Ukraine accuses Russia of ignoring requests to explain its troop build-up, and calls for a meeting.

Kamila Valieva is allowed to compete at the Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a decision to lift the 15-year-old's provisional ban for a failed drugs test.

Olaf Scholz struggles to shake off his political past when dealing with the Ukraine-Russia crisis.

Voters approve tighter laws on tobacco advertising, years after most European countries.

Why is Turkey is rebranding its internationally recognised name as “Türkiye”?

Britons in Ukraine are weighing up whether they can escape as fears of a Russian invasion mount.

After being cancelled for two years due to the pandemic, the Venice Carnival is back.

Police intercept lorries trying to join a protest against France's coronavirus regulations.

Several tactics are being used by pro-Kremlin sources to spread stories about Ukraine.

Separatists tried to seize Kharkiv in 2014. Now the city is turning away from its old neighbour.

The lawyer who cross-examined Salah Abdeslam explains how she avoided confrontation with him.

The Holodomor in the 1930s is central to Ukraine's idea of a nation that defies Russian domination.

Diplomats hope that warring sides can get off the road to war - but finding such a path is not easy.

The French virologist jointly won the Nobel Prize but later drew criticism for unscientific claims.

A deep stigma around suicide in Ukraine is standing in the way of saving soldiers' lives.

Oleg Boldyrev's photographs capture the frozen landscape of Lake Baikal, in Siberia.

The painting was sent for restoration after the Russian guard allegedly drew eyes on it.

What you need to know about Russia's troop build-up along Ukraine's borders.

New fossils challenge ideas that modern humans wiped out Neanderthals after arriving from Africa.

Police have already intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to get into the city.

Ouka the dog and his owner Shams can be seen flying in the French Alps.

The role of Nato is crucial in our understanding of Russia's troop build-up and the West's reaction to it.

Sicily's Mount Etna lights up the night sky in first eruption of 2022, billowing smoke and ash.

US National Secretary Adviser Jake Sullivan warns that Russia is ready "to mount a major military action" in Ukraine.