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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]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-23T175735Z_1477776703_RC2TDL9WTT2D_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-POLITICS-NAVALNY-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
An estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered in and around Moscow, where clashes with police broke out. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]
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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]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/h_56643693.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people, according to a group that documents political detentions. [Maxim Shipenkov/EPA]
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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]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21023477700667.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Security forces detain a man during the protest in St Petersburg. [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo]
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Police detain demonstrators at a rally in Yekaterinburg. [Anton Basanayev/AP Photo]
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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]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21023465131499.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
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]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-23T080146Z_1042454028_RC2KDL9EW7FV_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-POLITICS-NAVALNY-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Law enforcement officers stand guard during a protest in support of Navalny in Yakutsk. [Ksenia Korshun via Reuters]
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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.
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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.
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Kuwait’s emir reappoints PM to form new cabinet
Sheikh Sabah had resigned after parliament backed a request to question him over his choice of cabinet members.
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Pirates kill 1, kidnap 15 crew on Turkish ship off West Africa
Vessel was sailing from Lagos to Cape Town when it was attacked northwest of Sao Tome and Principe.
![The Gulf of Guinea is the most dangerous sea in the world for piracy, according to the International Maritime Bureau [File: Armando Franca/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_061116044639.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Russia arrests thousands amid unprecedented pro-Navalny protests
Supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny demand his release, defying bitter cold and a ban on protests.
![Police detain a man during a protest against the jailing of Alexei Navalny in Moscow [Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21023484038934.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
New Zealand detects first community COVID-19 case in two months
A 56-year-old woman who recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 days after completing two weeks in isolation.
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