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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:44:50 GMT
France election: Macron faces immediate challenges to power after victory
The re-elected French president has to focus on a new set of problems, beginning with a general election.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:54:43 GMT
French election 2022: What happened on the night?
Jubilant supporters greet Macron at the Eiffel Tower, while there's disappointment for those with Le Pen.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:48:44 GMT
French election: I did not vote because nothing will change
Many French people were left disappointed by the options in the presidential run-off.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:38:55 GMT
Ukraine round-up: Russia hits railways as US pledges extra weapons
A chilling account of a Russian filtration camp and US hopes for Russia to be "weakened".

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 02:04:04 GMT
Osman Kavala: Turkish activist sentenced to life in prison
Osman Kavala is found guilty on coup plot charges in a case criticised as politically motivated.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:28:56 GMT
Janez Jansa: Slovenia votes out pro-Trump populist
Janez Jansa was defeated by the Freedom Movement, a new liberal party launched just four months ago.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:16:56 GMT
France election: Marine Le Pen concedes election but still counts a win
She did not become president - yet this result still counts as a win for her and the far right.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:24:35 GMT
Macron: I am president for everyone
After becoming the first French president re-elected in 20 years, Emmanuel Macron told supporters he was "the president of all."

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:59:08 GMT
France election: Le Pen concedes defeat in presidential vote
Marine Le Pen addresses her supporters as she concedes in France's presidential vote.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:24:45 GMT
Historic win but president faces a divided country
The 44-year-old will now serve for another five years, but he is facing a polarised France.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:33:09 GMT
Emmanuel Macron: From political outsider to president
Emmanuel Macron was dismissed as an outsider five years ago. Now, he faces a new challenge: his own record.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:25:35 GMT
French election: Far-right Le Pen's long quest for power in France
Marine Le Pen has taken France's National Rally to within touching distance of the presidency.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:56:20 GMT
France election: Macron supporters cheer first projections
The incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, has secured the largest share of the vote in the presidential election.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:00:23 GMT
Ukraine: Facing the Russian Army on the front line in Donbas
Ukrainian forces have been holding the line in Donbas since 2014, but what was sporadic fighting has now turned into a full-blown war.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:57:21 GMT
Ukraine war: Can sporting sanctions floor Russia's invasion?
Can sporting sanctions, which helped end apartheid in South Africa, have an effect on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine?

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:16:58 GMT
Odesa missile attack: 'My world was destroyed by a Russian missile'
Yuriy Glodan's wife, mother-in-law, and baby were killed in a strike on their apartment block in Odesa.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:58:38 GMT
'You can't imagine the conditions' - Accounts emerge of Russian detention camps
Those who have fled the Ukrainian city say people are being held in cramped, unclean camps.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:00:02 GMT
Ukraine war: Inside Kyiv's trench defences
Kyiv's defence force remains on high alert, dug into trenches in case of the return of Russian troops.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 23:39:24 GMT
David Nott: The war surgeon helping doctors save lives in Ukraine
David Nott worked in conflict zones around the world - now he's sharing his expertise to help doctors in Ukraine.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:29:42 GMT
Mariupol: Driving into the 'apocalypse' to save mum and dad
How a young Ukrainian woman travelled into the besieged city of Mariupol to save her parents.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:40:56 GMT
Ukraine war: Celebrating Easter in the trenches outside Kyiv
Russian forces have moved away from Ukraine's capital, but those defending the city remain.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:51:01 GMT
The sirens alerting Ukrainians to the danger of Russia air strikes
The BBC's Dan Johnson looks at how Lviv's sirens alert people to possible Russia air strikes.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:31:43 GMT
Video appears to show children in Mariupol steel works bunker
A video released by Ukraine's Azov regiment appears to show children sheltering inside a steel plant.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:13:12 GMT
Ukrainians stronger than weapons or army - Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko says his people are acting just like any other invaded country would.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:50:18 GMT
Khodorkovsky: Oil ban would deal Putin ‘very serious blow’
Exiled Russian tycoon says oil embargo could halve country’s cash and damage Putin’s war capability.



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