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A scam exploiting vulnerable families with sick children.
I would have done anything to get the medicine for Khalil.
The child is directed on camera to plead for help.
I want to be a normal kid.
I want to go to school.
They were going to upload it to social media.
Millions of dollars pour in but the families never receive the money.
He told us it wasn't successful.
As I understood it, the video just didn't make any money.
They used to raise funds for their own benefit.
Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
We're coming to you live from London.
I'm Krupa Bhatti.
Very good to have you with us.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that we've been here many times before this year and that is
because to some extent we have yet more talks are taking place about how to break that deadlock between Ukraine and Russia after nearly four years of war.
We are at the end of the year and it seems leaders are ready for that final push.
As I speak,
the latest talks are underway in Florida between Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at his Mar- I don't think this can happen