WHO ‘really concerned’ about COVID situation
The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about “risk to life” in China amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, while in Europe and the US the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading rapidly.
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Trump issues blustering McCarthy endorsement as House readies fourth Speaker vote
Mr Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer a full-throated defence of Kevin McCarthy
Former Russian official sends Macron shrapnel that injured him
A former top Russian official injured in Ukraine said Wednesday he had sent the shrapnel from a French howitzer shell that he claimed struck him to President Emmanuel Macron.
Man charged after assassination of Shinzo Abe
A Japanese court has charged a man suspected of murdering the country’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Ex-Czech PM Andrej Babis on trial for €2m EU fraud
Former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, billionaire businessman Andrej Babis denies a €2m EU fraud. His trial resumes in Prague.
Boarding school for ‘troubled teens’ is sued over student’s death after weeks of ‘crippling pain’
Lawsuit claims employees didn’t step in despite numerous requests for help and that teenager once collapsed in her own vomit
Pope Benedict death: Inside ‘internal crises that broke ex-pontiff’s back’
The former leader of the Catholic church often cut a controversial figure with many questioning his decision to step down in 2013.
Cellphone use by Russian soldiers blamed for strike that killed 89
U.K. intelligence officials said Moscow’s “unprofessional” military practices were likely partly to blame for the high casualty rate on the troops.
Iran releases Oscar-winning film actress held over protests
Local media are reporting that Iran has released a prominent actress nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests
House adjourns as speakership evades McCarthy even after sixth vote
Republicans push back deadline of electing new speaker to noon on Thursday, after six failed votes in two daysThe House remained paralyzed on Wednesday, after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed for the sixth time to capture the speaker’s gavel as …