U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland remain unresolved. The Associated Press
EU leaders decide on whether to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's war effort European Union leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to decide on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's war effort. Teri Schultz
Nuns who broke out of their nursing home await word from Rome NPR has been following the story of three octogenarian Austrian nuns who broke out of a nursing home and back into their old convent. Now, they're hoping for a deal with the Vatican so they can stay. Esme Nicholson
A photographer discovers miles of dinosaur tracks near Italy's Winter Olympic venues A nature photographer stumbled upon thousands of 210-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Italy's central Alps, near where some Olympic skiing and snowboarding events will be held in February. Rachel Treisman
British doctors to go on strike during a flu outbreak Doctors in England say they'll go on strike Wednesday. Their five-day action coincides with a spike in flu cases. The government says crowded hospitals are preparing for a "worst case scenario." Lauren Frayer
It's Christmastime —– and if you live in the Alps, watch out! Krampus is coming In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps. Rob Schmitz
The latest in Ukraine peace talks and war-time elections As Europe and Ukraine offer counterproposals to the White House's Kremlin-friendly plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine, Ukraine's president explores holding wartime elections on ceding territory. Joanna Kakissis
Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad? You won't arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up. Esme Nicholson
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital. The Associated Press
Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on." Joanna Kakissis