International News

1. Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally

   The Foreign Office takes the unusual step of naming a former Ukrainian MP as a potential Kremlin candidate.

2. German navy chief resigns over Ukraine comments

   Kay-Achim Schönbach said the idea that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine was nonsense.

3. Jean-Jacques Savin: French adventurer dies crossing Atlantic Ocean

   Jean-Jacques Savin, who was 75, had previously made the voyage in a large barrel.

4. Sedef Kabas: Turkish journalist jailed for reciting proverb

   Sedef Kabas denies using the proverb to insult President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

5. Serbia revokes Rio Tinto lithium mine permits following protests

   The country cancels the mining licence for the Anglo-Australian firm's controversial $2.4bn project.

6. French elections: Divided left fight doomed race of their own

   For the first time in living memory there is no left-wing candidate challenging for the presidency.

7. French tourist Benjamin Briere goes on trial in Iran for espionage

   Benjamin Brière was arrested in 2020 after flying a drone near the Iran-Turkmenistan border.

8. Ukraine crisis: Long journey home to rebel-run Donetsk

   One resident returns to their home city in rebel-held east Ukraine, as tensions with Russia rise.

9. Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions

   What you need to know about Russia's troop build-up along Ukraine's borders.