Articles

  • 1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Rainsford |Laura Gozzi |Mallory Moench

    Image source, ReutersImage caption, The pontiff's body, laid out in an open coffin, was moved to the church in a formal processionSarah Rainsford and Laura GozziThe body of Pope Francis has been moved from his Vatican residence to St Peter's Basilica to allow the faithful to pay their respects before his funeral on Saturday. The Pope's open coffin was carried on Wednesday morning in a solemn procession through St Peter's Square where thousands of worshippers had gathered.

  • 3 weeks ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Sarah Rainsford

    Un lanzamisiles deja una nube de polvo marrón en el aire a medida que se dirige precipitadamente hacia la línea de fuego. Momentos después se escucha el conteo regresivo de un soldado, de cinco a "¡Fuego!" antes de que un cohete salga rugiendo por los aires. Los estallidos y estruendos de ese tipo de ejercicios militares son tan constantes que los lugareños del cercano pueblo de Münster ya casi ni los notan. Pero la vida aquí está a punto de volverse más ruidosa.

  • 3 weeks ago | terra.com.br | Sarah Rainsford

    Um lançador de mísseis espalha uma nuvem de poeira marrom no ar enquanto atravessa um campo em direção à linha de frente. Momentos depois, vem a contagem regressiva de um soldado: "cinco, quatro, três, dois, um.... Fogo!", antes de um foguete disparar no céu. As explosões e os estrondos desses exercícios de treinamento militar são tão constantes que os moradores da pequena cidade vizinha de Munster, na Alemanha, quase não percebem mais. Mas a vida aqui está prestes a ficar ainda mais barulhenta.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sarah Rainsford

    Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for warSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondentReporting fromMunster and BerlinBBCGermany has voted to hugely boost investment in its militaryA missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line. Moments later comes a soldier's countdown, from five to 'Fire!', before a rocket roars into the sky.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Sarah Rainsford

    Fear and anger mount as 'battle for the soul of Romanian democracy' loomsSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondentReporting fromPoeni, RomaniaBBC/Sarah RainsfordThe nationalist George Simion is polling strongly in Romania ahead of electionsThe Romanian village of Poeni has a couple of shops, a kebab grill and a pack of stray dogs. It also has a fair few voters who wanted a far-right candidate to become president. Poeni, just over an hour's drive from the capital, is not alone in that.

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Coverage map

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers
84K
Tweets
12K
DMs Open
No
Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social
Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social @sarahrainsford
8 Mar 25

Poland’s voice is loud and clear these days…

Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk @donaldtusk

This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine.

Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social
Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social @sarahrainsford
3 Mar 25

RT @sarahrainsford: I think if you talk of dealing with Russia, it’s important to know what Putin’s Russia is & how he operates. I tried to…

Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social
Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social @sarahrainsford
2 Mar 25

I think if you talk of dealing with Russia, it’s important to know what Putin’s Russia is & how he operates. I tried to explain something of that in my book It’s just been discounted for a few days on Kindle if you’d like to read it - a bargain £4.39 )) https://t.co/BfyiHbhINy