Health officials in the United Kingdom officially began monitoring a hybrid strain of the delta and omicron coronavirus known as "deltacron" last week after it was identified in a patient in the country, according to the country's Health Security Agency.
Police in Paris used tear gas Saturday against protesters inspired by the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" who were demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the Champs-Élysées avenue
The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent.
From all across France, protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris Friday in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks in an effort to defy a police ban and blockade the French capital.
The announcement of returning to school has Afghan women fearful to return due to strict restrictions put in place by the Taliban higher education ministry.
Ukraine took steps Friday to demand answers from Russia within the next 48 hours following months of persistent and uncertain military aggression along their shared border.
Russia and Belarus have launched the largest joint military exercises since the Cold War, with 30,000 Russian troops taking part, according to U.S. military estimates.
French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Russian COVID-19 test during his visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin due to fears that Russian authorities could use the test to obtain his DNA, according to a report.
Matt Nelson of Save Our Allies, one of the private veterans groups helping Afghans escape through a network of safe houses and private donations, said the bureaucracy is still taking too long.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, a legal nonpartisan charity, announced the creation of "a network of defense lawyers to assist any Canadian truckers peacefully protesting for freedom from coronavirus restrictions and vaccine mandates."
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new plans Wednesday to lift remaining coronavirus restrictions within just weeks, making the U.K. one of several European countries in the process of rolling back COVID-19 protocols significantly.
French police on Thursday banned demonstrations in Paris through the weekend in anticipation of a “Freedom Convoy” of anti-vaccine mandate protesters arriving in the capital city by Friday.
