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EU foreign ministers approved "restrictive measures against nine persons and seven entities in view of the continuing escalation of violence, grave human rights violations and threats to the peace, security and stability in Myanmar,” the Council of the European Union, an EU institution representing member states, said in a statement. - 123RF photo

The IOC confirmed last month it intended to uphold sanctions against Russian and Belarusian state and government officials ahead of next year's Games in the French capital, but added it would explore opportunities for athletes from both nations to compete under a neutral flag.

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The European Union also sounded the alarm over munitions in the Ukraine conflict -- saying that severe ammunition shortages facing Ukrainian forces had to be overcome within weeks.

Leader Kim Jong Un ordered the "sudden launching drill" at 8 am Saturday (2300 GMT) and a Hwasong-15 missile -- a weapon first tested by the North in 2017 -- was fired from Pyongyang airport that afternoon, the official KCNA reported. - AFP pic

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Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled artillery howitzers fire rounds during a military exercise near the town of Katzrin, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on the border with Syria, on February 15, 2023. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)

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Rohingya refugees rest at a temporary shelter following their arrival in Ladong in Aceh Province on Feb 17, 2023. - (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

A consortium led by Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani announced that it had submitted an offer to take full control of Manchester United. - AFP