## Swiss museums return once looted Benin objects to Nigeria

Authored by bluewin.ch

It is one of the Benin objects that are now being returned to Nigeria.

It has been a long process, but now three Swiss museums are returning Benin objects once looted by the British to Nigeria.

blue News summarizes for you Three Swiss museums are returning a total of 28 Benin objects to Nigeria.

These are Benin bronzes that can be traced back to the raid by the British colonial army in 1897.

Two museums in Zurich and one in Geneva are returning a total of 28 objects from their collections to Nigeria.

The other Benin objects from all three museums are due to travel to Nigeria next summer.

Incidentally, before the three Swiss museums, museums from Germany (2022) had already returned around 1,100 objects to Nigeria, 119 objects were restituted by the Netherlands (2025) and just last February, the University of Cambridge transferred ownership of 116 objects to Nigeria. »

### Saudi Arabia expands US base access, UAE prepares for months-long Iran war

Authored by turkiyetoday.com

Saudi Arabia has granted the United States expanded access to military facilities as the war with Iran intensifies, signaling a shift in the kingdom’s approach, according to U.S. and Western officials, Middle East Eye reports.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command during exercise Indigo Defender 26 at King Faisal Naval Base, Saudi Arabia, on February 3, 2026.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which were initially neutral, have shifted positions after coming under attack, while Oman has maintained a mediating role. »

### ESRB won't follow PEGI's age rating changes in US

Authored by eurogamer.net

US age ratings body ESRB has said it won't follow PEGI's example in Europe and begin factoring in elements like paid random items when determining the age rating for a game.

Speaking to The Game Business, ESRB said that following PEGI's lead could be "confusing" for parents.

As such, there are currently no plans for ESRB to allow any factors outside of the content and context of a game to influence the age rating assignment.". »

### Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Arkansas restaurant told her to leave

Authored by usatoday.com

A restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, found itself in the middle of controversy after the state's Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was asked to leave the establishment.

The incident at The Croissanterie was not the only occasion where Sanders had been asked to leave a restaurant.

Stephanie Wilkinson, the co-owner of the Red Hen, said in a Washington Post op-ed that she was harassed after asking Sanders to leave her establishment. »

### Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers

Authored by theguardian.com

Since the war began on 2 March, Israel has struck at least 128 medical facilities and ambulances across south Lebanon, killing 40 healthcare workers and wounding 107, according to the Lebanese ministry of health.

Medical workers and hospitals are protected under international law and deliberately targeting them could constitute a war crime.

Amnesty International said on Thursday that, regardless of political affiliation, medical workers are considered civilians and targeting them is unlawful. »

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