A handful of international news worth knowing this morning:

  • Still-unnamed senior Russian officials are under coordinated sanctions from the US and EU over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is currently being held in detention.
  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi officials are facing accusations of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint Reporters Without Borders has filed with the German Public Prosecutor.

IN DIPLOMACY: Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani touched down in Cairo yesterday night for a two-day visit to take part in Arab League Council meetings, Masrawy reported.

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