During a survey of the Black Sea waters and coastline within Odesa, near the Vidrada and Lanzheron beaches, marine water contamination was detected—patches with a characteristic smell of sunflower oil.

These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.

Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.

The BBC visited the facility and saw more than 30 bodies being carried out on stretchers.

The number of people injured in a morning attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to eight.

The United Kingdom and Canada will maintain pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine.

Seven people have been injured in a Russian air attack on Zaporizhzhia.

After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC’s Katy Watson explains what happened.

Ukraine does not see threats from representatives of Iran’s regime to strike its territory in response to Kyiv’s support for Middle Eastern countries as anything new or noteworthy.

Russian commanders are ordering their subordinates not to evacuate the bodies of fallen soldiers from the battlefield, but instead to take only their heads and documents for identification purposes.