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| After US President Donald Trump claimed that diversity hiring efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration could have caused safety issues following the Washington DC air crash, BBC Verify has taken a look at the facts. From Bucharest, Ian Wafula reports on the plight of 300 Romanian mercenaries caught fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And finally, another tennis great emerges from Scotland. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Fact-checking Trump's DEI claims about Washington DC air crash |
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|  | Trump has made several claims about the collision. Credit: Getty Images | President Trump has caused controversy after suggesting that diversity programmes supported by his predecessors may have played a role in Wednesday's fatal air-crash between a passenger jet and an army helicopter in Washington DC. When challenged by reporters about why he thought this, he responded: "Because I have common sense." As the investigation into the cause of the crash continues, my colleagues at BBC Verify have taken a look at his claims.
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| Prince Andrew emails show more Epstein contact | The Duke of York was in contact with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he had previously admitted. | New court documents> |
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| Girl born after father jailed hugs him for first time | Palestinian Hussain Nassar was jailed in 2003. On release this week, he met his daughter for the first time. | Tearful reunion > |
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| German 'far-right' immigration bill rejected | The German parliament has rejected far-right backed immigration measures put forward by the conservative opposition. | Read more > |
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| DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries |  | The mercenaries were working with the Congolese army in the fighting around Goma. Credit: EPA | Almost 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited to fight alongside the regular army in the Democratic Republic of Congo faced a humiliating surrender this week when national troops “gave up fighting” and withdrew from the key city of Goma. |
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| | Ian Wafula, Africa security correspondent |
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| | Before they crossed over, phone footage shows M23 commander Willy Ngoma berating one of the Romanians in French, telling him to sit on the ground, cross his legs and put his hands over his head. He asked him about his military training - it was with the French Foreign Legion, the Romanian replied.
"They recruited you with a salary of $8,000 a month, you eat well," Ngoma yelled, external, pointing out the disparity between that and a Congolese army recruit's pay. We are fighting for our future. Do not come for adventure here," he warned. |
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PICK OF THE WEEK | 'I spent 30 years searching for secret to happiness - the answer isn't what I thought' |
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|  | Fergal pictured earlier in his career as a war reporter. Credit: BBC | In a powerful personal account, Fergal Keane reflects on living with PTSD, depression and his search for balance in life. What he has discovered along the way is a deeper study of happiness that can apply to those with serious mental health challenges, but also to those simply in need of a lift. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | The eerie ambassador from the abyss | Read about the long, slow discovery of a deep-sea titan. | |
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And finally... in the tennis world | The tennis triumphs of Andy and Jamie Murray are well known but Scotland has another world number one that you probably haven't heard of. Marjory Love has been playing tennis for over half a century and last year became the top ranked women's player in the world over the age of 75. | |
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