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Archbishop Viktor Pivovarov, the head of the Slavic and South Russian Orthodox Church, which distances itself from the Moscow Patriarchate, told RFE/RL on December 28 that police in the Krasnodar region had charged him with "repeatedly discrediting" Russia's armed forces that invaded Ukraine.
The United States has imposed sanctions on one individual and three currency-exchange houses that it says are responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Huthi rebels in Yemen.
Two Serbian lawmakers say they will end their hunger strike to demand an annulment of general elections that took place earlier this month, while three other members of the opposition Serbia Against Violence continue their protest.