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.
The Latest: COVID Records, Sudan Clashes, Ketchup Shortage A cyclist braves the snow in Dordrecht, Netherlands as cold air mass hits Europe with rare April snowfall - Jeffrey Groeneweg/Hollandse-Hoogte via ZUMA Press 2021-04-07
Welcome to Wednesday, where Brazil and India both hit grim COVID records, Sudan clashes kill dozens and a French judge fake-marries her ex to prevent him from getting hitched. Egyptian online newspaper
Mada Masr also looks at the problems behind the country s overcrowded vaccination centers.
• Dozens dead in Sudan clashes: Four days of violence between rival communities in Sudan s western Darfur region has killed at least 56 people.