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Richard Colebourn

@rcolebourn

BBC Europe Bureaux Editor, based in Rome. Likes: Europe news, Italy, climate + tech stories, Middle East, Afghanistan, community, meaningful online conversation

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Hundreds more Prisoners of war are expected to make it home today. These exchanges continue to be the only cooperation in a fruitless peace effort. Our piece from northern Ukraine: Camera: stuart phillips Producers Firle Davies & Olga Papash

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‘A man who called for the killing of political opponents suddenly got what he wanted from others’ ⁦James Waterhouse⁩ reports on the assassination of Andriy Portnov on a smart Madrid street and what the killing reveals about the country’s recent history bbc.com/news/articles/…

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BBC Director-General Tim Davie met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. They discussed the importance of a free media, reporting on the war in Ukraine and the role of the BBC.

BBC Director-General Tim Davie met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. They discussed the importance of a free media, reporting on the war in Ukraine and the role of the BBC.
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Coming soon, BBC News in Polish! Stay informed with trusted journalism and analysis that brings the facts into focus 👉 bbc.com/polska

Coming soon, BBC News in Polish! Stay informed with trusted journalism and analysis that brings the facts into focus 👉 bbc.com/polska
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Fantastic visualisation of the destructive power of the Swiss glacier that wiped the historic village of Blatten off the map - reporting by ⁦Imogen Foulkes⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

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Must read: MAGA meets MEGA - Europe's US-backed hard right conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream - Nick Thorpe reports from their convention bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Russian occupation in Ukraine: Silent acts of resistance and fear - the BBC speaks to residents in occupied territories bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Completely fascinating look at North Korea’s information war through one smart phone smuggled out of the country - by Jean Mackenzie bbc.com/news/videos/ce…

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Really good piece by BBC Ukrainian's military correspondent Oleh Chernysh about Ukraine's struggle to keep up in the drone war, despite all the innovation on the ground, based on interviews with dozens of military sources: bbc.com/ukrainian/arti… BBC News Україна

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How Europe’s left got radical on immigration - in dramatically different ways. Denmark and Spain - let’s take a look👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Vladimir Putin signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with Tehran earlier this year. So, how does Russia view the escalation in the Middle East? bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Armenia was the first nation to make Christianity state religion, but today Church and state are separate. So why is the government attacking the spiritual leader? It is about the Church becoming a hub for dissent and interfering in peace talks with Azerbaijan. My analysis below

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Watch: BBC Ukrainian’s Myroslava Petsa asks President Trump about Ukraine’s wish to buy Patriot missiles to strengthen air defences. He asks her about her family and then responds positively about weapons supplies, but short of commitments ⁦BBC News Україна⁩ bbc.com/news/videos/cr…

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A Brilliant achievement led by Andrew Harding and team, Jess Parker & team in Europe & Yogita Limaye’s team in South Asia.

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Ukrainian war zone doctors are pioneering new use of magnets to remove shrapnel from the body - another example of innovation out of necessity in the conflict. Fascinating story from BBC Ukrainian BBC News Україна bbc.com/news/articles/…

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"People were screaming, covering the dead..." Eyewitnesses spoke about this week’s attacks on Ukraine. Powerful reporting and testimony from BBC News Ukrainian in Kyiv ⁦BBC News Україна⁩ bbc.com/ukrainian/arti…

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Importance piece about dangers in polarised world of leaping to judgement about performance of institutions theguardian.com/commentisfree/…