By Yogita Limaye BBC News, Chernobyl, Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war The former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in northern Ukraine was taken over by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion. It’s now back under Ukraine’s control. The BBC’s Yogita Limaye is among the first journalists to look inside it since the Russians left. […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russian troops were heard discussing killing civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, in messages intercepted by German intelligence, German media say. Der Spiegel magazine says some of the radio traffic tracked by the BND intelligence agency appears to match locations of bodies just outside Kyiv. The BND has so far made no […]
Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described to the United Nations how Ukrainian civilians were allegedly killed by invading Russian forces. He said people died in their homes and on the streets and were crushed by tanks in their cars “for pleasure”. Russia should be held accountable for what had happened, he added, and […]
By Reality Check and BBC Monitoring BBC News Russia-Ukraine war A satellite image of Bucha in Ukraine appears to show bodies lying in the street nearly two weeks before the Russians left the town. The image from 19 March, first reported by the New York Times and confirmed by the BBC, directly contradicts Russian Foreign […]
Russia-Ukraine war Many of the Russian troops occupying the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl have left, Ukraine’s state nuclear company says. Energoatom said two columns of Russian forces had set off towards the Belarusian border, leaving just a few at the site. The announcement appears to confirm reports by senior US defence officials […]
The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports say. Seven months after he took on the role, one report said he was blamed for “inadequate briefings” and a “lack of mastery of subjects”. The US correctly assessed that Russia was planning […]
Killing of Jamal Khashoggi A Turkish prosecutor has asked a court in Istanbul to halt the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi nationals over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The prosecutor said the case should be transferred to Saudi Arabia, which has refused to extradite the defendants. Khashoggi, a US-based Saudi journalist […]
Russia-Ukraine war There has been no let-up in attacks on Ukraine’s northern cities despite Russia’s pledge to reduce military action, regional authorities say. Russia said on Tuesday it would cut back operations around Chernihiv and the capital, Kyiv, in an effort to “boost mutual trust” in peace talks. But the Chernihiv region’s governor told […]
Russia-Ukraine war Russia has announced it will “drastically reduce” military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine “to boost mutual trust” in peace talks. The decision to scale back operations around the capital, Kyiv, and the northern city of Chernihiv is the first sign of tangible progress in talks since Russia invaded on […]
By David Brown BBC News French elections 2022 Voters in France go to the polls in April to elect a president for the next five years. The election is likely to go to two rounds. Emmanuel Macron, the current president, is aiming to win a second term. The candidates There are 12 candidates, eight men and […]
