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Japan’s Kishida Looks to Convince India to Get Tough on Russia

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to seek India’s assistance to forge a broader and stronger coalition to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine when he meets Narendra Modi on Monday, adding pressure on New Delhi to choose between major world democracies and a key supplier of energy and weapons.

Ukraine Latest: Defiant Putin Visits Mariupol After ICC Warrant

President Vladimir Putin flew into the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in Donetsk. The unannounced trip, which wasn’t planned in advance, came hours after he visited Crimea for “reunification” events marking the 9th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula.

Dominican Republic Corruption Probe Snags Former Officials

More than a dozen politicians and former cabinet members in the Dominican Republic — including a former finance minister and a presidential candidate — were arrested on corruption charges in what the government called “Operation Squid.”