Putin exempts new recruits in Ukraine war and their families from debts.

Starbucks Korea sales drop after campaign evokes 1980 crackdown. Operator Shinsegae Group says drop 'very significant' after public outcry.

Starbucks Korea has suffered a significant drop in sales after a marketing campaign that evoked a brutal 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters triggered a public outcry, an official from the operator Shinsegae Group said.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz cuts his salary, ministers' pay by 50% to quell protests. The center-right leader faces a popular revolt six months into his presidency.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced he will cut his salary and that of his ministers by 50% in an effort to end weeks of anti-government protests.

Protests escalate in Bolivia as President Rodrigo Paz faces resignation calls. Demonstrators gather near presidential palace in La Paz; police maintain blockades.

Protests are escalating in Bolivia, with President Rodrigo Paz facing growing calls to resign just six months after taking office. Demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace in La Paz as police maintained blockades and tensions remained high.

Senegal'sFaye names senior economist Amadou Hott as prime minister after sacking his estranged former mentor Ousmane Sonko

Senegal'sBassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed senior economist Amadou Hott as prime minister, following the dismissal of his estranged former mentor Ousmane Sonko.