05 Feb 2026
BBC News
Newly discovered Michelangelo foot sketch sells for £16.9m
Experts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan Sibyl, which was later painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
05 Feb 2026 6:21pm GMT
US and Russia agree to resume regular military contact
Channels of communication were suspended in 2021 shortly before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
05 Feb 2026 5:23pm GMT
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough
The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.
05 Feb 2026 5:21pm GMT