Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree placing Japan Tobacco International's Russian assets — four factories and roughly 40% of the Russian cigarette market — under temporary state administration. Tokyo immediately demanded their release.
The Philippine Senate has begun the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a politically charged proceeding stemming from her feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The trial, granted a maximum of 92 days, comes amid the arrest of a Duterte-allied senator on plunder charges.
Milan prosecutors are investigating an Italian aristocrat and three others for murder after allegations emerged that wealthy tourists paid $100,000 to hunt civilians for sport during the 1990s Bosnian war. Italian police have seized significant evidence during searches of suspects' homes.
