A stabbing attack at a revered shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad has claimed the life of a second Shiite cleric, state television reports.
Two senior EU officials are heading for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the first visit by Western leaders since the alleged Russian atrocities in Bucha emerged earlier this week.
The U.S. Congress has voted overwhelmingly to remove favorable trade status for goods from Russia and Belarus and to ban the import of Russian oil and other energy products.
The European Union has agreed on a fifth package of sanctions against Russia for its unprovoked war against Ukraine, including measures banning the import of coal and closing off EU ports from Russian vessels.
Belarusian journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva, who is serving a two-year prison sentence for covering protests against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has now been charged with high treason just ahead of her release.