Ukrainians remember Bakhmut, city of salt and sparkling wine
The city was known far beyond Ukraine’s borders for its sparkling wine. The local winery, set up in a huge
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Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur
Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined. Read more BBC
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Pope Francis: Pontiff to miss weekly Sunday blessing after operation
Doctors say the Pope is recovering from abdominal surgery, but will remain in hospital for another week. Read more BBC
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Annecy stabbings suspect held over attempted murders
A man suspected of stabbing four young children in the French resort of Annecy is being held on attempted murder
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Ukraine dam: The friends who escaped Russian occupation in Kherson floods
Maryna and Valentyna found themselves trapped on the Dnipro River when Russia invaded last year. Read more BBC News Now
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Cryptoqueen: Adviser to missing fugitive disappears
Frank Schneider, a former spy, faces a maximum of 40 years in prison for his role in a crypto scam.
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Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia under way
It’s been talked of for months, now it looks like Ukraine is finally launching its plan to recapture land. Read
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France knife attack: 'Backpack hero' praised for facing attacker
Catholic pilgrim Henri said he simply followed his instincts when confronting the Annecy attacker. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Annecy knife attack victim: ‘There was no reason’
A man who suffered minor injuries in Thursday’s knife attack in Annecy, France, has said he was sitting quietly on
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Drone footage shows impact of burst Ukrainian dam
Thousands of people have been evacuated as their homes became submerged in water in south Ukraine. Read more BBC News
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Eurozone in recession as rising prices hit spending
Revised data shows the eurozone’s economy contracted at the end of last year and the start of 2023. Read more
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Ukraine dam: View from a boat on what used to be a street
The BBC’s James Waterhouse has been on a boat journey through the flooded streets of a town in Ukraine’s Kherson
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Ukraine war: Russia says ammonia pipeline blast may end grain deal
Moscow blames Ukraine for damage to the key Togliatti-Odesa pipeline on Monday, which Kyiv denies. Read more BBC News Now
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Ukraine dam: Floods devastate tracts of rich farmland
The long-term consequences for agriculture will be severe in one of Ukraine’s most fertile areas. Read more BBC News Now
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Ukraine airdrops water bottles to people stranded by floods
Ukraine’s army has released footage appearing to show drones delivering water bottles to people stranded by floodwaters in Russian-controlled areas
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Ukraine dam: The city of Kherson which has had enough
Many are trapped in their homes downstream from the breached dam and water levels are still rising. Read more BBC
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Pope Francis, 86, to have abdominal surgery
The 86-year-old is being hospitalised for a third time in two years, amid persistent health issues. Read more BBC News
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Ros Atkins on… The Ukraine dam breach
The BBC’s analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at what we know about the Ukraine dam collapse at Nova Kakhovka and
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Ukraine war: ‘Offensive actions’ under way in east, Kyiv says
Belgorod’s top official, Vyacheslav Gladkov, replied to say he had agreed to meet the men’s captors if the soldiers were
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Ukraine war: Wagner detains Russian officer over ‘drunk’ attack
The head of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has launched several scathing attacks on Russia’s most senior defence officials,
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