Kyiv City Ballet become exiles overnight in Paris
Kyiv City Ballet is used to being away from home, often touring for nine months of the year.
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Court refuses to drop rape charge against actor Gerard Depardieu
A Paris court on Thursday rejected a bid by Gerard Depardieu to have rape charges against him dropped, the chief prosecutor in the case said, raising the prospect of a trial for the iconic French actor.
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Russian dogs absent as Crufts returns
Tens of thousands of dogs and their owners -- minus Russians -- flocked to the world's biggest dog show on Thursday, as Crufts made a comeback after a two-year absence.
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'We're going after Ireland' vows England coach Jones
England coach Eddie Jones insisted his side were ready to "go after" Ireland in a Six Nations Championship "semi-final" at Twickenham on Saturday.
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Russia tactics in Ukraine war mirror Syria testing ground: experts
Besieging cities, shelling civilian infrastructure and arranging "safe corridors": the tactics used by Russia in its war on Ukraine mirror those it tested and fine-tuned to drain resistance in Syria's conflict.
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No breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine talks amid fury over hospital strike
Russia and Ukraine failed to make a breakthrough Thursday in their first top-level talks since Moscow's invasion two weeks ago, amid international outrage over the bombing of a children's hospital that Kyiv said killed three people, including a young girl.
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Elephant kills Maasai man in Tanzania's Ngorongoro
Elephants in Tanzania's famed Ngorongoro conservation area have killed a Maasai man who had gone there hunting for firewood, police said Thursday.
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ECB buys itself time on rates as Ukraine war shakes eurozone
The European Central Bank on Thursday sped up its plans to wind down its bond-buying programme but gave itself time before raising interest rates, as the conflict in Ukraine clouded the outlook for the eurozone.
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Macron seeks EU resolve at Ukraine crisis summit
EU leaders will scramble Thursday to find ways to urgently address the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and carefully tell Kyiv that joining the bloc remains years away.
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Actor Gerard Depardieu can be tried for rape: French court
A French court on Thursday rejected a bid by star actor Gerard Depardieu to have rape charges against him dropped, the chief prosecutor in the case said.
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