Syria continues to pound the positions of Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front after the group’s leader was killed in an airstrike.
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebels have been suspended without a deal.
EU foreign ministers say sanctions against Russia will remain in place until the Minsk peace agreement is fully implemented.
Britain says it plans to supply Ukraine's army with non-lethal military equipment to help it against what it called “Russia's aggression.”
And a severe winter storm has hit the eastern coast of the U-S, closing schools and government offices in several states.