EU ministers meet hours after the EU and the US announced new sanctions against Russia’s oil industry.
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An ex-first lady, a tycoon and a ‘safe pair of hands’ vie for power in Ivory Coast
The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.
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.
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.
Rubio warns against West Bank annexation after Israel’s parliament advances move
The US Secretary of State says such a step would threaten Washington’s plan to end the conflict in Gaza.
Watch: Millions of red crabs begin annual migration on Christmas Island
The island off mainland Australia experiences the event every summer, when around 50 million crabs scuttle down from their homes to the beach to lay eggs.
Ten dead in blast at Russian munitions plant in Urals
Witnesses describe seeing explosions and a fireball at the Plastmass military plant in Kopeisk.
UN’s top court says Israel obliged to allow UN aid into Gaza
The court also says Israel has not substantiated its allegations against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Strong winds in New Zealand leave tens of thousands without power
Authorities have issued a rare red wind warning, the highest alert level, for the capital Wellington.
Forty migrants, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia
All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, an official says.