Finland shut down four of its nine border crossings with Russia to stop a sudden influx of Middle Eastern and African migrants accusing the Kremlin of sending them in revenge for joining NATO.
Members of climate activist group The Last Generation defaced artwork outside the German Parliament on Saturday, splashing it with a dark liquid resembling oil.
China’s showing signs of backtracking on “zero-COVID” but don’t expect a complete abandonment till at least March. South Africa’s President Ramaphosa looks likely to fight another day. It’s still anyone’s race in tomorrow’s Georgia senate runoff. And the Iranian government appears to be contemplating concessions but protesters want more. All this and more in today’s PDB.