More than 800 people have been arrested in Russia for taking part in anti-government protests.
It comes after authorities warned people in Moscow that the demonstrations were illegal.
They're protesting the exclusion of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who has been jailed by the Kremlin.
Prominent activist Lyubov Sobol was among the hundreds who were arrested on Saturday.
Winter storm kills dozens as cold lingers in central and eastern US
At least 38 people across 14 states had died as of Tuesday from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern US gripped by snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures, according to local officials and news reports.
Indian minister Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash
Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, has died in a plane crash on Wednesday while heading to the city of Baramati to attend public meetings ahead of local body elections next month. He was 66.
Death toll rises to 24 as rescuers search for missing people in Indonesia landslide
Search operations for the 32 people still missing after a landslide in Indonesia's West Java were hampered by rain on Wednesday morning, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, as it raised the death toll to 34.
Three tourists killed in boat capsize off Oman coast
Three French tourists were killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, the Royal Oman Police said on Tuesday in a post on X.
School materials enter Gaza after being blocked for two years, UN agency says
The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two-and-a-half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities.
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