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Mar 2025
32m 45s

Trump 'very angry' with Putin over Ukrai...

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President Trump shifts his tone towards Russia, criticising President Putin. Also: the Red Cross is “outraged” after eight of its medics were killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, and the use of a more ethical AI in Hollywood.

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