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The EU, US and allies will block a number of Russian banks from the main global payment system, Swift.
BBC News – Business

Emblem Road is the 80-1 winner of the world’s richest horse race, the $ 20m Saudi Cup in Riyadh.
BBC News – Middle East

No one will be prosecuted for having an abortion within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, a court rules.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Citizens of the capital are told to stay indoors until Monday morning as Russian forces close in.
BBC News – Europe

The PM says countries must do everything to change the heavy odds Ukraine faces against Russia.
BBC News – UK

US conservatives are angry with their own president but divided over how to confront Russia’s leader.
BBC News – US & Canada

Russia has rebuilt military and diplomatic links with the continent in its search for new allies.
BBC News – Africa

Russia says the move is a response to the UK’s ‘unfriendly’ decision to ban Aeroflot from the UK.
BBC News – Business

The operation which killed the head of the extremist group was unusually high-risk.
BBC News – Middle East

Three of the seven defendants had planned to run against President Ortega in the 2021 election.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean