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Leading European countries are pursuing ways to contain Iran’s ballistic missiles work, amid growing concerns about Tehran’s large-scale weapons program and in the wake of a campaign by Washington to galvanize support for pressuring the Islamic Republic over its missiles.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedbank admitted to failings in combating money laundering on Thursday and said it was under investigation by multiple U.S. authorities, piling more pressure on the bank as it tries to rebuild its reputation.

"When I shot the woman," Yahya Haj Hamed told investigators, "I saw there were three or four children in the car, but I didn’t fire in their direction. We got back into our car and drove off." Yahya, a member of a Hamas terror cell, had already "fired in the direction" of the woman's husband, the children's father, "who was killed on the spot."

Ukraine is investigating whether a charitable foundation set up primarily to coordinate London-listed Ferrexpo Plc’s philanthropic activities was used to launder money and evade taxes.