Venezuelans deported from the US to a notorious El Salvador mega-jail say their sons have been swept up in a Trump administration crackdown, wrongly accused of being gang members. While watching TV on Sunday, Myrelis Casique López was shocked to see that her 24-year-old son was one of the shackled men. The White House says the deportees are members of the Tren de Aragua gang – a powerful multi-national crime group. |
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| | Ms Casique told the BBC she was certain her son was among the detainees, even if no official list of names have been released. "It's him. It's him," she said, gesturing at a picture in which a man is seated, with his head bowed, on a prison floor alongside a row of others, a tattoo visible on his arm. "I recognize his features."
She also maintains that he is innocent. "He doesn't belong to any criminal gang, either in the US or in Venezuela… he's not a criminal," Ms Casique said. "Unfortunately, he has tattoos," she added, convinced that the roses and names of family members that adorn his body led to his detention and deportation. "I wish it wasn't him… he didn't deserve to be transferred there." |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Tupac's Dear Mama | Discover how a tribute to his mother showed off the iconic artist's softer side. | |
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And finally... | "Exhaustingly awful" or a "vibrant retelling"? The reviews are in for Disney's live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and critics are split. You can see for yourself how wildly differing the reviews are, with British film critics mostly panning it and US reviewers being more positive. | |
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