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The horrific scenes of war emerging from Ukraine have raised fresh concerns about the trauma experienced by those who witness extreme violence. PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - affects millions worldwide. The BBC's Fergal Keane, who was diagnosed in , explores its effects and the potential for healing.

All day and much of the night I went back and forth in my mind. Do I stay, or go? It was around mid-February and I was certain that war was coming to Ukraine. From my hotel room in Kyiv I looked out on a skyline that might soon be lit by the fire of explosions.

The part of me that wanted to tell one of the biggest stories of my lifetime longed to stay. But it is also the part that is drawn to danger and has brought anguish into my personal life in the form of PTSD.

What I knew for certain, was that staying on under what I suspected then might be a constant bombardment, along with street fighting, would place my mental health in grave danger.

Did I really want to end up in hospital again, my nerves jumping at any loud noise, unable to sleep, exhausted by the depression that invariably comes with my PTSD, and the sense of guilt at the stress felt by my loved ones watching me report from an active frontline? I had also publicly committed to give up war reporting several years before.

I booked a flight and went home the following morning.

Yet soon afterwards, I was in Lviv in the far west of Ukraine reporting on the massive flow of refugees heading to western Europe. A few friends messaged asking why I was there after promising publicly to avoid war reporting. My rationale was that I was not under fire in Lviv. It was too far west for the Russians to come.

It was a way of covering the story without being in danger. Which is true. But being in Lviv was also part of my internal struggle. I could not entirely leave the war zones behind.

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The Prince of Wales has met survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan Genocide ahead of a summit of Commonwealth leaders.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited a memorial and church outside the capital Kigali where the remains of victims are buried.

In , ethnic Hutu extremists slaughtered hundreds of thousands of members of the Tutsi community.

The trip marks the first royal visit to Rwanda.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday night - one of a minority of nations the Queen has not visited.

Prince Charles is representing the Queen, the head of the Commonwealth, at the summit of Commonwealth leaders, which was postponed in and because of the pandemic.

He was encouraged to visit the National Genocide Memorial and museum at Gisozi by former Rwandan footballer Eric Murangwa.

He is the founder of the organisation Football For Hope, Peace And Unity, and was sheltered from the killings by teammates. The Prince of Wales made him an MBE in recognition of his efforts raising awareness of the genocide against the Tutsi.

The royal couple later held a meeting with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that he will also travel to Rwanda to attend the summit.

Prince Charles' visit comes after it was reported that the prince privately criticised the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

According to claims reported in the Times earlier this month, the heir to the throne was said to believe the policy was "appalling".

The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled last week, minutes before take-off, following legal rulings by Europe's human rights court.

Prince Charles and Camilla were greeted on their arrival in Rwanda by a small group of dig