Breaking overnight: The military has reportedly taken control in Myanmar, detaining civilian leaders and declaring a yearlong state of emergency. More updates are expected throughout the day.
Russia Protests
More than 5,100 people were arrested across Russia over the weekend as waves of demonstrators protested the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The anti-government protests are the country's largest in almost a decade.
Navalny's saga has gripped the country since last summer (see timeline). The longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin was poisoned while boarding a flight from the city of Tomsk to Moscow. Evidence points to Russian intelligence services as the culprit—including the use of Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent—though the Kremlin denies the claim. After recuperating in Berlin (including emerging from a two-week coma), Navalny was promptly detained upon returning to Moscow. He is currently sentenced to 30 days in prison for violating probation.
Some analysts say the 44-year-old Navalny transcends run-of-the-mill opposition, reflecting a generational divide between the 68-year-old Putin and younger Russians.
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