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London to impose new coronavirus prevention measures amid rising infections

Coronavirus4 hours ago

London to impose new coronavirus prevention measures amid rising infections

New coronavirus restrictions are set to impact London and other parts of Britain this week as the United Kingdom’s case count continues to rise, reports say.

ISIS sleeper cell attacks in Syria reach record low, data shows

ISIS4 hours ago

ISIS sleeper cell attacks in Syria reach record low, data shows

Despite the still frequent terrorist attacks ripping through the once ISIS-controlled pockets of northeastern Syria, data released this month showed that November 2020 recorded the lowest number of sleeper cell attacks by the Islamic terror group since their territorial defeat last year.

Santa visit to nursing home in Belgium triggers coronavirus outbreak of at least 75 infections

Coronavirus8 hours ago

Santa visit to nursing home in Belgium triggers coronavirus outbreak of at least 75 infections

Santa Claus spread more than good cheer at a nursing home in Belgium — with his visit leaving at least 75 people infected with COVID-19, according to local TV.

Middle East

Iranian president directly accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist

Iran6 hours ago

Iranian president directly accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist

Biden considers Samantha Power for USAID: Report

POLITICS17 hours ago

Biden considers Samantha Power for USAID: Report

As US troops drawdown from Afghanistan, growing concern about what lies ahead

Afghanistan3 days ago

As US troops drawdown from Afghanistan, growing concern about what lies ahead

Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon

Lebanon3 days ago

Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon

Europe

Santa visit to nursing home in Belgium triggers coronavirus outbreak of at least 75 infections

Coronavirus8 hours ago

Santa visit to nursing home in Belgium triggers coronavirus outbreak of at least 75 infections

Gerard Houllier, former Liverpool coach, dies at 73

Soccer8 hours ago

Gerard Houllier, former Liverpool coach, dies at 73

EU diplomat says 'narrow path' to a Brexit trade deal is 'visible'

Brexit10 hours ago

EU diplomat says 'narrow path' to a Brexit trade deal is 'visible'

Leaked Chinese Communist Party records show CCP members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions

World21 hours ago

Leaked Chinese Communist Party records show CCP members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions

Latin America

Argentina's lower house passes bill legalizing abortion

World3 days ago

Argentina's lower house passes bill legalizing abortion

Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election

Venezuelan Political CrisisDecember 7

Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election

Venezuelan voting begins in disputed assembly elections amid boycotts from opposition

Venezuelan Political CrisisDecember 6

Venezuelan voting begins in disputed assembly elections amid boycotts from opposition

Daughter of Citgo 6 executive jailed in Venezuela calls on Trump to bring 'political prisoners' home

Fox News FlashDecember 2

Daughter of Citgo 6 executive jailed in Venezuela calls on Trump to bring 'political prisoners' home

US blames Iran for presumed death of Robert Levinson, sanctions two intelligence officers

Iran3 hours ago

US blames Iran for presumed death of Robert Levinson, sanctions two intelligence officers

The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence officers believed responsible for his abduction and imposing sanctions against them.

London to impose new coronavirus prevention measures amid rising infections

Coronavirus4 hours ago

London to impose new coronavirus prevention measures amid rising infections

New coronavirus restrictions are set to impact London and other parts of Britain this week as the United Kingdom’s case count continues to rise, reports say.

ISIS sleeper cell attacks in Syria reach record low, data shows

ISIS4 hours ago

ISIS sleeper cell attacks in Syria reach record low, data shows

Despite the still frequent terrorist attacks ripping through the once ISIS-controlled pockets of northeastern Syria, data released this month showed that November 2020 recorded the lowest number of sleeper cell attacks by the Islamic terror group since their territorial defeat last year.

Homeland Security warns Russia may have hacked federal agencies

Homeland Security5 hours ago

Homeland Security warns Russia may have hacked federal agencies

Federal agencies were ordered to disconnect servers that may have been compromised during the months-long suspected Russian-hack of the Treasury and Commerce departments and scan their networks for “malicious actors,” the Department of Homeland Security said.

Iranian president directly accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist

Iran6 hours ago

Iranian president directly accuses Israel of killing nuclear scientist

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s in an effort to start a war in the last days of President Trump's administration.

The week in pictures, Sept. 5-Sept. 11

WorldSeptember 11

The week in pictures, Sept. 5-Sept. 11

Here's a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!

Santa visit to nursing home in Belgium triggers coronavirus outbreak of at least 75 infections

Coronavirus8 hours ago

Santa visit to nursing home in Belgium triggers coronavirus outbreak of at least 75 infections

Santa Claus spread more than good cheer at a nursing home in Belgium — with his visit leaving at least 75 people infected with COVID-19, according to local TV.

EU diplomat says 'narrow path' to a Brexit trade deal is 'visible'

Brexit10 hours ago

EU diplomat says 'narrow path' to a Brexit trade deal is 'visible'

An EU diplomat has told Sky News that there "might now be a narrow path" to a Brexit trade deal "visible", but only "if negotiators can clear the remaining hurdles in the next few days".

Explosion reported on oil tanker off Saudi Arabia believed caused by 'external source'

Saudi Arabia17 hours ago

Explosion reported on oil tanker off Saudi Arabia believed caused by 'external source'

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

World18 hours ago

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.

Leaked Chinese Communist Party records show CCP members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions

World21 hours ago

Leaked Chinese Communist Party records show CCP members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions

In a coordinated effort lasting more than a decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used a recruitment agency to infiltrate British, Australian, and U.S. consulates in Shanghai.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support

Hong Kong1 day ago

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support

Jimmy Lai, the 73-year-old Hong Kong media tycoon and advocate for democracy, was denied bail Saturday after being charged the previous day under the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's new national security law.

On Otto Warmbier's birthday, his legacy lives on

North Korea1 day ago

On Otto Warmbier's birthday, his legacy lives on

Otto Warmier's parents, Cindy and Fred, have been waging a global legal battle against Kim Jong Un's regime for what happened to their son, and to expose its brutal human rights violations.

Researchers stranded in Arctic at start of coronavirus pandemic head back for second winter

GREAT OUTDOORS1 day ago

Researchers stranded in Arctic at start of coronavirus pandemic head back for second winter

Two women whose homecoming from an overwinter expedition in the Arctic was delayed by months due to the coronavirus last year have set out again – now with new gear and experience.