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Ukraine welcomes new U.S., EU sanctions against Russia, as a Trump slowly ups the pressure on Putin
Ukraine's leader welcomed a raft of new economic sanctions against Russia being imposed by the Trump administration and the European Union on Thursday, calling the increased pressure on Moscow "very important." CBS News correspondent Ramy...
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France: Museum robbery sees 2,000 gold and silver coins stolen
Musees de LangresThe Louvre heist - as well as the other incidents - have raised concerns in France around the lax security at institutions that house some of its most prized treasures.Speaking publicly for the first time since the...
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EU set to endorse deal to turn frozen Russian assets into support for Ukraine
ReutersEuropean leaders aim to endorse controversial plans to use Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine at a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.The unprecedented proposal for what the EU has dubbed a "reparations loan" - would see Kyiv receive €140bn...
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Rubio warns against West Bank annexation after Israel’s parliament advances move
The US Secretary of State has said that a move by Israel's parliament towards annexation of the occupied West Bank would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza."That's not something we can be supportive of right now,"...
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Chess board may discipline Russian grandmaster who accused Naroditsky of cheating
Chess's international governing body said Wednesday it's considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster's death....
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Watch: Christmas Island red crabs begin annual migration
Tens of millions of crabs have begun their annual migration on Christmas Island, turning the roads and undergrowth into a carpet of red.The island, located off mainland Australia and near the Indonesian island of Java, experiences the spectacular event...
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Ten dead in blast at Russian munitions plant in Urals – reports
Astra/TelegramAn explosion at a Russian factory in the Urals producing ammunition and weapons for the military has left at least 10 people dead, reports say.Witnesses described seeing explosions and a fireball at the Plastmass military plant in Kopeisk, near...
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Blackouts hit Russia’s Belgorod as Ukrainian drone attacks surge
Olga Ivshina, Anastasia Platonova & Yaroslava KirykhinaBBC News RussianHead of Belgorod region press officeAnd while for many in Russia the war still seems far away, residents of Belgorod region now feel its impact daily, like Ukrainians over the border."Until...
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The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes
Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, Benin CityAFP/Getty ImagesAlso commanding attention is Ndidi Dike's 2016 mixed-media work National Grid, which reflects on...