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Mr Navalny's team accused Russian authorities of withholding his body from his family to cover traces of murder.

More than 340 people were detained across Russia after they tried to pay tribute to Missinovolny according to a rights group.

The G7's foreign ministers observed a minute silence for Missinovolny and demanded that Russia immediately clarify the causes of his death.

On Friday, Russia's prison service said that the activists had died, having fallen ill after

a walk. The International Court of Justice rejected South Africa's request for

additional measures against Israel which would have prevented it from

entering Ruffer Gaza's southernmost city.

The court noted that recent developments in the strip would worsen the existing humanitarian

nightmare and called on Israel to abide by the existing provisional measures it ordered on January 26th.

Musa Faki Mahamat, chair of the African Union Commission, said he was worried about the political crisis in Senegal,

but that he hoped for a free and transparent presidential election.

Maci Sal, the country's president, promised on Friday to hold a poll soon after the election

authority called his decision to delay the vote unconstitutional.

The postponement triggered mass protests.

The Hooties in Iran-backed militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on an oil

tanker on Saturday.

The vessel sustained minor damage according to a security firm.

On Friday, America said it hit three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles in Hooty controlled parts of Yemen.

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