Russian investigators have opened a criminal probe into an attack on award-winning journalist Elena Milashina, who was badly beaten in Chechnya on July 4 along with lawyer, Aleksandr Nemov, while the two were on a business trip to the Caucasus region.
Lithuania's president urged NATO leaders to be bolder in addressing Ukraine's push for membership at a summit in his country next week, saying this would boost Kyiv's battlefield performance while Moscow would see any caution as weakness.
Pakistan has issued a presidential ordinance granting extra detention powers to the country's anti-graft body that is currently investigating a case involving former Prime Minister Imran Khan, media reported on July 4.