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The director Pedro Almodóvar made his name decades ago for daring, jubilant movies that caught on film the heady freedoms of the post-Franco era in Spain.

Kurdish fighters say they have taken back control of a prison in Syria, which had earlier been captured by Islamic State militants.

We spoke to Fyodor Lukyanov, the chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, which advises the Kremlin, and began by asking him what he expects Russia’s next move is likely to be.

In Moscow, the US ambassador personally handed over Washington’s written response to a sweeping set of security demands made by Russia.

American citizens in Ukraine are being urged to leave the country due to an “increased threat of Russian military action”.

The prime minister faced more questions today on his conduct – not on parties this time, but on his possible involvement in the evacuation of animals from Kabul.

Over a year into Ethiopia’s civil war, one of the federal government’s top military commanders says they’re planning on entering Mekelle, the capital of the rebel Tigray region, to – “eliminate” the last of their enemy. US diplomats flew into Addis Ababa last week, hoping to broker a ceasefire in a conflict which has seen…

We spoke to Dmitry Suslov, a senior lecturer at the Higher School of Economics University in Moscow. 

We spoke to Lesia Vasylenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament. 

As the White House mulls over the decision to send 8,500 troops to eastern Europe, the unity of Nato and the western alliance have been put into sharp focus as diplomatic efforts to de-escalate have proved unsuccessful.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv is 130 miles south of the Belarus border, where Russian troops have been positioned, officially because of upcoming joint exercises with local troops.

Nato and US troops are being positioned across eastern Europe, as western allies show they are united in their stance on Ukraine. 

His theatrical, form-fitting designs were the epitome of power dressing in the 1980s – the world of fashion has paid tribute to the French designer Thierry Mugler, who has died at the age of 73.

The Agence France-Press agency has reported that an aide to President Macron says Russian and Ukrainian officials will meet in Paris on Wednesday.

We spoke to Julianne Smith, the US ambassador to Nato, and asked her how Nato is helping Ukraine and dealing with Russia.