Norberto ParedesBBC News Mundo
Getty ImagesVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could be forgiven for wondering who his true friends are.
Once rock solid, his reliance on his two main allies – China and Russia – now appears increasingly uncertain.
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A backstreet abortion nearly killed Annie Ernaux. It became a story that shaped her life
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Laura Gozzi,BBC World Service
“Every moment of that abortion was a surprise to me,” says Annie Ernaux.
The French Nobel literature laureate is talking about an illegal abortion that nearly ended her…
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US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed again
A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok’s US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app’s sale looms.
The US has repeatedly delayed the date by which the platform’s Chinese owner, Bytedance, must…
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Ukraine’s health supplies hit in series of Russian strikes on medical warehouses
Warehouses supplying the vast majority of Ukraine’s pharmacies have been destroyed in a series of Russian attacks over recent months.
Medical supplies worth about $200m (£145m) were destroyed in just two strikes in December and October.
A large…
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US accuses Rwanda of fueling war as fighting in eastern DR Congo intensifies despite Trump-brokered peace deal
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The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing Turkish ship in Odesa
A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday.
The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it…