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Podcast
Day 99: Why did Trump change his approach to Ukraine?

Boat crashes into ferry in Florida – one dead and multiple injured as ‘mass casualty incident’ declared

The boat that crashed into the ferry fled the scene, authorities say, with the collision happening at the end of the 17-day Sugar Sand Festival held on Clearwater beach.
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Pic: Tampa Bay Times/AP

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Emergency services at the scene in Clearwater, Florida. Pic: Javier Vazquez/Reuters

Putin declares 72-hour truce in May – as Ukraine ‘ready to support lasting and full ceasefire’

The truce is due to be from the start of Thursday 8 May (10pm on 7 May UK time) until the end of Saturday 10 May (10pm on 10 May UK time).

British Paralympian Sam Ruddock reported missing in Las Vegas

Sam Ruddock, 35, who competes in cycling and shotput events, arrived in the US on 13 April and was planning to attend Vegas's WrestleMania but has not been heard from since 16 April.
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Ruddock competes at the cycling World Championships in Glasgow in 2023. Pic: Reuters

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Day 98: Q&A – Trump wins, royal visits and egg-flation

Analysis
Analysis
Trump faces awkward reckoning 100 days into the job – notwithstanding his dreams of being King of America

Rather than a “hallmark holiday”, the view from 100 days has become an important report card for US presidents. Donald Trump is keen to celebrate.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a 'fireside chat' on 12 November, 1937. Pic: AP

Analysis
Analysis
What we learn from remarkable photos of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

The US president has presented Ukraine and Russia with a proposal and ultimatum so one-sided it could have been written in the Kremlin.
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The two leaders held talks before attending the Pope's funeral

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The world leaders shared a moment before the service

Trump criticises Putin and doubts his willingness to end the war after meeting Zelenskyy at the Vatican

The Ukrainian president said his first face-to-face meeting with Mr Trump since their public row at the White House could be “historic”.
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The two leaders held talks before attending the Pope's funeral

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The world leaders shared a moment before the Pope's funeral service

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Basilica

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Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president met for the first time since their Oval Office row. Pic: Reuters

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Day 97: Trump vs the judiciary?

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, has died, her family says

Virginia Giuffre's family has told Sky's US partner network NBC News she took her own life at her farm in Western Australia.
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Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell, pictured in a photo believed to have been taken in 2001. Pic: Shutterstock

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Prince Andrew has denied all claims of wrongdoing. File pic: Reuters

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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Pic: US Department of Justice