Fear, loathing and defiance - how Ukrainians are coping under Russian control.

The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in Lyman, and is seen as a significant blow.

Paris's relative absence in its supply of weapons to Ukraine leaves eastern European countries wary.

The US president condemns Russia's leader over his declared annexation of four occupied regions of Ukraine.

Leo Varadkar, Mary-Lou McDonald and actor Jimmy Nesbitt amongst the speakers at the 3Arena.

The luxury mansion was seized after Equatorial Guinea's vice-president was convicted of embezzling money.

Denmark and Greenland agree to investigate traumatising birth control procedures on Inuit Greenlanders.

Ukrainian forces on the eastern front in Bakhmut say they will fight for every last inch of soil.

How will Russia annex four occupied regions it does not fully control, while in the middle of a war?

The boss of Europe's biggest nuclear plant was blindfolded and led away by Russian troops, Ukraine says.

Teachers in parts of recently-occupied Ukraine say they were beaten and forced to destroy textbooks.

At least 30 civilians were reportedly killed as they tried to enter Russian-held territory to deliver aid.

US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm tells the BBC its unlikely Nord Stream leaks are coincidence.

This is an attempt to divert from Russia's problems on the battlefield, says the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

Energy tops the agenda in Bulgaria's election and Russia's war and its gas play a big role.

Vladimir Putin has announced Russia is annexing Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

Firms behind innovative fibres says they can make fashion a more sustainable business.

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 Star Wars legend says Ukraine's president referenced the films when he spoke to him.

Researchers hope to learn more about the species, found in a Salzburg forest, before it goes into hibernation.

President Putin conducts a signing ceremony announcing the illegal seizure of four areas of Ukraine.

The BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov reports from Ukrainian front line positions in the Kherson region

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, opposition candidate in the last presidential election, appeals for help.