Emmanuel Macron wins the first round, but the run-off against his far-right rival may be far closer.

Emmanuel Macron will face a run-off against Marine Le Pen, in what is far from a done deal.

The World Bank forecasts Ukraine's economy will shrink by 45.1% as a result of Russia's invasion.

Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head with President Macron in an election run off in a fortnight.

One liberal centrist, one far right - the two challengers offer very different ideas for the future.

The Guardia Civil found more than 1,000 specimens including extinct and endangered species.

Ajay Spence quit his life in Belfast to help defend Kyiv - now he is being redeployed to east Ukraine.

Posts praising the Russian leader are being viewed by millions on the social network.

As Russian forces retreat to eastern Ukraine, Andriivka and other abandoned villages are left devastated.

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

The people of Kramatorsk are coming to terms with a strike on a train station that killed more than 50.

Analysis of three attacks in the city of Chernihiv may offer clues about Putin's tactics in Ukraine.

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

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

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

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

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

Emmanuel Macron says he will unite "all the different convictions and beliefs" if re-elected.

The far-right leader calls on those who did not vote for Macron to back her in the second round.

A former British Army soldier is among the international volunteers supporting the Ukrainian war effort.

The UK prime minister held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine was taken over by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion.