Green News ‘Open ports, if you have any heart’, UN food chief appeals to Putin UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the war could lead to famines if Ukraine’s grain exports are not restored. 19/05/2022
Europe News MEPs demand sanctions on Schröder over his ties with Russian firms Gerhard Schröder still holds positions at Rosneft, Russia's leading oil company, and Nord Stream AG. 19/05/2022
Belarus Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition Belarus is the last country in Europe still to apply the death penalty, executing several people each year by firing squad. 18/05/2022
Hear The most international band you've ever seen They might not have made it to Eurovision, but the Lithuanian-Afghan-Belarussian-Sri Lankan band 'Up Hill 7' has a message for Europe. 17/05/2022
Travel News This beachside town in Ukraine is now rigged with deadly mines The once popular destination of Odesa has seen tourist numbers dwindle since 2014. Will the war be the end of tourism forever? 17/05/2022
Russia Russian diplomats get cold shoulder across Europe amid anger over war Across Europe's capitals, Russian diplomats are facing a more challenging environment, with diplomatic expulsions by governments, protests by individual citizens and service denials by companies. 11/05/2022
Russia Pussy Riot member disguises herself as food courier to flee Russia She then crossed the border into neighbouring Belarus and a week later was able to cross into Lithuania, after several attempts. 11/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine's first President Leonid Kravchuk dies aged 88 Kravchuk was a driving force in Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. 10/05/2022
Europe News To join or not to join? Sweden and Finland to reveal NATO decisions Vladimir Putin cited NATO expansion as a reason for the Ukraine war. But the invasion could spark more countries to join. 10/05/2022
This will impact your life Europe Day: What is it and what does it represent? The commemorative day honours the moment that is today considered the genesis of European integration. 09/05/2022
Belarus Ryanair plane diversion: Journalist's girlfriend gets 6-year jail term Sofia Sapega and Protasevich were arrested in 2021 after their flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted by a Belarusian MiG-29 fighter jet to Minsk. 06/05/2022
Europe Decoded Orban criticises EU plans to sanction head of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill's support of Putin and the war has already drawn condemnation with Pope Francis warning him not to become "Putin's altar boy". 06/05/2022
Belarus 'I feel it's dragged on': Lukashenko on Russia's war in Ukraine Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has been talking about the war in Ukraine and the use of nuclear weapons in the conflict. 05/05/2022
Belarus Belarus' first president Stanislav Shushkevich dies aged 87 Shushkevich is best known for informing Mikhail Gorbachev about the end of the Soviet Union and leading Belarus to independence. 04/05/2022
world news Frontex chief resigns over probe on human rights violations at borders Fabrice Leggeri's resignation comes a day after an investigative report said the EU border agency had illegally forced back nearly 1,000 asylum seekers in the Aegean Sea. 29/04/2022
Uncovering Europe 'It will get worse': Euro inflation adds to Lithuania's economic woes A refugee crisis on the border with Belarus, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of sanctions against its neighbours all conspire to create a sense of economic uncertainty in the small Baltic nation. 28/04/2022
Hear Canada joins Eurovision 2023 competition Canada is not the first country outside of Europe to join the once specifically continental competition. 27/04/2022
