Navalny to be buried in Moscow

Plus, Iranians head to the polls.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters Daily Briefing More than 100 people have been killed while seeking aid in Gaza, Russian police are out in force as Alexei Navalny is buried, and Elon Musk sues Sam Altman. Plus, the man taking on the hardest job in South Africa. By Linda Noakes Today's Top News A hearse reportedly carrying Alexei Navalny's coffin is parked outside the Soothe My Sorrows church in Moscow. REUTERS/Stringer Police took up positions near the church where Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is due to be buried in Moscow as his supporters estimated over 1,000 people had gathered to say goodbye to him. The church hosting Navalny's funeral is steeped in the war he opposed. Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery, but Israel blamed the deaths on crowds that surrounded aid trucks, saying victims had been trampled or run over. Lawyers for Donald Trump will be in court today seeking to delay a trial on charges the former US president illegally held onto classified documents, as a federal judge wrestles with whether Trump should face a jury before the November election. A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-story building that was home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens. Iranians are voting for a new parliament in an election seen as a test of the clerical establishment's legitimacy at a time of growing frustration over economic woes and restrictions on political and social freedoms. Veteran left-wing political maverick George Galloway won a vote to become the new lawmaker for the English town of Rochdale, vowing to be a thorn in the side for the opposition Labour Party before a national election it is tipped to win. Business & Markets Asia's major manufacturing economies struggled to claw their way out of decline in February with Japan particularly squeezed by a steeper fall in demand while an uneven recovery in China overshadowed some signs of improvement elsewhere in the region. Deutsche Bank is preparing a liquidation lawsuit in Hong Kong against Chinese developer Shimao Group, two sources said, in a rare move by a foreign firm that comes amid rising credit defaults and China's deepening property sector crisis. Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, among others, accusing them of breaching contractual agreements made when he helped found the ChatGPT-maker in 2015. Boeing said it had reached a $51 million settlement with the US State Department for numerous export violations including Chinese employees in China improperly downloading documents related to US Defense Department programs. Intuitive Machines and its space-cargo customers expect the company to emerge stronger from its problem-plagued moon landing this week, with improvements set for the company's second lander after its first went where no private firm has gone before. Shares of WW International, also known as WeightWatchers, took a pounding as the company disclosed that celebrity shareholder Oprah Winfrey would exit its board later this year and donate her stock in the weight management firm. The Week Ahead US jobs data, testimony by the Federal Reserve chief, a key date in the US election calendar and President Joe Biden's State of the Union address all in one week. That's one side of the Atlantic. On the other, is an ECB meeting and UK budget. Asia's not missing out - China's annual parliament meeting takes place against a backdrop of pain in the world's No.2 economy.  Here's your week ahead in global markets. The battle to turn South Africa's lights back on A girl studies by candle light during one of the frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/file photo  Dan Marokane is about to tackle the hardest job in South Africa. As CEO of state power utility Eskom, he takes on an organization hampered by alleged coal theft and sabotage, which faces financial and technical crises. Africa business correspondent Joe Bavier spoke to the Reuters World News daily podcast about Marokane's first day on the job and his uphill battle. The Week in Pictures Here's a selection of some of our top photography from around the world this week. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here.   Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036