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French elections: Macron v Le Pen and two visions for France

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are proposing two very different futures for France, at home and abroad. ...

Ukraine war: Germany's conundrum over its ties with Russia

Repenting historical wrongs is a national pastime in Germany. But even by German standards, the soul-searching over Berlin's Russia policy is remarkable. ...

Patrick Lyoya: Could rethink of US police traffic stops save lives?

The fatal shooting of a young black man in Michigan after a scuffle during a traffic stop has once again raised questions about the police use of lethal force - and why pulling over African American motorists so often leads to tragedy. ...

Somalia's elections - where the people don't vote

Most of Somalia's new MPs have been sworn in following a unique election for its parliament - known as the House of the People. ...

Why is it easy to give hate speeches in India?

Is it really easy to get away with hate speech in India? ...

Grieving Russians can't believe talk of war crimes in Ukraine

In Stavropol cemetery, there is a new line of graves.The fresh mounds of earth are covered in a sea of flowers. ...

Ukraine round-up: Austria pessimistic after Putin talks

After suffering some of the worst fighting in Ukraine's conflict, could the port city of Mariupol be about to fall to Russia? ...

Australia election: Enter a lacklustre advert for democracy

Australians have just learned their election will be held on 21 May. At a crucial time for the country, Nick Bryant sees a contest that will be defined, to a large part, by what it lacks. ...

Chernihiv: Are these Russia's weapons of war?

There have been urgent calls for investigations into allegations of war crimes in previously Russian-held areas of Ukraine after shocking footage of murdered civilians. ...

روسيا تضرب أهدافا أوكرانية من البحر بصاروخها المدمر

أفادت وزارة الدفاع الروسية، يوم الخميس، بشنّ هجوم صاروخي دقيق على مواقع عسكرية في أوكرانيا، كما أعلنت عن تدمير مركز تدريب للمرتزقة الأجانب شمالي مدينة أوديسا الأوكرانية. ...

In Chernihiv, civilians are trapped as hospitals and schools attacked

The northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has been almost completely encircled by Russian forces and left without electricity, gas or running water. Tens of thousands of people remain trapped. Some have described civilian buildings and residential areas being deliberately targeted. ...

Ukraine: Impossible choices for surrogate mothers and parents

On the day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Svetlana found it hard to believe that what she was watching on the news was really happening. ...

Ukraine war: On the front line of the battle for Kharkiv

In the early days of the invasion, Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine fought back a Russian armoured column. ...

Ukraine: With placards and tears, Poles are greeting refugees like family

Refugees from across Ukraine are being welcomed as they arrive in the Polish border town of Przemysl, but there are concerns about how the relief effort can be maintained if the war goes on. ...

Ukraine: The race to save the country's artistic treasures

The video showed a queue snaking around the outside of the Odesa Fine Art Museum. It was Sunday 20 February, and - perhaps for the last time - men, women and children were lining up to look at its treasures (10,000 artworks from the 16th Century onwards, including early paintings by Odesa's own, the abstract art pioneer, Wassily Kandinsky). ...