The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for Thursday twin attacks in a crowded Baghdad market, which killed at least 32 people in the Iraqi capital’s first major suicide bombing for three years.
Belgium bans non-essential travel to curb spread of Covid-19 variants
Belgium will ban non-essential trips in and out of the country from Wednesday in a bid to curb the spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday.
UK coronavirus variant ‘may be more deadly’: What now for the UK? – BBC Newsnight
Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. How does this affect the road out of lockdown?
UK warns new coronavirus variant could be more deadly | DW News
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there is now evidence to suggest the new coronavirus variant first detected in the UK is not only more contagious but more deadly as well. The mutation has now spread to more...
Reforming the French police: An impossible task?
The French public’s historically strained rapport with law enforcement has reached an all-time low in recent months. This comes after a spate of serious incidents of police brutality and racism, some of which were...
Is Hungary breaking from EU rules in authorizing Russia’s anti-Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine first?
Breaking ranks with the European Union, Hungary has approved the use of the Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine as well as Russia’s Sputnik V, both still unapproved by European health authorities. Budapest said it has reached a...