Russia has escalated a confrontation with Europe and the United States over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. The Kremlin announced the expulsion of US diplomats and the closure of the US Consulate in St. Petersburg in late March, as a mirror response to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats initiated by the UK and US.
Expelling diplomats, Kremlin escalates a crisis [International Edition]
Meanwhile, Brazil’s supreme court has ruled that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year jail sentence for corruption, a move that may end his political career.
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