Officials say 116 Ukrainians and 63 Russian soldiers released as fighting rages in Bakhmut.
France is among many nations struggling to keep retirement schemes afloat.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 346th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Critics of Brazil’s planned sinking of the Sao Paulo described it as a ‘state-sponsored environmental crime’.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also called for Ukraine’s rapid accession to the EU.
In 2020, more than 18 million people around the world were diagnosed with cancer.
The US announces new $2.2bn package of arms and munitions for Ukraine, including a rocket-propelled precision bomb.
Recognition of trans identities should not come at the cost of women’s hard earned sex-based rights and protections.
Putin-ally Prigozhin leads a mercenary force of thousands, including ex-convicts, in the Ukraine war.
The Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary outfit, has become a major player in CAR, displacing former colonial power France.
Warsaw and the Baltic nations are calling for a ban, but the IOC has suggested Russians and Belarusians could compete.
Officials and witnesses say victims suffered from cold and hunger on board a vessel for refugees and migrants.
All the updates from February 3 as they happened.
People need food. They’re instead being fed nationalism by an authoritarian government misreading the public mood.
