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1. What is the truth about Diana? Her brother offers his view, ‘once and for all’

   

   The recent publication of a book by Charles Spencer, the younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has only added to the way in which her legacy will keep being a focus of debate and interpretation as time keeps passing on from her sudden death in 1997.

2. Why is it so difficult for Ukraine to take down Russia's jet-powered drones?

   

   Russia's jet-powered drones being used to carry out strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine are often able to evade air defences because they fly at higher altitudes and faster speeds. To stop these new models, faster interceptors are needed, but that technology is still in the trial phase, Ukrainian officials say.

3. Mothers crossing the Mexico-U.S. border risk everything to reunite with their children

   

   While the migrant caravans may have disappeared from Tijuana, and this Mexican border city is no longer the waiting room for entry into the U.S., there are still those seeking to cross. Many who risk the journey are deported mothers desperate to get back to their children, advocates say.

4. Trump uses contested power to cut nearly $1B US in Congress-approved spending

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump is cancelling nearly $1 billion US in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.

5. Ukraine's largest steel plant to shutter amid recurring Russian strikes

   

   Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was shutting production at Ukraine's largest steel plant, underscoring the growing economic toll of Russia's airstrikes that on ‌Friday killed seven people in Kyiv including a 14-year-old boy and injured more than 50.