Russian and Belarusian para-athletes will not compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, despite the International Paralympic Committee lifting a ban on them.
Ukraine urges EU to back loan using frozen Russian cash
EU ministers meet hours after the EU and the US announced new sanctions against Russia’s oil industry.
‘A hugely symbolic moment’: King Charles and Pope pray together
King Charles has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope
The decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track White House rebuild
The White House and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Rosenberg: Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks
The BBC’s Russia editor says Trump’s decision to call of his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.
Not guilty verdict for Soldier F in Bloody Sunday murder trial
Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
US kills three in second strike on alleged drug boats in the Pacific
This is the ninth US strike on alleged drug boats near Latin America, and the second in the Pacific.
Another French museum robbery sees 2,000 gold and silver coins stolen
The theft from the Maison des Lumières in Langres is the latest in as string of cultural institution heists in France.
EU set to endorse deal to turn frozen Russian assets into support for Ukraine
The contentious proposal would see Kyiv receive €140bn (£121bn) worth of frozen Russian state assets currently held in Belgium.
