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

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

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

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

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

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, ...

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 ...

Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.

A cyber-crime kingpin in a US prison speaks for the first time. How did he dodge the FBI when they came to his home? And how did he and his alleged crime gang steal millions of dollars from their ...

At least three Russian drones were shot down in Poland's airspace during attacks on Ukraine, the Polish prime minister said on Wednesday. The BBC's Sarah Rainsford has been looking at the exact type ...

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