As omicron spreads, Europe scrambles to shore up health care
close Video Troops have been deployed to London hospitals. Health care workers infected with COVID-19 are treating patients in France. The Netherlands is under a lockdown, and tented…
Kazakh leader ordered use of lethal force on ‘terrorists’
close Video The president of Kazakhstan said Friday he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of…
Australian state's COVID-19 rules ban dancing, singing in nightclubs, suspend elective surgeries
close Video Australia’s most populous state reinstated some restrictions and suspended elective surgeries on Friday as COVID-19 cases surged to another record. New South Wales reported 38,625 new…
China, Russia, North Korea reportedly have successful hypersonic missile tests on heels of America's failure
close Video North Korea announced the completion of a successful hypersonic weapons test, adding to the list of agitators that continue to advance while America has stumbled in…
Iran wrestling chief, US green card holder, calls for a violent ‘Death to America’
The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s wrestling federation, Alireza Dabir, urged “Death to America” in a television interview on Wednesday, a little over a month before…
China: Hospital punished after pregnant woman refused entry has miscarriage
Hospital officials in the northern Chinese city of Xi’an have been punished after a pregnant woman miscarried after being refused entry, reportedly for not having current COVID-19 test…
'Leaked' Chinese spy-spoof mocking US draws rare response from MI6 chief: 'free publicity'
MI6 chief Richard Moore in November labelled China as the UK’s top priority, citing the “debt trap” as a mechanism of particular concern.
Unidentified person paid ransom to free three kidnapped Haiti missionaries, workers say
An unidentified person paid a ransom that freed three missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti under a deal that was supposed to have freed all 15 remaining…
COVID-19: Japan asks US military to stay on base amid pandemic
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday asked that the U.S. military in Japan stay inside its bases to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
North Korea announces second hypersonic missile test was successful
close Video North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his…