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Russia-Ukraine Tensions Rise

Ukraine's president is asking parliament to impose martial law after Russia seized three Ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of Crimea.

Ukraine's parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law, after the capture of three of its naval vessels by Russia. The three ships were sailing off the coast of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, when they were seized.

Also on the programme: the Italian director, Bernardo Bertolucci, who made Last Tango In Paris, has died at the age of 77 -- plus the British academic Matthew Hedges, who was jailed for spying in the United Arab Emirates, has been given a presidential pardon.

(Photo: The seized ships were taken to a port in Kerch. Credit: Reuters)

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