In a video message late Friday, Zelensky confirmed the abduction, calling Fedorov "a mayor who bravely defends Ukraine and the members of his community". Another regional official was abducted and then released a few days ago.

Both countries have pledged no first use of a nuclear weapon, but the recent missile accident immediately raised questions about the safety mechanisms in their systems. Here is a look at their nuclear capabilities:

The sanctions target "a network of Russia-based individuals and entities complicit in helping (North Korea) procure components for its unlawful ballistic missile systems," the Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian Nelson, said in a statement.

At the end of 2014, Badawi, now 38, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 50 lashes a week for twenty weeks. His first flogging in Jeddah square shocked the world and was described by the United Nations as "cruel and inhuman." After the outcry, he was not lashed again.

In a letter to the government, the association of Bulgarian employers' organizations said they could employ up to 200,000 Ukrainians. Hungary -- which touts its restrictive migration policy but also struggles with a labor shortage -- has also welcomed Ukrainians.

Pakistan came agonisingly close to victory after going into the fixture ranked last in the eight-team tournament's standings after heavy losses to India and Australia.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan blasted E.U. Ambassadors for their double standards. The heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of European Union member states...

Dubbed 73001, the sample in question was collected by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt in December 1972, during the Apollo 17 mission -- the last of the program. Of the only two samples to have been vacuum sealed on the Moon, this is the first to be opened.

Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood in a meeting with representatives of OIC resident missions informed that invitations had been extended to dignitaries who will be in the capital for the upcoming 48th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM).

Erdogan said being able to talk to both Russia and Ukraine and being a "facilitator" in the search for a resolution to the conflict mattered to Turkey during a 45-minute telephone call with Biden.

A senior US official said that the latest tests were a "serious escalation" and the Treasury would announce fresh measures to help prevent Pyongyang from accessing "foreign items and technology" to advance the ICBM program.