Russian spies sentenced in Slovenia after pleading guilty
Pair’s conviction could pave way for inclusion in any future prisoner exchange between Russia and west
Ukraine’s art evacuators: the intrepid team rescuing art from a warzone – in pictures
After Russia’s invasion in 2022, historian Leonid Marushchak saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was under threat too. So he vowed to get to these irreplaceable works before Putin’s forces could
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv under heavy attack from Russian drones
Russia claims control of settlement adjoining Toretsk; Ukrainian strike on oil depot in Vozy, Kursk region. What we know on day 889
German man sentenced to death in Belarus pardoned by president
Rico Krieger, found guilty on terrorism charges in case held behind closed doors, to be freed on orders of Alexander Lukashenko
The long read
Ukraine’s death-defying art rescuers
The long read: When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
Ukraine war briefing: US to send $1.7bn in military aid to Ukraine, officials say
The aid includes funding for long-term contracts, as well as $200m in immediate military aid taken from pentagon stockpiles . What we know on day 888
