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US President Donald Trump has signed a new sanctions law targeting Russia and buyers of its energy exports.

This comes as Poland warns of possible Russian attacks on Ukraine's supporters, and as Denmark prepares a Greenland security agreement with Washington.

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1️⃣ 🇵🇱🇷🇺 Poland warns of Russian attacks: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Thursday that Russia was preparing hybrid attacks, potentially involving drones or rockets, against European countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland. Russian President Vladimir Putin denied hostile intentions towards Europe on Friday, but warned of a response if Western states seized Russian merchant ships.

2️⃣ 🇹🇼🇨🇳 Taiwan stages joint drone drills: Taiwan held its first joint combat drills combining multiple types of attack drones with anti-aircraft, anti-ship and anti-landing missiles on Friday. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said the exercises reflected a push to integrate unmanned and conventional forces, ahead of next Thursday's US-China summit, where Taiwan is expected to feature on the agenda.

3️⃣ 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱 Greenland security deal awaits approval: Denmark and Greenland cautiously welcomed President Trump's announcement of an agreement expanding the US military presence while leaving the island under Danish control. The document has not been made public and is expected to be signed at the UN General Assembly, with Danish and Greenlandic parliamentary steps still required before it can take effect.

4️⃣ 🇸🇪 Andersson starts Swedish coalition talks: Sweden's parliamentary speaker asked Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson to form a government on Friday, after Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigned following the left-wing bloc's 176-seat victory in the 349-seat parliament. Her potential allies remain divided over cabinet posts: the Left Party demands them, while the Centre Party refuses to support a government including it.

5️⃣ 🇨🇦🇪🇺 Canada embraces EU associate proposal: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed a proposal for Canada to become the EU's first associate member in a European Parliament address on Thursday, seeking deeper cooperation in trade, defence and strategic industries. The proposed status is not defined in EU treaties and would need to be created, while Canada's parliament would debate and vote on the partnership.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump signs Russia sanctions law

President Trump signed new Russia sanctions into law on Friday, expanding pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine after the measure cleared Congress.

The legislation targets Russian officials, banks and the shadow fleet used to transport its oil.

It directs President Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest importers of Russian oil and natural gas.

An exemption covers countries buying less than 15% of Russia's natural gas exports that have taken significant steps to reduce those purchases.

The package also extends existing Iran sanctions for five years, while Democratic critics warned that its expanded tariff powers could hurt US consumers and European allies.

1️⃣ 🇾🇪🇸🇦 Houthis target Riyadh with missile: The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh on Saturday and thwarted attacks on civilian infrastructure in several other locations, including Yanbu and Taif. The Houthis claimed strikes on sensitive sites in the capital and Aramco facilities in Yanbu, but offered no evidence of damage.

2️⃣ 🇺🇳🇺🇸🇮🇷 UN mission reports possible war crimes: A UN fact-finding mission said US strikes on a school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd may constitute war crimes, while accusing Iran of crimes against humanity in its protest crackdown. US Central Command previously denied striking Lamerd on the date examined, and the Pentagon has not published its investigation into the school attack.

3️⃣ 🇽🇰🇳🇱 Thaçi receives 25-year war-crimes sentence: The Kosovo Specialist Chambers sentenced former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes including murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention. Three co-defendants also received prison terms, but all four were acquitted of six crimes-against-humanity counts because a widespread or systematic attack was not proved.

4️⃣ 🇸🇩🇺🇳 UN warns Sudan aid pipeline could collapse: The International Organization for Migration warned on Monday that Sudan's shared emergency-relief pipeline could collapse within weeks without new funding, with shelter and relief stocks expected to run out by the end of September. It sought $15 million to keep the network operating for a year and support 305,000 people, or $42 million to restore its earlier reach.

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