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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases. | Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, suggested in a new interview that President Donald Trump is reluctant to cover his face in public amid the coronavirus pandemic because he “equates wearing a mask with weakness.” In […]

Empty tables are seen outside a restaurant in Rome as the country tightens regulations in an effort to control rising COVID-19 infections, Rome, Italy, October 14, 2020. © Remo Casilli/File Photo Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave mayors the power to shut public squares from 9 p.m. to halt gatherings as he unveiled a further package […]

President Donald Trump walks up the stairs to Air Force One on October 16, 2020 in Ocala, Florida. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images He’s mused out loud about an embarrassing 2020 defeat. He’s acknowledged his severe deficit in key polls. And he’s made naked appeals to the critical voting blocs of suburban women and older adults […]

Mourners bring flowers to the Bois d’Aulne middle school after Friday’s gruesome attack in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris. © Charles Platiau, Reuters France’s anti-terror prosecutor has confirmed that the suspect in Friday’s gruesome beheading of a middle school teacher was a Chechen teenager and that the school had received threats prior to the attack.  Police shot the suspect […]

The Houthis said 671 prisoners arrived in Sanaa during the process [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters The Houthis said 671 prisoners arrived in Sanaa during the process [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] Yemen’s warring parties have completed the largest prisoner-swap in the country’s five-year war, with rebels releasing fighters affiliated with influential pro-government armed groups. More than 1,000 people were released […]

People living in London are banned from mixing households indoors from today (Picture: w8media/Reuters) The streets of Soho descended into chaos last night as some drinkers ‘refused to go home’ on the last night before London was plunged into tier two lockdown. Officers were seen leading some people away in handcuffs after crowds spilled out […]

Police officers secure the area near the scene of the stabbing attack in Conflans-Saint-Honorine on October 16, 2020. © Charles Platiau, REUTERS A man armed with a knife on Friday beheaded a history teacher in front of his school in a suburb of Paris in what President Emmanuel Macron said was an “Islamist terrorist attack”. The […]

Somali-based pirates linked to extremist groups in East Africa. Photo Credit: Tasnim News Agency Violent extremist groups operating in East Africa such as al-Shabaab, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State in East Africa Somalia (IS-Somalia) are increasingly making use of gaps in maritime security. Counter-terrorism strategies must target this aspect of their operations to stop […]

Supporters line up for selfies with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as she campaigns in Auckland [Fiona Goodall/Reuters] Supporters line up for selfies with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as she campaigns in Auckland [Fiona Goodall/Reuters] Auckland, New Zealand – Jacinda Ardern is on track for a second term as New Zealand’s prime minister […]

An engineer shows an experimental vaccine against COVID-19 that was tested at the Quality Control Laboratory at theSinovac Biotech facilities in Beijing, April 29, 2020. (AFP Photo)  A$60 double-dose experimental coronavirus vaccine is being made available to some residents in an eastern Chinese city, health officials have said, the first details of a mass rollout […]