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Merkel tells Russia to investigate suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable after doctors found indications of a toxic substance in his body.

2:18PM EDT

IAEA chief in Tehran, seeks access to Iranian nuclear sites

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday, Iranian state TV reported, as he seeks access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites after a months-long standoff between Tehran and the body.

3:19PM EDT

Belarus arrests opposition figures, calls in Nobel laureate after mass protests

The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning, a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of president Alexander Lukashenko.

1:08PM EDT

Mali talks end with no decision on transitional government

Talks between West African mediators and Mali's military coup leaders ended on Monday after three days of discussions without any decision on the make-up of a transitional government, a junta spokesman said.

2:04PM EDT

Erdogan says Greece 'sowing chaos' in Mediterranean

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey's navy will not back down as Greece "sows chaos" in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where the countries have deployed frigates in an escalating rhetorical confrontation over overlapping resource claims.

2:35PM EDT

'I could have suffocated': Peru's pandemic tensions burst with nightclub tragedy

Peru, battling one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks and a five-month lockdown, was reeling on Monday after the deaths of 13 people, most of them young women, in a stampede at an illegal nightclub triggered by a police raid.

3:38PM EDT

U.N. rights experts urge Chilean police to shelve feminist protesters complaint

Chilean police should drop a criminal case against feminist collective Lastesis whose anti-violence song and dance routine "A Rapist In Your Path" inspired performances around the world, a group of UN experts said on Monday.

3:34PM EDT

Facebook blocks group of one million critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure

Facebook on Monday blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that discusses the country's king, after the Thai government threatened legal action over failure to take down content deemed defamatory to the monarchy.

1:43PM EDT

Israel delays budget deadline, avoiding another snap election

Israel's feuding government leaders on Monday avoided plunging the country into its fourth election in less than two years, postponing a deadline for passage of a national budget.

3:20PM EDT

Germany issues travel warning for Paris, Cote d'Azur regions

Germany has issued a travel warning for Paris and the French Cote d'Azur region due to rising coronavirus infections there, the foreign ministry in Berlin said late on Monday.

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