Giorgia Meloni is set to lead a right-wing coalition as Italy's first female PM, provisional results show.

Pupils are among at least six people killed and 20 wounded after a gunman opened fire at the school in Izhevsk.

Demonstrators clashed with security officials in a rare violent backlash against police.

A people smuggler lifts the lid on his trade to BBC Panorama's Jane Corbin.

Ukraine says it will not force deserters to return to Russia where they would face prison.

The minister is under tighter police surveillance after a "serious threat", federal prosecutors say.

The musician was due to play gigs in Poland but faces outrage over his comments on the Ukraine war.

Analysts have cited supply chains as a reason why Russia's invasion of Ukraine has faltered.

Russia is losing its war in Ukraine and now four regions are holding self-styled referendums.

Russian men explain how they are trying to resist Vladimir Putin's call-up of 300,000 military reservists.

Italy's former PM said Vladimir Putin wanted to replace the Kyiv government with "decent people".

A child can be heard crying 'Daddy, goodbye' in a video shared on Russian social media

Mohammed bin Salman was personally involved in a prisoner release, the Saudi foreign minister says.

Referendums begin in occupied Ukraine and activists speak of a climate of fear in Russia over the military call-up.

The former Bolshoi Ballet artistic director says working while the war is ongoing is "very challenging".

In Lithuania, Russians opposing Vladimir Putin's war say their home country is "like a huge prison".

President Putin has said Western military advisers are actively involved in Ukraine.

As Ukraine reclaims more land, the Turkish leader says Russia aims to end the war as soon as possible.

Aiden Aslin is now looking to rebuild his life with his fiancée after they were reunited, his mum says.

In an impassioned UN speech, the Ukrainian leader calls for the creation of a special war tribunal.

Ukraine's advances prompt Russia to launch a partial military mobilisation, raising the stakes.

Activists describe the conflict as "horrific" and don masks to spray messages on Russian streets.

The BBC's Orla Guerin meets survivors of atrocities in the ruined, recaptured city of Izyum.

Magnus Carlsen's apparent accusation against Hans Niemann is the biggest chess scandal in years.

President Putin has been stoking fears that he will use tactical nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war.

Russian media claims Ukraine is selling arms on the dark web, but the evidence suggests the ads are fake.

Melvin Manhoef tells BBC Sport how he apprehended three burglars in March, before his fight against Yoel Romero at Bellator 285 in Dublin on Friday.

A look at Russia's nuclear arsenal and basic guide to nuclear weapons and their destructive power.

Russia's Ukraine retreat leaves joy, but also destruction and danger.

The French Cycling Federation defends its decision to fly its men to the Cycling World Championships in Australia in business class while the women travelled in economy.

A long-time pariah, the Sweden Democrats are now the country's second-largest party.

In the 1970s, an international campaign demanded that governments recognise the value of unpaid work done in the home, primarily by women.

Journalist Simon Ostrovsky tells the BBC what motivated Aiden Aslin to fight with Ukrainian forces.

Sped-up footage appears to show traffic at a checkpoint, following Russia's decision to mobilise reservists.

Ukraine's president tells the UN General Assembly there must be consequences for the invasion of his country.

Footage shows protesters being detained after the Kremlin's announcement to mobilise reservists.