Middle East crisis overshadows EU summit devoted to the economyEuropean Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc's economic competitiveness.
Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed deadRussia's military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark, the BBC can confirm.
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