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Dutch authorities say a hostage-taker at the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros in cryptocurrencies before he was run over by police as he chased his final hostage out of the shop. The suspect is in serious condition https://cutt.ly/WPGcMLE

About 60 people have died after an explosion at a makeshift gold mine in Burkina Faso on Monday. Gold is the country's leading export and about a quarter of it comes from hundreds of informal mines https://cutt.ly/yPGvziq

Hopes for a diplomatic way out of a new devastating war in Europe appear all but extinguished as the U.S. and key European allies accused Russia of rolling over Ukraine’s border into separatist regions and quickly responded with a raft of sanctions http://apne.ws/0wM0tlp

Allied forces have enforced sanctions on Russia's foreign debt, meaning the country can no longer raise money for its state financing from Western financial institutions https://cutt.ly/sPGvHr9

In pictures: After months of military buildup and brinkmanship on Ukraine's border, Russia is ratcheting up pressure on its ex-Soviet neighbor, threatening to destabilize Europe and draw in the United States https://cnn.it/33I572H

"Concerns have been rising in recent years that a confident China under leader Xi Jinping may make a bold move to take control of Taiwan, and Beijing will likely be carefully monitoring the situation in Ukraine for signs of how Western powers respond -- and just how severe those responses are," writes Simone McCarthy https://cutt.ly/FPGbtop