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The US has reported more cases of coronavirus than anywhere else in the world [Etienne Laurent/EPA]

US passes 25m COVID cases, over a quarter of world’s infections

Mounting caseload comes as Joe Biden’s chief of staff accuses previous administration of failure on vaccine rollout plan

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Law enforcement officers clash with participants during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]

Russia accuses US of meddling, but says open to dialogue

Spokesman for Vladimir Putin says Russian president open to talking to Joe Biden after US slams crackdown on protesters.

Paramedics transport a person from Roberta Place, a long-term elderly care facility in Barrie, Ontario, on January 18 [Carlos Osorio/Reuters]

As COVID surges in Canada, workers ‘can’t afford to get sick’

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addresses the media after being returned for a second term in office [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]

Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa re-elected, abstentions surge

The recent incidents were the worst violence to hit the Netherlands since the pandemic began [Robin Van Lomkhuijsen/AFP]

Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown rioters in two cities

In April 2020, Oman ordered state-owned companies to accelerate the process of replacing foreign staff with Omani nationals [File: Mohammed Mahjoub/AFP]

Oman bars expatriates from certain jobs as pandemic bites

The 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, is due to get under way in Hanoi on Monday [Kham/Reuters]

Vietnam’s Communist Party meets to pick new leaders, set strategy

A Taiwanese soldier waves a Taiwan national flag during a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, on January 19, 2021 [Sam Yeh/AFP]

US support for Taiwan ‘rock-solid’ as China again sends warplanes

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn a dumpster during a protest against a lockdown in their neighbourhood due to a coronavirus outbreak [File: Oded Balilty/AP Photo]

Israeli ultra-Orthodox clash with police over school closures

Sturgeon says 'the polls now show that a majority of people in Scotland want independence' [File: Reuters]

Scottish leader promises to hold ‘legal’ independence vote


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Law enforcement officers clash with participants during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]

Russia accuses US of meddling, but says open to dialogue

Paramedics transport a person from Roberta Place, a long-term elderly care facility in Barrie, Ontario, on January 18 [Carlos Osorio/Reuters]

As COVID surges in Canada, workers ‘can’t afford to get sick’

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addresses the media after being returned for a second term in office [Pedro Nunes/Reuters]

Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa re-elected, abstentions surge

The recent incidents were the worst violence to hit the Netherlands since the pandemic began [Robin Van Lomkhuijsen/AFP]

Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown rioters in two cities

In April 2020, Oman ordered state-owned companies to accelerate the process of replacing foreign staff with Omani nationals [File: Mohammed Mahjoub/AFP]

Oman bars expatriates from certain jobs as pandemic bites

The 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, is due to get under way in Hanoi on Monday [Kham/Reuters]

Vietnam’s Communist Party meets to pick new leaders, set strategy

A Taiwanese soldier waves a Taiwan national flag during a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, on January 19, 2021 [Sam Yeh/AFP]

US support for Taiwan ‘rock-solid’ as China again sends warplanes

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn a dumpster during a protest against a lockdown in their neighbourhood due to a coronavirus outbreak [File: Oded Balilty/AP Photo]

Israeli ultra-Orthodox clash with police over school closures

Sturgeon says 'the polls now show that a majority of people in Scotland want independence' [File: Reuters]

Scottish leader promises to hold ‘legal’ independence vote

Thousands gather in Pushkin Square to protest the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow on Saturday. [Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo]
Thousands gather in Pushkin Square to protest the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny in Moscow on Saturday. [Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo]
An estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered in and around Moscow, where clashes with police broke out. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
An estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered in and around Moscow, where clashes with police broke out. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
Law enforcement officers detain a man during the rally in the Russian capital. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
Law enforcement officers detain a man during the rally in the Russian capital. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people, according to a group that documents political detentions. [Maxim Shipenkov/EPA]
Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people, according to a group that documents political detentions. [Maxim Shipenkov/EPA]
People attend a rally in support of Navalny in St Petersburg. [Anton Vaganov/Reuters]
People attend a rally in support of Navalny in St Petersburg. [Anton Vaganov/Reuters]
Security forces detain a man during the protest in St Petersburg. [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo]
Security forces detain a man during the protest in St Petersburg. [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo]
Police detain demonstrators at a rally in Yekaterinburg. [Anton Basanayev/AP Photo]
Police detain demonstrators at a rally in Yekaterinburg. [Anton Basanayev/AP Photo]
Law enforcement officers stand in front of protesters during a rally in support of Navalny in Kazan. [Alexey Nasyrov/Reuters]
Law enforcement officers stand in front of protesters during a rally in support of Navalny in Kazan. [Alexey Nasyrov/Reuters]
Police detain demonstrators during a rally against the jailing of Navalny in the Siberian city of Omsk. [AP Photo]
Police detain demonstrators during a rally against the jailing of Navalny in the Siberian city of Omsk. [AP Photo]
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a protest in support of Navalny in Yakutsk. [Ksenia Korshun via Reuters]
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a protest in support of Navalny in Yakutsk. [Ksenia Korshun via Reuters]
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Russians demand the release of Alexey Navalny in unprecedented protests that stretched across the vast country.

Israel ‘closes skies’ to air travel as COVID variants found

Flights will be banned for a week, as government tries to curb spread of variants, protect vaccination campaign.

Israel is further restricting travel in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 and the new variants that have emerged [Jack Guez/AFP]

Six Malian soldiers killed in ‘complex and simultaneous’ attacks

Army says coordinated twin assaults also left 18 troops wounded, with some 30 assailants killed in military response.

The long-running violence has killed thousands of people and left hundreds of thousands displaced [File: Philippe Desmazes/AFP]

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UAE cabinet approves establishing embassy in Tel Aviv

Decision comes as Israel announces embassy opening in Abu Dhabi months after controversial normalisation of ties.

The diplomatic normalisation agreements were rejected by the Palestinians as a betrayal [File: WAM via AFP]

Thousands displaced after Tropical Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique

Nearly 7,000 people forced from their homes and some 130,000 hectares of crops destroyed by heavy downpours and floods.

Eloise ruined 136,755 hectares of crops, destroyed nine schools and damaged about 17 other schools and 11 hospitals [Reuters]

Yemen’s warring sides resume prisoner exchange talks in Jordan

Houthi rebels, Saudi-backed gov’t resume fresh UN-backed negotiations in Amman months after huge prisoner exchange.

Freed Houthi prisoners arrive after their release in a prisoner swap, in Sanaa airport, Yemen October 15, 2020 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

Tunisian border traders, smugglers struggle to survive amid COVID

Strict coronavirus restrictions have hit vital border trade in southeast Tunisia hard, triggering an exodus to Europe.

In the border city of Ben Guardane, the closing of the border with Libya due to anti-COVID measures has deeply affected the regional economy [Paula Gonzalez/Al Jazeera]

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