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). ...
How badly will Russia be hit by new sanctions?
Excluding Russian banks from Swift and the Russian central bank from international operations has, up until now, been considered a last resort. ...
Ukraine conflict: What we know about the invasion
Russia has begun a large-scale military attack on Ukraine, its southern neighbour, on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. ...
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin address fact-checked
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. ...
US reveals claims of Russian 'kill list' if Moscow occupies Ukraine
The United States says it has "credible information" that Russian forces are creating lists of Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps in the event of occupation. ...
The man who lived in a Singapore forest for 30 years
Singapore is known for being one of the world's most highly urbanised countries, with no lack of gleaming skyscrapers and luxury apartments. ...
French election: Who's vying to challenge Emmanuel Macron?
France is heading for a tight presidential race as incumbent Emmanuel Macron prepares to stake his claim for a second term. ...
US mid-terms: How will new voting laws affect the election?
President Joe Biden has suggested the US mid-term elections in November could be "illegitimate" if laws limiting voting rights are implemented. ...
Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war?
The prospect of a wider war in Ukraine is dreadful to contemplate. If Russia were to invade, thousands could die. Many more might flee. ...
How suicide became the hidden toll of the war in Ukraine
Back in April 2018, when the war in eastern Ukraine was a little over four years in, Father Sergey Dmitriev was standing behind the front lines near the city of Maryinka telling a joke. It was Easter Sunday - a calm day in a calm stretch of weeks along that part of the front - and the mood was good. The priest was planning to lead a service for the troops. ...