EU drops US from list of COVID-safe countries for travel
European Union governments agreed on Monday to remove the United States from the EU’s safe travel list, meaning U.S. visitors and those from five other countries are likely to face…
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Wary Ukrainian Paralympian SNUBS Russian rivals on podium following military backlash against high jumper
Ukrainian Paralympian Ihor Tsvietov has caused a stir at the 2020 Games in Tokyo by refusing to join his Russian sprint rivals for a photo on the medal podium, following…
UNICEF says SEVEN children were killed in Kabul drone strike that US said targeted ISIS-K terrorists
At least seven children were killed in a Kabul drone strike, the UNICEF representative in Afghanistan told reporters. The Pentagon had said the strike eliminated an “imminent threat” by ISIS-K…
Right on cue, Naomi Osaka’s latest cry for attention is little more than patronizing dross
Pulling out of the French Open and Wimbledon citing mental health problems, Naomi Osaka is back on the Grand Slam circuit after her Olympics failure. And on the eve of…
EU removes US from safe-travel list due to Covid-19 case surge
The European Union has instructed its members to remove the US – as well as Israel, Lebanon, Montenegro and North Macedonia – from the list of safe countries for non-essential…
‘Will you make everyone wear a burqa?’ Backlash after Russian ice hockey club ditches cheerleaders because of ‘jealous’ wives
Russian ice hockey club AK Bars is feeling the heat after dumping its cheerleading team to promote a more ‘family-friendly’ atmosphere at games – with critics calling the move a…
Italian media publishes articles about Azerbaijanis missing due to Armenian aggression
On August 30, International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the issue of the disappearance of about 4,000 Azerbaijanis as a result of Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan was…
WHO warns of possible 236,000 new coronavirus deaths in Europe by December
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday that another 236,000 people could die from COVID-19 in Europe by December 1, sounding the alarm over rising infections and a stagnating vaccination…
Pentagon knew about Kabul suicide bombing ‘hours in advance,’ report claims, but troops on the ground say they weren’t protected
US military leaders knew in advance that a “mass casualty event” was planned at Kabul airport, a Politico report reveals. However, accounts from the troops in harm’s way suggest that…
COVID surge reaches critical level in 33 European countries
“The epidemiological picture across the 53 countries it monitors ‘is mixed’ with a “greater than 10% increase in 14-day case incidence,” Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director of WHO Europe, told…