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The EU imposed its largest sanctions package in four years against Russia, targeting 218 individuals and entities including banks, oil refineries, and military-industrial companies. Arkady Dvorkovich, Russian president of the International Chess Federation, suspended his activity after being sanctioned.
Myanmar’s healthcare system faces collapse as civil war devastates infrastructure, with over 45,000 healthcare workers displaced and a critical shortage of medical supplies and personnel.
The Justice Department withdrew subpoenas targeting New York Times journalists after a federal judge threatened sanctions, ruling the government violated First Amendment protections for reporters.
Irish politicians urge their government to send observers to a German trial of pro-Palestinian activists and raise concerns about an Irish defendant’s detention conditions when the German chancellor visits next week.
Explosions struck near a U.S. military base in northern Iraq as American and Iranian forces exchanged strikes, with tensions escalating over control of critical shipping routes.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration is prepared to help resolve the Ukraine conflict, but acknowledged no quick resolution is forthcoming and sustained diplomatic efforts will be required.