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If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that draft is flawed?
In 1999, four Russian apartment buildings were bombed, hundreds killed,
but even now we still don't know for sure who did it.
It's a mystery that sparked chilling theories.
I'm Helena Merriman and in a new BBC series,
I'm talking to the reporters who first covered this story.
What did they miss the first time?
The History Bureau, Putin and the apartment bombs.
Listen on bbc.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hello,
much of the world's attention today on Monday the 19th of January has been focused on a text exchange with Donald Trump by the president of Finland.
but it was actually sent by the Prime Minister of Norway, who's Jonas Garstora.
Here it is in full, because it deserves to be listened to in full.
So here is the message from Alex and Jonas, the heads of Finland and Norway.
Dear Mr President, dear Donald, on the contact across the Atlantic on Greenland,
Gaza, Ukraine, and your tariff announcement yesterday.
You know our position on these issues,
but we believe we should all work to take this down and de-escalate.
So much is happening around us where we need to stand together.