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Russia imposes sanctions on 144 citizens of Baltic states
Russia has introduced personal sanctions against 144 government officials, journalists, lawmakers and other public figures from the three Baltic states who are deemed "most hostile" to Moscow, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Russia can fight in Ukraine for two more years at current intensity, Lithuania says
The chief of Lithuania's military intelligence said Russia has enough resources to continue the war in Ukraine for two more years at the current intensity.
Bahraini biker inspires other women to break norms and get riding too
When Bahraini university professor Sajida Saeed Tabbara first got on her motorbike in 2008, some said she was a bad role model for girls.
Sweden, Finland and Turkey hold NATO talks, agree to more meetings
Turkey has acknowledged that Sweden and Finland have taken concrete steps to meet Ankara's concerns over their bids to join NATO and the three will hold further meetings, Sweden's chief negotiator in the accession process said on Thursday.
Russia kills civilians in first huge missile wave for weeks
Russia launched a huge wave of missile strikes across Ukraine while people slept on Thursday, killing at least six civilians, knocking out electricity and briefly forcing Europe's biggest nuclear power plant off the grid.
US targets 'shadow banking' network helping Iran evade sanctions
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 39 entities, mostly operating in Hong Kong and the UAE, that it said were facilitating Iran's access to the global financial system, describing them as a "shadow banking" network that generates tens of billions of dollars annually.
Italy seeks life term for captain accused of giving Russia secrets
An Italian military prosecutor on Thursday demanded life in prison for a navy captain accused of passing secret documents to Russia in return for cash.
Yemeni southern separatists voice frustration over Saudi-Houthi talks
Yemen's main southern separatist group on Thursday voiced concern about direct talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement and warned against any deal that goes beyond the parametres of United Nations-led peace efforts.
New book on Pope John Paul II stirs up heated debate in Polish politics
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk
IAEA chief makes plea for Zaporizhzhia safe zone after outage
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday appealed for a protection zone around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine after another outage there, saying he was "astonished by the complacency" around the issue.
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