Following is a summary of current world news briefs. After a series of strident speeches in the runup to the anniversary of his invasion, Putin announced plans on Thursday to deploy new Sarmat multi-warhead intercontinental ballistic missiles this year. Earlier this week he suspended Russia's participation in the START nuclear arms control treaty. Suleyman Soylu said 564 suspects had been identified so far, with 160 people formally arrested and many more still under investigation. The 86-year-old pope's Thursday appointments schedule, issued early in the morning, included audiences with three groups and four individuals.
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