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In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 10 2018, Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis poses for a photograph, during an interview, in Riga. Latvia has come into focus as a potential weak link in the West’s banking system as the U.S. and EU increasingly rely on financial sanctions as a weapon in their diplomatic spats — with North Korea, but also Russia and Syria, among others. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

U.S. sanctions have a weak spot: Tiny allies like Latvia

By Carlo Piovano - Associated Press

FILE -- This April 4, 2016 file photo shows Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb in Malta on Oct. 16. On Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 Malta's prime minister Joseph Muscat announced the arrest of eight suspects, all Maltese citizens, in the murder of the journalist. (AP Photo/Jon Borg, files)

Malta announces 10 arrests in journalist’s car bomb killing

By STEPHEN CALLEJA - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat arrives for an Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels. Muscat welcomed EU lawmakers on a fact finding mission to Malta, Friday Dec. 1, 2017, telling them about reforms made in Malta, though European Parliament members sharply criticized the implementation of laws meant to combat money laundering in Malta. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, FILE)

EU delegates slam Malta after reporter’s death prompts visit

By STEPHEN CALLEJA - Associated Press

Bill to make medical marijuana available in Malta proposed

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The coffin of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist killed by a car bomb, arrives for the funeral service in Valletta, Malta, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Malta observed a national day of mourning Friday as the Mediterranean island's largest church hosted funeral services for the journalist. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg)

Daphne Caruana Galizia funeral held in Malta

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Forensic police work on the main road in Bidnija, Malta, which leads to Daphne Caruana Galizias house, looking for evidence on the blast that killed the journalist as she was leaving her home, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Caruana Galizia, a harsh critic of Maltese Premier Joseph Muscat, and who reported extensively on corruption on Malta, was killed by a car bomb on Monday. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)

Malta offers $1.18 million to discover who killed reporter

By Stephen Calleja - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 file photo, England's Daniel Sturridge, right, vies for the ball with Malta's Andre Schembri during the World Cup Group F qualifying soccer match between England and Malta at Wembley stadium in London. Malta national soccer team captain Andre Schembri says the car bomb slaying of a Maltese investigative journalist prompted him not to exult after scoring a historic goal. Schembri's temporary equalizer for Cypriot club Apollon in a 3-1 loss to Italian side Atalanta in the Europa League on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 made him the first Maltese player to score in proper European competition, excluding qualifying. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Malta captain mutes goal celebration after journalist slain

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Alex Mangion looks out towards the harbor during an interview with the Associated Press, in Valletta, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Lithe and dapper in a navy-blue suit as he gazed at this capital city's storied Grand Harbor, Alex Mangion proudly described becoming Malta's first transgender politician, winning a local office on the conservative Nationalists' ticket in a country that until just a few years ago had been a last bastion in Western Europe of social norms largely dictated by the Catholic church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Once-conservative Malta leaps ahead on LGBT rights

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

In this June 23, 2016, photo, Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his meeting with Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Matthew Festing, left, at the Vatican. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, the Vatican said Pope Francis will name a pontifical delegate to run the embattled Knights of Malta, effectively taking over the sovereign lay Catholic order after its leader Festing resigned in a bitter dispute with the pontiff over condoms. (Gabriel Bouys/ Pool Photo via AP, File)

Vatican takes over Knights of Malta

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An Afriqiyah Airways plane stands on the tarmac at Malta International airport as an unidentified man waves a flag, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Hijackers diverted the Libyan commercial plane to Malta on Friday and threatened to blow it up with hand grenades, Maltese authorities and state media said. (TVM via AP)

Malta plane hijacking ends peacefully; 2 Libyans surrender

By RAMI MUSA and STEPHEN CALLEJA - Associated Press

An Afriqiyah Airways plane from Libya stands on the tarmac at Malta's Luqa International airport, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Malta's state television says two hijackers who diverted a Libyan commercial plane to the Mediterranean island nation have threatened to blow it up. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg)

Plane hijacking in Malta ends peacefully; 2 men surrender

By Rami Musa and Stephen Calleja - Associated Press

In this frame grab taken from television a hijacked Afriqiyah Airways A320 sits on the tarmac at Malta International airport Friday Dec. 23, 2016. Malta's state television says two hijackers who diverted a Libyan commercial plane to the Mediterranean island nation have threatened to blow it up. (Photo TVM via AP)

The Latest: Flights resume at Malta Airport after hijacking

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FILE - This Feb. 5, 2013 file photo shows then Knights of Malta health minister, Albrecht von Boeselager speaking at a press conference in Rome on the occasion of the order's 900th birthday. On Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, Pope Francis named a high-powered commission of inquiry to investigate a scandal involving von Boeselager who was forcibly removed as grand chancellor this month after the Order of Malta said &quot;an extremely grave and untenable situation&quot; came to light regarding his tenure as the order's health minister. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Pope Francis probes Order of Malta ouster over old condom scandal

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press