'Russia has 75% of forces inside Ukraine'

Russia has moved from having 40% of its forces inside Ukraine to around 75%, a military academic says. The 75% figure has also been cited by a senior US defence official.

How the pandemic changed sexuality

Dating app Bumble surveyed more than 4,000 users in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada in August 2020 (data reviewed by BBC Worklife), and 21% said they were planning to “express their sexuality differently… compared to a year ago.” Another Bumble survey showed 14% shifted their sexual desires during the pandemic, opting, for example, for the same-sex relationships when they’d previously only been with those of another gender.

More weapons to be sent to Ukraine - UK minister

UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said that the UK and 25 other countries have all agreed to provide more "humanitarian aid or lethal aid".

Extreme wildfires set to become more frequent

Extreme wildfires are set to become more frequent, increasing by around 50 per cent by the end of this century, according to a new UN report.

Putin tells Russians security is non-negotiable

President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Russia's interests and security are non-negotiable, amid reports of more Russian troops moving closer towards Ukraine's borders.

Russian President Putin announces Donetsk and Luhansk recognition

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he is recognising the independence of two breakaway regions of Ukraine.

Climate change report to sound warning on impacts

A new report on the impacts of climate change will likely be the most worrying assessment yet of how rising temperatures affect every living thing. This will be the second of three major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its first since November's COP26 summit.

Australia reopens border to foreign visitors

Australia has reopened its international border for the first time in nearly two years, bringing joyful family reunions and a boost to tourism. The country imposed some of the world's strictest travel bans after shutting itself off in March 2020 due to Covid.

Nearly 200 still missing in Brazil flood-hit city

Bad weather has hampered the search for survivors in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, four days after devastating flash floods and mudslides. Emergency teams had to suspend their work several times on Saturday because of torrential rains.

Ukraine conflict: Rebels declare general mobilisation as fighting grows

International observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe have been monitoring a truce between the separatists and government forces, who have fought a bloody war at a cost of at least 14,000 lives.