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A noted Tajik blogger Daleri Imomali, who is known for writing articles that have been critical of the government, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges human rights organizations call unfounded.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says Kyiv received 2 billion euros ($1.97 billion) in financial assistance from the European Union on October 18 -- the first tranche of a 5-billion euro ($4.91 billion) EU package following Russia's unprovoked invasion.

An appeals court in Moscow has rejected jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's move to have his nine-year prison sentence on charges of financial fraud and contempt of court struck down.

The wife of jailed RFE/RL consultant Ihar Losik has been reportedly detained for "facilitating extremist activities," a charge that apparently arises from an interview she did with the Belsat television channel.

Several banks in Kyrgyzstan have suspended the use of Russian Mir payment cards following similar moves by banks in neighboring Central Asian nations.

Belarusian courts have never handed down a sentence of this magnitude for a political opponent: 25 years in prison for Mikalay Autukhovich, a businessman and activist charged with high treason and terrorism. The other 11 who stood trial with him were sentenced to a total of almost 170 years.

A 16-year-old girl beaten by security forces in the northwestern Iranian city of Ardabil for refusing to sing a pro-regime anthem when her school was raided by agents has died of her injuries.

A UN report has found that Russian forces were responsible for the "vast majority" of human rights violations, including war crimes, in four regions of Ukraine during the early weeks of the war.

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees left fielder Aaron Hicks exited Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians following a collision

Estonian lawmakers have declared Russia a "terrorist regime" over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and moves it has made since, including the illegal annexation of parts of Ukraine and thinly veiled threats by President Vladimir Putin concerning the possible use of nuclear weapons.