The Papers: 'Ukraine needs US support' and Kate's prison visit

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  Kate meets new mothers and babies on prison visit

  The Princess of Wales has visited HMP Styal in Cheshire as part of her ongoing early years initiative.
  
  BBC News - 8h
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  Musk is using a chainsaw for a job that needs a scalpel

  Chainsaws are made for cutting down forests, not trimming unnecessary growth.
  
  The Hill - 11h
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  To stop Trump’s Gaza plans, Palestinians need solidarity and support | Omar Barghouti

  The Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement is the best way to show solidarity with our liberation struggle. Egyptian and Greek mythologies mention a phoenix rising from ashes. Palestinians in Gaza ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d
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  Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us | Greg Jericho

  A 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, as flagged by the US president, is more evidence that Australia cannot rely on our ally to do good by us. News that the US president, Donald Trump, ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d
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  'Support' needed for NI drivers to switch to EV

  Support is needed to encourage Northern Ireland drivers to switch to electric vehicles, an EV driver said.
  
  BBC News - 1d
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  US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine

  President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz says that top administration officials are traveling to Europe this week
  
  ABC News - 2d

• An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.

  Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un vows ongoing support for Russia’s ‘just cause’

  North Korean leader also pledged further development of nuclear forces; UK foreign secretary says no imminent peace talks with Russia. What we know on day 1,082. See all our Ukraine war ...
  
  The Guardian - 3d

More from BBC News

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  Israel says Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not free hostages by Saturday

  Benjamin Netanyahu tells Israeli forces to prepare for fighting after Hamas postponed more releases.
  
  BBC News - 4h
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  Schools tell BBC about 'astronomical' bills as 25-year repair contract heads into meltdown

  What happens next has implications for the expiry of almost 600 similar PFI deals across England.
  
  BBC News - 2h
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  Heathrow to expand two terminals ahead of third runway

  The chief executive of the UK's largest airport will unveil plans to develop terminals two and five.
  
  BBC News - 4h
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  Musk denies 'hostile takeover' of government in White House debut

  The world's richest man took questions for the first time since he was appointed to lead a sweeping government cost-cutting effort.
  
  BBC News - 35m
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  Trade, tariffs and visas to dominate Trump-Modi talks

  The leaders share a warm relationship, but both will have their own wish list when they meet this week.
  
  BBC News - 3h

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  The New York Times - 6m

• How one school is making changes to combat pandemic losses

  While nationwide scores are still below pre-pandemic levels, some local districts are seeing improvements in math and reading.
  
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  American teacher Marc Fogel freed from Russia, White House says

  American Marc Fogel, who has been held in Russia since being arrested on drug charges in 2021, has been freed, according to the White House.
  
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  California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires

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