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The United States has imposed sanctions on dozens of people in several countries, including in Afghanistan, China, and Iran, cracking down on human rights abuses ahead of Human Rights Day on December 10.
A court in the southeastern Belarusian city of Homel on December 7 labeled the Telegram, YouTube, X, and TikTok accounts of RFE/RL's Belarus Service, known locally as Radio Svaboda, as "extremist."
The IOC has agreed to allow individual Russian and Belarusian athletes the opportunity to participate in events as long as they do so as neutrals and have not actively supported the Kremlin's war against Ukraine or have been contracted with the military in their countries.
Lithuania's Interior Ministry said on December 7 that a commission has been established to investigate how relatives of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich were able to obtain citizenship in the Baltic nation.
IDF Announces Deaths of Four Soldiers Rocket Barrages Target Tel Aviv, Central Israel and Northern Israel Syrian Opposition Claims Four Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle Israel Agrees to Open Kerem Shalom Border Crossing for Inspection Only, Senior U.S. Official Says At Least 1,200 Civilians and Soldiers Killed in Israel Since Oct. 7; Over 138 Hostages Still Held in Gaza Hamas-run Health Ministry: 17,177 Killed, 46,000 Wounded