With a nod to history, Putin now feels bold enough to admit that his operation is an occupation.

Dino Scala is accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults.

A five-party alliance led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon aims to deny the president control of parliament.

He leads a left-wing alliance aiming to stop President Macron controlling the next government.

The report says the violence against fans at the Stade de France has "severely damaged" France's image.

Moscow is seeking to boost trade with China after global sanctions hit the Russian economy.

It comes as the fast food chain is due to reopen 15 of the rebranded restaurants this weekend.

An unprecedented real-time war crimes investigation is testing Ukraine's local prosecutors.

While the prospects for Ukraine and Moldova look good, Georgia is accused of backsliding on democracy.

Conditions in the city, now in Russian hands, could lead to a resurgence of the disease, authorities fear.

Russian president says oil and gas profits are increasing thanks to rising energy prices.

Mykhaylo Podolyak told the BBC that Ukraine needs more weapons to match Russia's firepower.

Russian proxy court hands down death sentences and Putin confident of West's Russian fuel reliance.

King Philippe is on a week-long visit to DR Congo at the invitation of President Félix Tshisekedi.

A £50,000 seafood shipment faced destruction after officials took issue with a "clerical" error.

The soldiers' families say they were returned as part of a swap with Russia - 160 bodies on each side.

The Swedish star explains why she's rejected the slick, corporate Spotify sound to follow her gut.

Fighting in Donbas said to resemble WW1 trench warfare, and Britons appear in court in rebel-held territory.

A row has broken out over a planned UN visit to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant.

The British volunteers helping Ukrainians escape Russian attacks.

The remains were found near the San José galleon, which was sunk by the British in 1708.

A wildfire has spread in southern Spain, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

A female bear was forced to protect her cub from a male in Spain's Cantabrian mountains.

The Ukrainian president says there are no civilians on the streets in Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.

Russia's foreign minister says Russian troops will respond to the UK and US sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, by pushing back Ukrainian forces further.

TV viewers in Russia see only the Kremlin’s version of events in Ukraine.