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Singapore authorities will charge a company and its director for providing flag registration services to PETREL 8, a bulk carrier blacklisted by the UN Security Council in 2017 for transporting prohibited North Korean cargo including coal and iron ore.
The Russian head of international chess has suspended his role after facing European Union sanctions tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. An Indian grandmaster assumes interim leadership.
EU foreign ministers are poised to discuss additional sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, though member states remain sharply divided on the scope and severity of any measures.
Andy Burnham, frontrunner to lead Britain's Labour Party, has pledged stronger action against Israel including additional sanctions over settlement expansion and alleged ceasefire breaches in Gaza.