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Mar 2025
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Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Uk...

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Trump says he thinks Russia is going to make a deal, but others are more sceptical. Also: former Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, appears at The Hague, and why investors resort to gold in hard times.

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