Denmark sets up a banned zone near the Bornholm island, where a Nord Stream 2 leak is reported.

Giorgia Meloni is set to lead a right-wing coalition as Italy's first female PM.

Reports say people with no military experience, or who are too old or disabled, are being enlisted.

Magnus Carlsen claims Hans Niemann has "cheated more than he has publicly admitted", but offers no evidence.

At least 17 people - including 11 children - are killed when a gunman opens fire at a school in Izhevsk.

The former US intelligence contractor leaked a vast US intelligence surveillance programme in 2013.

The self-styled referendums in east and south Ukraine are dismissed as a sham by Kyiv and the West.

The battered city is a stumbling block in Russia's plan to take the Donbas, writes the BBC's Orla Guerin.

Protests against Russia's mobilisation plan continue, as Russia concedes errors have been made.

Ukraine says it will not force deserters to return to Russia where they would face prison.

The musician was due to play gigs in Poland but faces outrage over his comments on the Ukraine war.

Analysts have cited supply chains as a reason why Russia's invasion of Ukraine has faltered.

A people smuggler lifts the lid on his trade to BBC Panorama's Jane Corbin.

New public buildings in Finland have to incorporate more wood, which is leading builders to innovate.

Magnus Carlsen's apparent accusation against Hans Niemann is the biggest chess scandal in years.

President Putin has been stoking fears that he will use tactical nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war.

Russian media claims Ukraine is selling arms on the dark web, but the evidence suggests the ads are fake.

Melvin Manhoef tells BBC Sport how he apprehended three burglars in March, before his fight against Yoel Romero at Bellator 285 in Dublin on Friday.

The far-right leader claims victory in Italy's general election with her Brothers of Italy party.

In the 1970s, an international campaign demanded that governments recognise the value of unpaid work done in the home, primarily by women.

A child can be heard crying 'Daddy, goodbye' in a video shared on Russian social media

Journalist Simon Ostrovsky tells the BBC what motivated Aiden Aslin to fight with Ukrainian forces.

Sped-up footage appears to show traffic at a checkpoint, following Russia's decision to mobilise reservists.