It says the balloons have been "weaponised" in an act of hybrid warfare by Belarus, Russia's closest ally. It is happening ...

"It's a feeling of incredible happiness," says political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova, freed after more than five years.

Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to lift ...

In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide” into the country’s legal code. The ...

The teenager is being held after a woman was attacked by masked males on electric bikes in Leeds.

In November, the Italian parliament voted unanimously to introduce the term “femicide” into the country’s legal code. The murder of a woman – on account of her gender – is now a distinct crime, ...

Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were ...

Ukraine talks in Geneva, President Zelensky says: "Putin wants legal recognition to what he has stolen...that's the main problem." ...

BBC World Service podcasts are available on BBC Sounds in the UK, on BBC.com outside the UK, and wherever you find your BBC podcasts It’s been an exciting and busy twelve months for BBC World Service ...

Four people were killed as Russian drones hit Kharkiv overnight After a weekend of talks in Geneva around the Donald Trump-approved 28-point plan, are we any closer to peace in Ukraine? The US ...