Russia has announced a ban on gasoline exports starting April 1, aiming to prioritize domestic supplies and stabilize fuel prices amidst surging domestic prices and turbulence in global oil markets. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed the energy ministry to draft a resolution for this measure, which will last until July 31st.

Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested along with a former home minister over their alleged roles in a deadly protest crackdown that killed over 70 people, just a day after a new government was sworn in.