MOSCOW -- Russia will use all available legal mechanisms and will retaliate if the EU moves forward with plans to use profits from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

"We will use all possible judicial mechanisms, those that are available now and those that will become available in the future," Peskov said.(Russia-Asset-EU)

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KIEV -- Ukraine received a concessional loan from Canada worth 2 billion Canadian dollars (1.5 billion U.S. dollars), the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said Thursday.

The 10-year credit, which carries an annual interest rate of 1.5 percent, was channeled to Ukraine's state budget. (Ukraine-Canada-Financial Aid)

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MOSCOW -- Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has won the 2024 Russian presidential election, according to official results announced by the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) on Thursday.

The final results announced by the CEC during a press briefing showed that Putin secured 87.28 of the votes in the election. (Russia-Presidential Election)

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YAOUNDE -- At least 42 people have been killed after armed clashes between rival communities in eastern Chad, the country's Ministry of Public Security and Immigration said in a statement Thursday.

The ministry said one village was torched in the clashes and 175 people have been arrested. (Chad-Ethnic fighting-killed) Enditem

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