no comment French oak trees airlifted to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral In the Bercé state forest in France's Sarthe region, some hundred-year-old oaks that will be used to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral are "flying" as part of a test project.
no comment In Poland, a pianist plays to "spread peace through music". Davide Martello, a German pianist, plays the piano by the Ukrainian border in the Polish city of Medyka to "spread the message of peace through music".
no comment Kyiv residents rescued from burning building after deadly Russian strike Strikes on residential areas in Kyiv killed at least two people early on Tuesday, as Russian troops intensified their attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
no comment India: Widows celebrate Hindu spring festival of colours Around 100 widows are marking Holi - the Hindu festival of colours in spring - at the Gopinath temple in the northern Indian town of Vrindavan.
Ukraine Surrender and you'll be treated well, Zelenskyy tells Russian soldiers Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a message to Russian forces that invaded his country, telling them if they surrender, they will be treated decently.
Hear Opera singers gather in Lviv for rendition of the national anthem The city has remained relatively safe during the war and sheltered many internally displaced Ukrainian refugees.
Europe News Russia talks with Ukraine 'only for show': Former foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev, who served as Boris Yeltsin's foreign minister between 1990 and 1996, said that Vladimir Putin only undestands force.
Travel News UK travel just got a whole lot easier with PLFs scrapped from Friday From 18 March the UK will stand down remaining travel restrictions in a welcome move for the travel industry.
Europe News Czech, Polish and Slovenian PMs visiting Zelenskyy in Kyiv The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia want to express the EU's support for Ukraine.
Travel News Putin overrides international rules on leased jets to keep them flying The President's new law to keep foreign planes puts Russian airlines in a catch-22.
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Europe News EU expands sanctions against Russia to ban luxury goods Under the luxury ban, wealthy Russians won't be able to buy EU-made products worth over €300, such as bags, shoes and caviar.
Europe Decoded Myanmar's message to the EU amid Ukraine crisis: 'Don't forget us" Activists and exiles urge European leaders to keep up the pressure on the military junta even as the conflict in Ukraine dominates headlines.
Biztech news UK chipmaker Arm to axe up to 15% of staff after Nvidia deal collapse The UK chipmaker is set to cut hundreds of jobs after its $40bn (€36 billion) sale to US chipmaker Nvidia was called off last month.
Culture news Dinnae wheesht: Scots language campaigners speak up for census return There's been a revival of the Scots language in recent years, with an estimated 1.5 million speakers. Campaigners say a new census this month will give them even more status and services.
