The three men were found in the border zone between Finland and Russia in late January .

Two of them had crossed briefly onto the Russian side of the border.

None of the three men appeared at the trial.

The verdict is not final, meaning it can be appealed to the Court of Appeal .

The Finnish -Russian border has been almost entirely closed since 2023 .

Four Indian Navy ships carrying 70 tons of relief and medical supplies have set off on their way to Yangon .

A mobile army hospital is also to be airlifted to Mandalay - the epicentre of the earthquake.

Myanmar 's state television most recently reported that around 1,700 had been killed and 3,400 people injured in the disaster.

New poll finds 44 per cent of decided voters would vote for the Liberals , up two points from polling conducted a week before the election.

Conservatives have also gained ground, to the detriment of the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois .

Conservatives earned 38 per cent support, while the NDP has dropped one point to nine per cent .

The Liberals and Conservatives are tied as the party seen as best to handle affordability and the cost of living.

For this survey, a sample of n=1,500 eligible voters in Canada aged 18+ was interviewed.

Quotas and weighting were employed to balance demographics to ensure that the sample’s composition reflects that of the adult population according to Census data.

The precision of Ipsos polls which include non-probability sampling is measured using a credibility interval.

Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar , where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon .

The number of dead from Friday ’s 7.7 magnitude quake is expected to increase.

China said it has sent more than 135 rescue personnel and experts along with supplies like medical kits, generators, earthquake detectors and drones.

Hong Kong dispatched 51 search-and-rescue personnel including firefighters and ambulance personnel.

The European Commission said Friday it would release 2.5 million euros ( $2.7 million ) in initial emergency assistance.

Despite the influx of countries sending search and rescue teams, “hospitals are really struggling to cope with the influx of injured people, there’s a shortage of medical supplies, and people are struggling to find food and clean water,” Bragg said. Your tax-deductible donation directly supports our mission. Support PBS News Hour today . Support Provided By: Learn more Support PBS News: Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm..

Pakistan says it killed 10 civilians during an anti-militant operation in the northwest.

Authorities made admission Saturday evening about the deaths, which occurred in the early hours of that morning.

Locals said 10 bodies, including those of women and children, were recovered from the area.

The location was being used as a “hideout and transit point for terrorist” elements.

France 's Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break moment on Monday , as a judge rules on whether she should be banned from the next presidential election.

The hard-right leader will be in court at 10:00 for the verdict of a party-funding trial targeting her National Rally (RN ) party.

Le Pen and 24 others accused of using EU parliamentary money to pay party salaries.

She is tipped as a potential winner in the 2027 presidential race.

Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel -Hamas war.

Many held prayers outside demolished mosques on the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan.

It's supposed to be a joyous occasion, when families gather for feasts and purchase new clothes for children.

Israel 's offensive has killed over 50,000 Palestinians , according to Gaza 's Health Ministry .

Abdalle Mumin was jailed in Somalia in 2023 for criticising government ban on extremist ideology.

After his release, he fled to the UK and continues to work as a journalist.

His week -long visit to Jersey was paid for by Prisoners of Conscience Jersey Holiday Fund.

He said: " Jersey was my doctor and it treated me well".

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on his first Asia trip with Japan as his second stop.

Japan agrees to accelerate plans to jointly develop and produce missiles such as Advanced Medium-Range Air to Air Missiles .

The two sides agreed in July to upgrade command and control of the Japanese military as well as US . forces in the East Asian country.

Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948 .

Civil war began after army seized power from elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 .

The main resistance movement against military rule has issued a statement saying it is unilaterally initiating a two-week ceasefire.