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Sat, 12 Nov 2022 04:39:08 GMT
Ukraine war: Celebrations as Kyiv takes back key city Kherson
The Russian withdrawal is hailed as a victory, but Ukraine's foreign minister says the "war goes on".

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:03:01 GMT
Kherson biggest Russian loss since withdrawal from outside Kyiv
Moscow's pullback from Kherson caps a stunning three-month change of fortune for the Ukrainians.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 01:01:58 GMT
Sicily's rich olive pickings - the fruit of Italy's migrant exploitation
The African migrants living in squalor and picking produce for gangmasters in Italy.

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 04:57:30 GMT
Banksy unveils Ukraine gymnast mural on building shelled by Russia
The anonymous graffiti artist paints murals on buildings destroyed by Russian artillery attacks.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:35:27 GMT
Putin can’t escape fallout from Russian retreat in Ukraine
The BBC's Steve Rosenberg on the mood in Russia following its army's withdrawal from Kherson.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:02:25 GMT
Swedish brothers charged as spies for Russia
The men are suspected of passing information to Russia's military intelligence service over 10 years.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:13:21 GMT
Ocean Viking: Italy defiant over migrants row with France
The Italian PM called the French government "aggressive" after it criticised Rome's refusal to help.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:36:33 GMT
Belgium stabbing suspect 'on extremist watch list'
The knifeman, who was known to police, shouted "God is greatest" during the attack, prosecutors say.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:10:49 GMT
British embassy security guard David Smith admits spying for Russia
David Smith pleads guilty to collecting intelligence and leaking secret documents while in Berlin.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:09:04 GMT
Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch's superyacht
A $325m luxury boat is floating in a US cargo port after the FBI tracked it down in the Pacific.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 02:07:12 GMT
Ukraine war: Russians kept in the dark by internet search
Why users of Russia's top search engine are unlikely to get to the truth about the war in Ukraine.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:40:31 GMT
Ukraine War: Refugee tells of wife's death after maternity hospital bombing
Ivan Kalinina, now living in Wales, lost his wife and baby son after the Mariupol hospital bombing.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:00:46 GMT
Kherson: As Russia retreats, Ukrainians still fear a trap
"I learnt not to believe a word the Russians say," one resident tells the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:06:05 GMT
Ukraine war: Biden sees 'real problems' for Russia after Kherson retreat order
Russia is retreating from the city, the only regional capital it captured during the invasion.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:20:47 GMT
Ukraine war: US estimates 200,000 military casualties on all sides
The estimates are the highest offered yet by a Western official on the months-long conflict.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:36:27 GMT
Ukraine war: Why is control of Kherson so important?
Kherson, in southern Ukraine, is seen as a vital city for Ukraine to capture and for Russia to defend.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:01:02 GMT
World Cup 1982: Brazil v Italy and 'the day football died'
Brazil have won football's biggest prize a record five times but still harbour their own stories of World Cup hurt.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:27:28 GMT
UK-Swiss science deal as both barred from EU scheme
Political tensions mean both nations have been shut out of the EU's prestigious Horizon programme.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:08:22 GMT
France calls time on anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in Sahel
President Macron said some troops would remain in the region, but under new arrangements.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:51:42 GMT
Ancient Rome: Stunningly preserved bronze statues found in Italy
The discovery of 24 statues thought to be around 2,300 years old may "rewrite history", an expert says.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:05:24 GMT
WW2 evacuee: 'I thought I was going on a day trip'
Kitty Baxter was evacuated on the first day of the war.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:39:28 GMT
Putin allies who criticise Russia's war machine
The top brass have been sharply criticised over the war by Ramzan Kadyrov and Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:20:22 GMT
Ukrainians dance in the dark to battle power cuts
Kremenchuk is among the worst-hit cities and Ukrainians say Russia's tactics only make them angrier.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 01:05:19 GMT
'We know where your family live' - Ukrainian fighters face online death threats
A BBC investigation finds that Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Ukrainian activists are being targeted on Telegram.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:24:14 GMT
Hollywood actor Sean Penn gives his Oscar to Zelensky
The Hollywood star gifted his award to the Ukrainian president on a visit to Kyiv.

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:42:14 GMT
'Help us' heard from migrant rescue boat waiting to dock in Italy
People could be heard chanting from a ship as it sits in a Sicilian dock.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:45:32 GMT
Russian nightclub fire: At the scene of blaze that left at least 13 dead
At least 13 people died in the blaze which investigators believe started after a man fired a flare gun.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:36:29 GMT
Could this be the world's smallest pony?
Pumuckel, from Germany, is only 50 centimetres tall and weighs just 35 kilos.

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:53:43 GMT
Why we know so little about the battle for Kherson
Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor, on the difficulties of reporting from the frontline.



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