Valeria Demenko/DSNS In the three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of photographers have documented the human impact of the war on the front line and in civilian areas. Some of them have shared stories about their photos which have appeared in BBC coverage since February 2022. Vlada and Kostiantyn Liberov…
Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent BBC Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert presented a two-state solution in 2008 “In the next 50 years, you will not find one Israeli leader that will propose to you what I propose to you now. “Sign it! Sign it and let’s change history!” It was 2008. Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud…
For as long as Nelly Naisula Sironka can remember she has never wanted children – and with one irreversible decision the 28-year-old Kenyan has ensured she never will get pregnant. Last October, she took the definitive step of undergoing a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation – permanently closing the door on motherhood. “I feel…
Vishnukant Tiwari BBC Hindi BBC Protesters say the project will destory their homes and livlihoods Thousands of villagers in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are protesting against a multi-million-dollar river-linking project which, they say, will rob them of their homes and livelihoods. The Ken-Betwa project, with a budget of 440bn rupees ($5.06bn; £4.05bn),…
US President Donald Trump has appointed right-wing commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI. Trump posted on social media that Bongino was “a man of incredible love and passion for our Country” and would serve under newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel. Bongino, 50, is former NYPD and Secret Service and worked as…
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor in Berlin Reuters Friedrich Merz (C) wanted a strong mandate and to form a coalition fast, but it may take time Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. “Let’s celebrate tonight and in the morning we’ll…
Jeremy Bowen International editor BBC Kyiv no longer looks like a city at war in the way that it was three years ago. The shops are open and commuters get delayed in traffic jams on their way to work. But in the days since 12 February this year when US President Donald Trump rang Russia’s…