MOSCOW -- Governor of Russia's Murmansk region Andrei Chibis is in a serious condition and is being operated on in the intensive care unit, said Yuri Shiryaev, chief doctor of the Apatity-Kirov Hospital, on Friday.

The 45-year-old Chibis was stabbed in the stomach after a meeting in the town of Apatity Thursday evening. The attacker, identified as Alexander Bydanov, was detained by security guards on the spot. (Russia-Governor-Stabbing Attack)

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TUNIS -- Tunisia's maritime guards rescued 1,335 undocumented immigrants during the past 24 hours from sinking boats after they foiled 31 illegal immigration attempts, the Tunisian National Guard announced in a statement on Thursday.

The operations were carried out by National Guard units in the eastern province of Sfax, during which the security units also arrested eight organizers of the immigration trips and seized 14 steel boats, according to the statement. (Tunisia-Immigrants-Rescue)

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ROME -- Italian police issued at least 22 arrest warrants and seized 600 million euros (650.93 million U.S. dollars) as part of a large-scale probe into a fraud of Italian funds from the European Union's (EU) NextGenerationEU recovery plan, authorities said on Thursday.

The Italian financial police (GdF) told local media the suspects allegedly tried to embezzle EU funds intended for Italy. (Italy-EU-Fraud)

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WASHINGTON -- The White House approved more bombs to Israel on the day the Israeli military struck a convoy and killed seven workers of a food charity group delivering aid to Gaza, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

The Washington Post based its report on information it received from three U.S. officials, who the newspaper said revealed the detail about the approval this week. (U.S.-Israel-Arms Transfer) Enditem

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