The Latest: Iran Vows Revenge, New Ecuador President, Remembering Gagarin
In Semarang, Indonesia, residents wash mosque prayer mats (and have some fun) in a river to purify them, a tradition in preparation for the Ramadan fasting month that will start tomorrow. - Galih Yoga/NurPhoto/ZUMA
2021-04-12
Welcome to Monday, where Iran vows revenge for the attack on one of its nuclear sites, Ecuador elects a new president and Russia celebrates the 60th anniversary of its pioneering space mission. French daily
Le Monde also takes us on the Myanmar-Thailand border where the military coup has reignited a longstanding simmering war.