Leo Sands

London

Breaking-news reporting

Education: Trinity College, Cambridge University, BA in History; Trinity College, Cambridge University, MPhil in American History

Leo Sands is a breaking-news reporter in The Washington Post’s London Hub who reports on stories from around the world in the European day. He previously worked at BBC News as a senior journalist across digital and TV news.
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Ukraine live briefing: France to train and equip several Ukrainian battalions with armored vehicles and light tanks

Germany’s latest military package is likely to include Leopard tanks, other armored vehicles and reconnaissance drones, a top Ukrainian official said.

May 14, 2023

A Swiss mountain could collapse. This village lies in its path.

The mountain towering above the tiny Swiss village of Brienz is on the verge of falling, officials fear. They've given residents until Friday to evacuate.

May 11, 2023

These women were killed decades ago. Interpol wants help ID’ing them.

The international police organization's Operation Identify Me program is focused on 22 women whose killings in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany were never solved.

May 10, 2023

How do Yellowstone’s seismic vibrations sound on the flute? Oddly beautiful.

Physicist Domenico Vicinanza used software to convert Yellowstone's seismic data into sheet music. The sharper the shake, the more dramatic the melody.

May 10, 2023

Ukraine live briefing: Security fears around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant intensify amid evacuations

The situation at the facility is becoming “unpredictable and potentially dangerous,” the head of the IAEA warned.

May 8, 2023

Ukraine live briefing: Moscow to send more supplies to Bakhmut, Wagner chief Prigozhin says

Yevgeniy Prigozhin said he has received assurances Wagner forces will get adequate military supplies, after he threatened to pull out of Bakhmut without them.

May 7, 2023

King Charles coronation guest list: Who is coming and who isn’t

The guests at Westminster Abbey will include fewer world leaders and a younger generation of royalty compared with the fall funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

May 5, 2023

Britons asked to swear oath to Charles III from couch, a royal first

The public will be invited to join an "homage of the people" for the king in a "great cry" around the world, a new ritual invented for Charles III's coronation.

April 30, 2023

BBC objects to ‘government funded’ Twitter label. Musk has thoughts.

Elon Musk conceded that his government-affiliation labels could have “more granularity” after the BBC and NPR objected to Twitter applying them to their accounts.

April 10, 2023

Ukraine live briefing: Leaked document details Russia’s ‘near-shoot down’ of British spy plane; Ukraine fortifies border with Belarus

The incident highlights a balance that Western military officials have sought to maintain as they try to aid Ukraine without being drawn into direct conflict with Moscow.

April 9, 2023