Has Russia withdrawn from Ukrainian second city?

US military analysts say Russian forces appear to have fully withdrawn from positions around Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv.

Plus, there's been international criticism of the use of force by Israeli police at the funeral of the Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqla, whose killing in the occupied West Bank has caused a surge of anger. We hear from a fellow Palestinian journalist on why she was an inspiration to so many.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Joana Cook, assistant professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University; and Michael Peel, executive editor at Nikkei Asia, based in Tokyo and long-term journalist for the Financial Times.

(Images: A local woman with cats walk past a farm building in the village of Mala Rohan, near Kharkiv, Ukraine. Credit: EPA)