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Iranian journalist Vida Rabbani says she has been sentenced to five years in prison, with two of the years being suspended.

Bulgaria recently announced it expelling 70 Russian diplomats for posing a "threat to national security." Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova is not being expelled, despite such calls for months now by many Bulgarians for her less-than-diplomatic activities.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he wants to expand bilateral trade with Moscow and make it independent of the Western financial exchange system.

The three European countries that signed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have urged Tehran to seize an offer that is on the table to revive the deal.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he believes a compromise has been found on the framework for negotiations on EU membership for North Macedonia.

The Norway-based watchdog Iran Human Rights says it has found evidence that 10 people convicted of various charges had their punishments meted out in a mass execution on June 29 at the Rajai-Shahr prison in the city of Karaj.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a controversial bill that legalizes casinos, which have been outlawed in the Central Asian nation for a decade.

Late on June 28, the leaders of Finland, Sweden, and Turkey signed a trilateral memorandum on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, paving the way for the Nordic duo to join the military alliance. RFE/RL takes a closer look at the memorandum and explains what will happen next.

Three Belarusian activists who were arrested for allegedly damaging railways in the country to disrupt Russian arms and troops supply to war-torn Ukraine may face the death penalty if convicted.

The Moscow-installed military administration ruling the area around the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson said it is preparing to hold a referendum on joining Russia.