Vladimir Putin receives warm welcome in North Korea

Russian president makes first visit to country in 24 years as anti-west relationship deepens

Popular Kazakh opposition figure in hospital after being shot in Kyiv

Aydos Sadykoy has a large YouTube following and is a strong critic of President Tokayev of Kazakhstan

German conservatives urge clampdown on Ukrainian refugees’ benefits

CDU’s Thomas Strobl leads calls for change in policy, with welfare payments higher than in neighbouring countries

‘It is all lining up’: Plan for Ukraine to finally start using F-16 jets this summer

After delays in delivery and training pilots and ground staff, Netherlands says Ukraine should get first planes in summer

Economist suggests storing grain to prepare for next global emergency

Isabella Weber, who linked corporate profits to inflation, shares how to prevent food shortages – and price gouging

Outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte wins race to head Nato

Rutte’s appointment comes as Ukraine faces pressure from Russian bombardment in eastern regions

US ‘incredibly concerned’ over Putin’s threat to supply weapons to North Korea after Asia tour

State department warns such a move could destabilise the peninsula, as South Korea in turn considers arming Ukraine

Nigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war

Farage tells BBC Putin was given excuse by EU and Nato expansion, and that Brexit would have been better with him in charge

‘War how it truly is’: Ukrainian director turns accidental footage into a film

Oleh Sentsov’s film Real is 90 minutes of frontline action captured when he didn’t realise his camera was on

Russian bomb attack on Kharkiv kills three and wounds 38 people

President Zelenskiy calls for ‘bold decisions from our partners’ following aerial assault on Ukraine’s second city

Senior Tories line up to denounce Nigel Farage’s defence of Putin’s war

Conservatives are desperate to halt the rise of Reform UK, which is splitting their party in two

Ukraine endures widespread blackouts as Russia attacks critical infrastructure

Moscow’s renewed assault on Ukraine’s energy grid has seen worst rolling blackouts since full-scale invasion began

Zelenskiy replaces commander leading war on Russia in eastern Ukraine

Dismissal of Lt Gen Yuriy Sodol comes amid series of personnel changes by Ukrainian president

ICC issues arrest warrants for Russia’s Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov

Pair accused of war crimes relating to civilian attacks in Ukraine and crimes against humanity

Farage urges Zelenskiy to seek Ukraine peace deal with Russia

Reform UK leader says president should rethink goal of reclaiming all territory lost after Moscow’s invasion

Zelenskiy visits troops in eastern Ukraine in effort to boost morale

President’s surprise visit to Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, comes days after Russian strikes kill five people in city

War and set pieces: watching Euro 2024 in Ukraine – a photo essay

In Odesa, a city attacked by Russian rockets, with daily power outages and air-raid sirens, street and social documentary photographer Richard Morgan explores to what extent the football is still important, if the game still has meaning, if the match really matters

Le Pen claims far right will win absolute majority and take over military decisions

National Rally leader says Macron ‘won’t have choice’ but to appoint her protege as PM and he would make decisions on supporting Ukraine

Zelenskiy says Russia’s recent offensive shows pressure on Kremlin ‘not enough’

Ukrainian president signs military agreement with EU and says ‘fulfilment of every promise’ of support is important

Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president

Pick for top EU job and for Estonia’s PM, Kaja Kallas, to take over key diplomatic role must be confirmed by European parliament