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Ukraine war: Kyiv bombarded in third wave of attacks in 24 hours

Our correspondent Sasha Vakulina outlines the latest from the war in Ukraine

Nature

'Russian spy' whale spotted off the Swedish coast

Scientists are monitoring the whale, which has now been reported off Lysekill, north of Goteborg, Sweden.

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EU and US raise concerns about Polish law to probe 'Russian influence'

The special committee will investigate cases of "Russian influence" in Poland's internal security between 2007 and 2022.

Ukraine

Kyiv targeted for 16th time this month and other news

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

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Russia

Russia to send German workers home at start of June

German media described the move as a "diplomatic declaration of war" by Moscow

Ukraine

'Record' overnight drone attack on Kyiv kills two

Follow the latest updates from the war in Ukraine

Ukraine

Europe is recognising Ukraine's Soviet famine as genocide. Why now?

Several European countries have called the Holodomor, a Soviet-era famine that killed millions in Ukraine, a genocide. Why is this important? And why now?

Ukraine

Russia's nuke threat slammed and other news from Ukraine

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Russia

Support for Russia plummets in post-Soviet states

Approval of Russia has plunged in neighbouring countries, who are wary of a bullish Moscow which has lost its traditional role as a regional power broker.

Ukraine

Wagner mercenary chief says his fighters are pulling out of Bakhmut

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops have started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.

France

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen denies ties with Russia

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has called a parliamentary inquiry looking into possible links between her National Rally party and Russia a 'witch hunt.'

Russia

Wagner group chief acknowledges skills of Ukrainian army

Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted in an interview that Ukrainian forces "have high levels of organisation, training and intelligence," and that Wagner had lost 20,000 men in Bakhmut.

Green News

'Absurd, irresponsible and destructive': Russia outlaws Greenpeace

This is "a very serious blow" to Russian environmental protection, says Greenpeace.

Europe Decoded

Ukraine has a list of 'war sponsors.' But how exactly does it work?

Ukraine's list of "international sponsors of the war" targets foreign companies that are still doing business in Russia despite pressure to pull out.

Russia

More Russian troops going AWOL as military struggles with discipline

The issue of Russian military personnel going absent without leave is believed to have got worse after last year's draft.

Ukraine

Russia vows 'harsh response' after raid and other developments

All the latest news from the war in Ukraine.

Russia

Why are disgraced Americans spouting pro-Putin propaganda in Russia?

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is touring Russian cities and claiming Ukraine will lose the war. Why do he and other disgraced Americans insist on defending Putin's rhetoric?

World News

Russia says it has pushed back and 'destroyed' Belgorod attack units

The anti-Kremlin Freedom of Russia Legion claimed responsibility for the infiltration of Russian territory.

Russia

Berlin police investigate report of Russian exiles falling ill

One US-based Russian woman reports a strange smell in her hotel room and then falling ill in the hours afterwards, but says doctors couldn't find anything wrong with her.

World News

Is a new Cold War dawning as Russia backs out of a 1990 arms treaty?

With Russia's parliament set to rubber stamp a bill rejecting an arms treaty signed a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is Europe on the verge of a new Cold War?