Von der Leyen says EU has reached COVID vaccine target | Coronavirus pandemic News
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urges members to increase vaccinations as the Delta coronavirus variant spreads across the bloc.…
After battlefield reversals, what next for Ethiopia’s Tigray war? | Ethiopia News
The capture of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, by Ethiopian forces in late November was depicted by the government in Addis Ababa…
Euro 2020: Diverse England football team that is winning fans | Football News
Hannah Kumari has been an English football fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until…
Tajikistan earthquake kills 5, damages dozens of homes | Earthquakes News
The magnitude 5.9 quake struck 27km (17 miles) east of Rasht district, authorities say. At least five people have died…
Venezuelan police move in on gang-run Caracas neighbourhoods | Crime News
After two days of heavy shootings in eastern Caracas, law enforcement agents enter the ‘Cota 905’ area. Venezuelan security forces…
Death toll in Florida condo collapse now 78 amid search for cause | Housing News
Fourteen more bodies were recovered as searchers used heavy equipment to move mounds of shattered concrete and steel. The death…
Myanmar coup leader says Russia to supply two million COVID shots | Coronavirus pandemic News
Myanmar reported 4,320 cases on Friday, a record for a second successive day, and 63 deaths, as anti-coup protests continue.…
Haiti asks UN, US to send troops after president’s assassination | Politics News
Haiti has requested that the United Nations and the United States send troops to help secure key infrastructure after the…
QAnon moves into the shadows but movement remains active | Donald Trump News
On the face of it, the QAnon conspiracy appears to have largely disappeared from big social media sites. But that…
Imams in Canada express solidarity with Indigenous people | Indigenous Rights News
Toronto, Canada —“All of us should feel the pain of the Indigenous community here … because we have seen what…
Agencies probe US, Colombian ties to Moise assassination | Conflict News
Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are probing ties of two Haitian-American men and a group of Colombian mercenaries to the…
Federal Reserve pledges ‘powerful support’ for US economy | Banks News
In its twice-a-year report to Congress on monetary policy released Friday, the US central bank indicated that it planned to…
Can you spell ‘Murraya’? Zaila Avant-garde, 14, wins spelling bee | Arts and Culture News
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the United States’ 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday…
Bulgarian elections: The ‘beginning of the end’ for Borisov? | Europe News
On Sunday, Bulgarians will head to the polls for a second parliamentary election in three months. An early vote was…
Kiir pledges peace as South Sudan marks decade of independence | South Sudan News
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has pledged not to return the country to war during a speech marking 10 years…
US set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang | Business and Economy News
At least 14 Chinese companies are set to be added as early as Friday to the Entity List over reported…
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa family tightens grip with ministerial picks | Sri Lanka News
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints younger brother Basil as finance minister, consolidating power among family members currently ruling the country. Sri…
Two Indian soldiers among several killed in Kashmir gunbattles | India News
Eight suspected rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of counterinsurgency operations in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials…
South Sudan’s decade of independence: A timeline | South Sudan News
A look back at the world’s youngest nation’s first 10 years, marred by a ruinous civil war. It has been…
Taliban captures key Afghan border crossing with Iran: Officials | Taliban News
Group continues advances as foreign forces withdraw, with sources saying some Afghan security officials have fled to Iran. Taliban fighters…