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Sam Neill diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma - BBC News Source

Will Vladimir Putin ever face a war crimes trial? - BBC News Source

Anderson Cooper reveals what sandwich he could 'live on' Anderson Cooper and Harry Enten discuss a new report from the Wall Street Journal about the nutritional value of sandwiches. Source

Eastern Ukraine CNN  —  Driving deep into the forest, the hush between the towering pine trees and the clear blue skies was splintered every few seconds by the sound of distant explosions from the frontline battles for eastern Ukraine. Guiding us through the woodland on foot, Ukrainian soldiers eventually brought us to a clearing where they showed us the wreckage of a weaponized drone which they said they shot down with their AK-47 automatic weapons over the weekend. The drone was a Mugin-5, a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by a Chinese manufacturer based in the port city of Xiamen, on China’s eastern coast. Some tech bloggers say the machines are known as “Alibaba drones” as they have been available for sale for up to $15,000 on Chinese marketplace websites including Alibaba and Taobao. Mugin Limited confirmed to CNN that it was their airframe, calling the incident “deeply unfortunate.”…

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin, for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. But how easy is it to arrest a sitting president?BBC correspondents Anna Holligan and Steve Rosenberg explore the difficulties the ICC could face if they want to detain Vladimir Putin.Video by Ian Casey Source

Editor’s Note: Holly Thomas is a writer and editor based in London. She is morning editor at Katie Couric Media. She tweets @HolstaT. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion on CNN. CNN  —  Last week, Berlin freed the nipple — sort of. Following a complaint from a female swimmer who hadn’t been allowed into one of the city’s pools without covering her chest, Berlin’s state government declared Thursday that all visitors, regardless of gender, are allowed to enjoy public pools topless: “As a result of a successful discrimination complaint, the Berlin bathing establishments will in future apply their house and bathing regulations in a gender-equitable manner.” Such a straightforward, logical response implies a straightforward issue. Female breasts, like body hair and Adam’s apples, are a secondary sex characteristic. Why not treat them equally? Yet concerns and fears around what constitutes an…

Jacqueline Gold: the woman who brought sex to the High Street - BBC News Source

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Cyclone Freddy in Malawi: Searching for my daughter-in-law in the mud - BBC News Source

How Australia wrote the 'stop the boats' playbook - BBC News Source