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Switzerland's Eray Comert, left, and Serbia's Dusan Vlahovic in action during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Switzerland and Serbia in Zurich. Copyright Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP Copyright Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP By Andrew Naughtie with AP Published on 13/12/2024 - 10:17 GMT+1 Share this article Comments Sanctions include thousands of euros in fines and the partial closure of its stadium for an upcoming home game. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share this article Comments A man waits for evacuation to western Ukraine as he stands by a bed in a city theatre that hosts refugees running from Russian offensive in the Donetsk region, in Pavlohrad. Copyright Efrem Lukatsky/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved Copyright Efrem Lukatsky/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved By Tamsin Paternoster with AP Published on 13/12/2024 - 9:47 GMT+1 • Updated Share this article Comments Friday's attack is the latest in a series that has heightened fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country's power generation capacity before the cold winter sets in. ADVERTISEMENT Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, lobbing dozens of rockets and drones, including the Kinzhal ballistic missile. Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said Russia targeted the country's energy grid. “The enemy continues its terror,” he said. Halushchenko said energy workers were working to “minimise negative consequences for the energy system,” promising to release more details on damages once the security situation allows it. Ukraine's air force reported swarms of strike drones were launched at Ukraine overnight, followed by multiple cruise missiles in the country's air space. It said Russia also used air-launched ballistic Kinzhal missiles against Ukraine's western regions. Friday's attack is the latest in a series of such raids that have sparked fears that the Kremlin is targeting Ukraine's power grid as a cold winter is about to set in. Russia has relentlessly pummeled Ukraine's electricity system since launching its invasion in 2022. Its attacks have resulted in the repeated shutdown of critical heating and drinking water supplies during the bitter winter months in an apparent attempt to break Ukrainian spirits and resolve. Moscow argues that the attacks aim to target Ukraine's defence industry, producing missiles, drones, armoured vehicles and artillery, among other weapons. The previous massive attack on 28 November involved about 200 missiles and drones and left more than a million households without power until emergency teams restored supplies. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share this article Comments Russia targets Ukraine's power grid in massive aerial attack

The 14 North Korean IT workers now indicted by US prosecutors. Copyright AP Photo/Jim Salter Copyright AP Photo/Jim Salter By Andrew Naughtie with AP Published on 13/12/2024 - 11:13 GMT+1 Share this article Comments The plan saw tens of millions of dollars skimmed from US firms to be directed back to North Korea to help fund weapons development, the FBI said. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share this article Comments Switzerland's Eray Comert, left, and Serbia's Dusan Vlahovic in action during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Switzerland and Serbia in Zurich. Copyright Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP Copyright Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP By Andrew Naughtie with AP Published on 13/12/2024 - 10:17 GMT+1 Share this article Comments Sanctions include thousands of euros in fines and the partial closure of its stadium for an upcoming home game. ADVERTISEMENT Serbia's football federation has been formally penalised for racist acts by fans at two Nations League games, including one incident in Switzerland where supporters tried to burn an Albanian flag, UEFA announced on Friday. At a Switzerland-Serbia game last month, visiting fans were filmed trying to set an Albanian flag alight. The Swiss team, including captain Granit Xhaka, typically fields players with family ties to both Albania and Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Belgrade does not recognise it as an independent state. UEFA said its disciplinary committee had charged the Serbian federation for "racist and/or discriminatory behaviour" over the incident in Switzerland and another at a home game against Denmark three days later, along with other incidents such as fans displaying an "illicit banner". Also included in the list of unacceptable behaviours are using fireworks, throwing of objects, "acts of damage caused to the stadium and/or its installations", and late kick-offs. Serbia's federation has now been banned from selling tickets for the team's next two away games in UEFA competitions and must close parts of its stadium at two home games. The first parts of the sanctions will apply in March when Serbia faces Austria in a two-leg Nations League promotion playoff. UEFA also imposed fines totalling €173,000, €90,000 of which specifically relates to the acts of "racist and discriminatory behaviour" of its supporters. UEFA and FIFA have previously charged the Serbian football association for repeated fan misconduct, including at Euro 2024 in Germany and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The European football body's executive committee is expected to soon confirm Serbia and Albania as co-hosts of the Under-21 European Championship in 2027. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share this article Comments UEFA fines Serbian football association for fans' racist behaviour at matches

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