Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle,…
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China imposes local lockdowns as COVID-19 cases surge
Beijing: China tightened lockdowns and increased orders for mass testing in cities along its east coast…
Trump aides aim to build GOP opposition to Afghan refugees
Washington: As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in the US, a…
Hong Kong activists jailed over Tiananmen crackdown vigil
Hong Kong: Nine Hong Kong activists and ex-lawmakers on Wednesday were handed jail sentences of up…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom stays in power as recall fails
Sacramento: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out…
Nicaragua gov’t squeezes doctors, talk of ‘health terrorism’
Other countries have lured doctors out of retirement, pushed medical students to the front lines and…
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles off east coastnucl
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said,…
Taiwan conducts anti-invasion exercises, as China grows increasingly belligerent
Taiwan is conducting a five-day Han Guang military exercise designed to prepare the island’s forces for…
Greece probes crash that killed witness in Netanyahu trial
Authorities in Greece on Tuesday opened an investigation into the crash of a private plane from…
Boris Johnson won’t rule out vaccine passports under UK’s ‘Plan B’ to tackle COVID
With a 7-day average of 34,521 COVID-19 cases, the United Kingdom grapples a surge in infections…