French students have "retaken the Bastille", says Jean-Luc Mélenchon, after a mass rally in Paris. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses the US of "unwillingness" to help Ukraine. And former New Zealand PM Helen Clark joins us on critical minerals as MEP Rima Hassan faces fallout over flags row.
Convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will have his execution by firing squad livestreamed, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. It would be the first US military execution by firing squad since World War II.
The federal cancer programme budget falls from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion roubles in 2027 — a nearly 40-fold reduction against 2025 levels — as defence spending reaches 35% of all federal expenditure, the highest share since the Soviet Union collapsed.
Kyiv says it is open to “constructive dialogue” with Seoul despite its decision to recall its ambassador. South Korea's decision comes just days after its president threatened punitive action over Zelenskyy's alleged violation of a non-disclosure agreement.