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Photos show Ukrainian war veterans as they find healing and hope under the stage lights

War veterans living with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv, transforming personal trauma into powerful storytelling through an adaptation of “Eneida” by Ivan Kotliarevskyi, a Ukrainian reimagining of Virgil's “Aeneid.” Directed by Olha Semioshkina, the amateur troupe spent nearly a year preparing for its premiere at the Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre. The production blends epic poetry with humor, resilience and firsthand wartime experiences.

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Iran preparing nuclear counterproposal as Trump warns he is considering limited military strikes

Iranian foreign minister says draft could be ready for internal review in coming days while US president says ‘they better negotiate a fair deal’

Iran’s foreign minister has said he expects to have a draft counterproposal ready within days after nuclear talks with the US this week, while Donald Trump said he was considering limited military strikes.

Two US officials told Reuters that US military planning on Iran had reached an advanced stage, with options including targeting individuals as part of an attack and even pursuing leadership change in Tehran, if ordered by Trump.

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© Photograph: Hannah Tross/US NAVY/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Hannah Tross/US NAVY/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Hannah Tross/US NAVY/AFP/Getty Images

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LADOT’s ‘don’t poop on buses’ campaign takes bizarre twist

The plop thickens. Los Angeles Department of Transportation has scrapped a video campaign begging passengers not to poop on city buses. Officials pulled the six clips from YouTube and its website and claimed they were never meant to be made public. A link to the originals now reads: “This channel doesn’t have any content.” Los...

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Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis?

Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential

In the timeless week between Christmas and the new year, two Spanish men in their early 50s – friends since childhood, popular around town – went to a restaurant and did not come home.

Francisco Zea Bravo, a maths teacher active in a book club and rock band, and Antonio Morales Serrano, the owner of a popular cafe and ice-cream parlour, had gone to eat with friends in Málaga on Saturday 27 December. But as the pair drove back to Alhaurín el Grande that night, heavy rains turned the usually tranquil Fahala River into what the mayor would later call an “uncontrollable torrent”. Police found their van overturned the next day. Their bodies followed after an agonising search.

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© Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

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