Staff at the former nuclear plant tell the BBC they were forced to negotiate when Russian forces took over.

Some 50 people are said to have been killed in Kramatorsk, Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other.

If the past is anything to go by, the world will struggle to unite for Ukraine - says Fergal Keane.

Dozens of suspected cases have been reported in countries including the UK, Germany, France and Belgium.

The French president made the comments following criticism over his talks with Vladimir Putin.

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen takes stock of the war and its significance for the world.

Survivors from the besieged city say they wondered at times if the rest of Ukraine had fallen.

After withdrawing troops from the north of Ukraine, Russian shifts its focus to capturing more territory in the east.

A group of young musicians from Kharkiv and Odesa have found new homes in Denmark.

Russia has shifted most of the focus of its war to eastern Ukraine, aiming to "liberate" the region.

Successes in the fight against Russia don't mean imminent victory for Ukrainians.

Twelve candidates are campaigning for the top job in France's presidential elections next month.

Emmanuel Macron is now looking over his shoulder before the first round of the presidential race.

Voters in France will go to the polls on 10 April to elect a new president

Every part of the cost of the daily staple is rising - flour, electricity, gas and wages.

My new passport means I can vote for the first time in years - it's never been as important as now.

Sudden and sharp frosts in France this week are threatening this year's vintage.

Weeks after Russia's leader unleashed war on Ukraine, there is no sign yet of when it will end.

In a CBS interview, Ukraine's President Zelensky speaks about the war and what he saw in Bucha.

Burnt-out cars and abandoned belongings at Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine.

Families have left their homes in war-torn Mariupol for safety in Zaporizhzhia, eastern Ukraine.

Former world champion boxer, Wladimir Klitschko, tells 5 Live Breakfast about seeing the bodies of civilians in Bucha after Russian forces withdrew.

Kalush Orchestra are the bookies’ favourites to win the competition in Turin next month.