Moscow asks 10 American diplomats to leave Russia
Russia has ordered 10 American diplomats to leave the country after the United States expelled the same number of Russian diplomats over what Washington alleged as malign actions, saying that the US ambassador should also go back home for some consultations.
Call for peace insincere as long as Yemen siege persists
The spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says any call for an end to the years-long Saudi-led aggression against the impoverished country is insincere as long as a crippling Saudi blockade against the country persists.
Pompeo and his wife misused State Department funds
A US government watchdog has found that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan misused State Department funds by having staff carrying out personal tasks more than 100 times.
Senior Chinese Official Warns Foreign Powers Against Interfering in Hong Kong
A senior Chinese official warned foreign powers against any interference in Hong Kong, saying they will face countermeasures if they try to use the semi-autonomous city as a “pawn".
German Health Minister Pleads with Federal States to Impose Further COVID Restrictions
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Thursday pleaded with federal states to impose further coronavirus restrictions immediately rather than wait for the federal "emergency brake".
France :3rd Dose of Moderna, Pfizer COVID Vaccines
People with weakened immune systems should receive three doses of the two main COVID-19 vaccines being used in France made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the country’s top health officials recommended.
U.S. Police fatally shoot Black man, protests erupt
Protests erupted against police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday about 10 miles (16 km) from where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis last May.
U.S., Israeli regime fear likely Hamas victory in May elections
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Israeli regime’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi have reportedly expressed shared concerns about potential victory of the Palestinian Hamas Islamic resistance movement in upcoming parliamentary elections in the occupied territories.
COVID Risks Will ‘Never Be Zero’ as England’s Lockdown Eased
England's lockdown easing could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases but there will "never be zero risk" from catching the disease — regardless of what restrictions are in place, a leading scientist said.
No 10 Orders Investigation into Ex-PM’s Lobbying of Ministers
Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered an independent investigation into former PM David Cameron’s controversial lobbying of ministers for the collapsed financier Lex Greensill.