Luxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire’s statue
With statues of a lion and white tiger, the watch is modelled off the private zoo owned by Anant Ambani.
High stakes but low expectations ahead of Ukraine talks with Russia and US
Donald Trump is pushing hard for a peace deal – but major issues between Russia and Ukraine are still unresolved, writes Sarah Rainsford.
South Sudan army chief gives soldiers seven days to crush rebellion
Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.
Trump says Greenland framework includes mineral rights. What minerals does the island have?
Greenland’s natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.
Taliban release female athlete, 22, after 13 days in jail
Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in “violation” of rules “regarding women’s sports gyms”, a Taliban spokesman said.
Russia, Ukraine and US to hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
The meeting between the three countries comes as both Ukraine and Russia say no peace deal can be reached until territorial issues are resolved.
Mandela’s prison key, sunglasses and shirt can be sold after daughter wins court battle
The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country’s heritage.
US braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ winter storm
The National Weather Service warns the winter blast “will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia”.
Liz Hurley and Anna Wintour among mourners at Valentino’s funeral in Rome
Crowds have gathered in Rome for the funeral of Italian fashion designer Valentino, who has died at the age of 93.
‘I didn’t hear from my son for seven months’: Inside Yemen’s UAE-run secret prisons
The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.
