The country votes again this weekend after three years of political turmoil.
Watch: The US and Russia’s nuclear treaty is dead. What comes next?
The expiration of New START means there are no limits on nuclear weapons between both countries for the first time since 1991.
How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point
The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance.
Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson’s ‘lies’
The PM says the depth of the pair’s relationship was not known when he was appointed US ambassador.
Israeli intelligence chief’s brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza
Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough
The swap – the first since October – sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.
Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide
Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.
55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were “officially missing”, meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.
US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday
The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.
Japanese city cancels cherry blossom festival over badly behaved tourists
“Overtourism” during Japan’s iconic blossom season makes life for locals in Fujiyoshida town unmanageable, authorities say.
