Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita breaks down the top stories around the world.

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AKIKO FUJITA: In our worldview today, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been transferred to a prison hospital amid concerns about his deteriorating health. A report released by doctors showed Navalny in danger of a heart attack or a kidney failure following a near three-week hunger strike. Navalny supporters have accused the Kremlin of hiding information about his condition, announcing large protests planned for later this week to call for independent doctors to get access. Navalny has been jailed since January when he returned to Russia months after he was poisoned with a Russian nerve agent. Over the weekend, national security advisor Jake Sullivan warned there will be consequences if Navalny dies in jail.

India's capital has imposed a six-day lockdown as COVID-19 infections continue to surge there. New Delhi reported its highest single day spike yesterday with more than 24,400 cases reported. And public places, including malls, movie theaters, and restaurants, will all be closed while public transportation will be limited to 50% capacity. All social, political, and religious gatherings are banned. Case counts have skyrocketed across the country this month. But Delhi has been the hardest hit among major cities with hospitals struggling to care for patients.

And Human Rights Watch says China's actions in Xinjiang could meet criteria for crimes against humanity. Its report Monday called for governments to coordinate investigations into what they call widespread abuses in Northwest China. The group specifically cited cases of labor transfers, sexual violence, and enforced disappearances involving Uighur Muslims. UN experts say China has detained more than a million Uighurs and other ethnic minorities since 2017. But the International Criminal Court has refused to pursue an investigation into alleged crimes because they took place in China, which is not party to the court.