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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that US ambassador John Sullivan should follow the example of his Russian counterpart and head home for consultations [File: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Reuters]

Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in ‘tit-for-tat’ sanctions

Moscow says it will also place eight US officials on a sanctions list and restrict US NGO activity in Russia.

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Raul Castro led Cuba's army, then succeeded his brother Fidel as president of the country, then first secretary of the Communist Party [File: Alejandro Ernesto/Pool/Reuters]

Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms his retirement

Move marks the first time in 62 years that Cuba will not have a leader that is named Castro.

The AstraZeneca vaccine is an essential component of the COVAX scheme [File: Marko Djurica/Reuters]

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With an estimated build time of seven years and a price tag ranging from $9.3bn to $14.6bn, according to government estimates, the Istanbul Canal has been framed by its supporters as a smart investment that will pay returns in the form of shipping revenues and reduced traffic in the Bosphorus Strait [File: Murad Sezer/Reuters]

For Erdogan’s Istanbul Canal project, critics see few winners

An armed group, who identify as "Liberty Boys" and the anti-government group "Boogaloo Bois" protest outside the Oregon State Capitol, as they advocate for less government control, in Salem, Oregon, U.S., January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

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Navalny was arrested at the border as he returned to Russia from Germany [File: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters]

Russia: Prosecutors seek to outlaw Navalny’s activist network

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, walks from the Oval Office to speak at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

Biden, Suga commit to take on China’s challenges in the Pacific

People wave Libyan flags as they gather during celebrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2011 revolution in Tripoli, Libya [File: Hazem Ahmed/Reuters]

UN Security Council approves ceasefire monitors for Libya

Ukraine's years-long push for NATO membership has acquired renewed urgency as a result of heightened tensions with Russia [File: Serhiy Takhmazov/Reuters]

Ukraine may seek nuclear weapons if left out of NATO: Diplomat

Last month 39 migrants died off the coast of Sfax, while in another similar accident in June last year, a migrant boat sank leaving at least 60 people dead [File: Pablo Garcia/AFP]

At least 41 people die after boat sinks off Tunisia


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Raul Castro led Cuba's army, then succeeded his brother Fidel as president of the country, then first secretary of the Communist Party [File: Alejandro Ernesto/Pool/Reuters]

Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms his retirement

The AstraZeneca vaccine is an essential component of the COVAX scheme [File: Marko Djurica/Reuters]

The AstraZeneca jab and the price of fragmented decision-making

With an estimated build time of seven years and a price tag ranging from $9.3bn to $14.6bn, according to government estimates, the Istanbul Canal has been framed by its supporters as a smart investment that will pay returns in the form of shipping revenues and reduced traffic in the Bosphorus Strait [File: Murad Sezer/Reuters]

For Erdogan’s Istanbul Canal project, critics see few winners

An armed group, who identify as "Liberty Boys" and the anti-government group "Boogaloo Bois" protest outside the Oregon State Capitol, as they advocate for less government control, in Salem, Oregon, U.S., January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

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Navalny was arrested at the border as he returned to Russia from Germany [File: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters]

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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, walks from the Oval Office to speak at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

Biden, Suga commit to take on China’s challenges in the Pacific

People wave Libyan flags as they gather during celebrations commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 2011 revolution in Tripoli, Libya [File: Hazem Ahmed/Reuters]

UN Security Council approves ceasefire monitors for Libya

Ukraine's years-long push for NATO membership has acquired renewed urgency as a result of heightened tensions with Russia [File: Serhiy Takhmazov/Reuters]

Ukraine may seek nuclear weapons if left out of NATO: Diplomat

Last month 39 migrants died off the coast of Sfax, while in another similar accident in June last year, a migrant boat sank leaving at least 60 people dead [File: Pablo Garcia/AFP]

At least 41 people die after boat sinks off Tunisia

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This satellite image released by NASA shows Tropical Cyclone Seroja bearing down on the coast of Western Australia [NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP]

Cyclone Seroja cuts power to thousands in Western Australia

Australia began its vaccination campaign in February, mostly using AstraZeneca but with some doses of the Pfizer BioNTech jab [File: Toby Zerna/Pool Photo via AP]

Australia drops vaccine goal after AstraZeneca advice change

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison [File: Issei Kato/Reuters]

Australia to end sexual harassment exemption for politicians

The UK set up its new tech firm regulator after concluding that Facebook and Google have significant market power in their respective sectors [File: Chris Jackson/Getty Images]

New UK watchdog set to curb Big Tech’s hold over news media

Though most Australian states have allowed quarantine-free visits from New Zealanders for months, New Zealand has continued mandatory quarantine from its neighbour, citing concern about small COVID-19 outbreaks there [Marty Melville/AFP]

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble to begin on April 19

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government on February 1 [Handout/ AFP]

Australian couple released from detention in Myanmar

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Migrant people and workers leave Dhaka in speedboats before the countrywide lockdown, at Mawa ferry port in Munshiganj [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

Bangladesh COVID shutdown triggers exodus from capital Dhaka

A few vehicles ply on a usually clogged street during a coronavirus lockdown in Dhaka last week [Al-emrun Garjon/AP]

Bangladesh to impose week-long air travel ban after COVID surge

Bangladeshi police make a rickshaw puller wear a mask as they enforce a lockdown in Dhaka [Al-emrun Garjon/AP]

Bangladesh protest over COVID curbs turns violent, three shot

Packed ferries at Dhaka's Sadarghat ferry terminal taking people home as Bangladesh imposes lockdown [Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via Getty Images]

Bangladesh enforces weeklong lockdown amid spike in COVID cases

People work to put out a fire in a makeshift market near a Rohingya camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh [Shafiqur Rahman/AP Photo]

Fire kills 3 in market near Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Several Bangladeshi journalists and activists have recently been arrested for making critical remarks against Hasina, right, in the picture here with Modi [File: Anupam Nath/AP Photo]

Bangladesh teen held for ‘offensive video’ mocking Hasina, Modi

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Peru’s Vizcarra banned from public office over vaccine scandal

Congress approved former president’s temporary ban from public office by 86 votes in favour and zero against.

Before the ban, Vizcarra had been due to take up a seat in Congress following elections on Sunday, having obtained the highest number of votes cast for any legislator [File: Cris Bouroncle/AFP]

Oath Keeper pleads guilty, working with feds in Capitol riot case

Jon Schaffer, a musician and Oath Keeper, pleads guilty to charges and will assist investigators.

Jessica Marie Watkins and Donovan Ray Crowl march down the East front steps of the US Capitol with the Oath Keepers militia group on January 6, 2021 [File: Jim Bourg/Reuters]

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US mass shootings ‘a national embarrassment’: Biden

After another mass shooting in the US, the president calls on Congress to ban military-style ‘assault’ weapons.

President Joe Biden again called on Congress to take up gun control legislation [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

From pet care to salon bookings: Pompeo ethics abuses reported

No action was recommended against former secretary of state who is widely seen as seeking to run for president in 2024.

Among the incidents detailed in the report were a request from Pompeo's wife, Susan, right, for an aide to make two hair salon appointments for her [File: Saeed Khan/AFP]

US removes Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list

The US Treasury Department said Friday that no country currently meets the US criteria as a manipulator.

Since 1988, the United States Treasury Department has only branded three foreign governments as currency manipulators, with the Trump administration adding China to the list in 2019 during a standoff over tariffs [File: Patrick Semansky/AP Photo]

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