Xi-Biden meeting: Taiwan top of agenda for Chinese and US leaders
Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next week - their first in-person encounter since Mr Biden took office in 2020.
Ukraine: We will not negotiate with war criminals
Ukraine is not considering negotiations with Russia to end the war, its top prosecutor has told the BBC.
Ukraine war: US confirms 'communications' with Kremlin
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed communication channels between Washington and Moscow remain open.
Ukraine war: Why is control of Kherson so important?
Ukrainian forces are closing in on Kherson, while Russian forces are building up defences inside it.
France calls time on anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in Sahel
President Emmanuel Macron has formally ended France's decade-long operation to fight Islamist insurgents in the Sahel.
Kherson: Russia to withdraw troops from key Ukrainian city
By Paul Kirby and Frank Gardner in London, and Jeremy Bowen in Kherson
Russia-Ukraine war: At the front line of Ukraine's struggle for Kherson
The city of Kherson on the Black Sea coast was the biggest prize seized by Russia in the first month after its invasion on 24 February. Now there are suggestions that Russia might be about to give up at least part of it as it prepares defensive lines for the winter.
Scholz asks China to press Russia to end its war
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged China to use its influence on Russia to stop the war in Ukraine, during talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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