Five cops injured while rescuing baby during shootout

Five police officers and a woman have been hospitalized after sustaining gunshot wounds in Phoenix, Arizona in the early hours of Friday morning.

Olympic invasion possible - US

With the world’s attention drawn to the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Moscow could seize the opportunity to wage a war against neighbouring Ukraine, Washington has warned, amid a growing standoff on the border between the two Eastern European nations.

Western leaders to discuss Ukraine crisis from 1600 GMT

Western leaders including US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and France’s President Emmanuel Macron are due to hold a telephone conference on the Ukraine crisis, German government sources told AFP on Friday.

INDIAN STUDENTS BLOCK ROADS, ROW OVER HIJAB IN SCHOOLS MOUNTS

Hundreds of students in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday chanted slogans and blocked roads in protest of a hijab ban in the southern state of Karnataka, as a row over wearing the head covering in schools intensifies.

Scientists take ‘huge step’ towards harnessing power of stars

Oxford-based scientists announced on Wednesday that they have hit a “major milestone” in the quest to make nuclear fusion a viable and low-carbon energy source.

Boy abused by priest ‘shown corpse’ to keep him quiet

WELLINGTON REUTERS FEB 9-A New Zealand inquiry on Wednesday heard harrowing accounts from people who were abused as children while they were under the care of the Catholic Church, one of whom said he was shown a corpse in a hospital morgue by a priest to keep him quiet.

Alzheimer’s may be prevented with toothpaste: Researchers

A protein called SCPPPQ1 that normally makes gums adhere to teeth may prove effective in combating a bacterium called P. gingivalis, which could cause Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, a research team from the University of Montreal, Canada, has discovered.

‘Beyond tragic’: WHO laments 500,000 Covid death toll since Omicron

The World Health Organization lamented Tuesday that half a million Covid-19 deaths had been recorded since the Omicron variant was discovered, calling the toll “beyond tragic”.

Johnson reshuffles team in move to rescue administration

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, fighting for his political survival, reshuffled some ministers in his administration on Tuesday in an effort to appease his lawmakers angered by a series of scandals. Johnson had pledged to reset his premiership to turn the tide on his gravest crisis yet, which is fueled by the fall-out from a number of boozy parties in his Downing Street office and residence during strict COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

Millions facing severe hunger in Horn of Africa: UN food agency

The UN World Food Programme said on Tuesday that 13 million people across the Horn of Africa face severe hunger, calling for immediate assistance to avoid a repeat of a famine a decade ago that killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Trudeau demands an end to trucker protest

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded an end Monday to a protest by hundreds of truckers against Covid-19 restrictions that has paralyzed the capital, as Ottawa’s mayor called on federal authorities for support.

PUTIN PLEDGES NO NEW UKRAINE ESCALATION: MACRON

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he had convinced Russia’s Vladimir Putin not to escalate the crisis around Ukraine, ahead of talks in Kyiv aimed at defusing fears Moscow could invade.

MACRON FLIES TO MOSCOW IN BID TO EASE UKRAINE TENSIONS

French President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in bid to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine, where Western powers fear the Kremlin plans an invasion.

Himalayan avalanche traps Indian Army patrol team.

A Himalayan avalanche trapped a patrol team of 7 Indian Army personnel in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh near China on Sunday and they have yet to be rescued, a defence ministry official said on Monday.

Johnson says it would require a tank division to oust him

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assured his fellow Tory party members that he will fight tooth and nail to keep his current post. “He’s making it very clear that they’ll have to send a Panzer division to get him out of there,” a senior adviser cited by The Times on Saturday said of the PM’s attitude towards the ongoing rebellion in the Conservative party.

UN to transform Gaza Valley from sewage dump to nature reserve

The United Nations is set to begin next month the restoration of a historic valley in the Palestinian Gaza Strip , hoping to transform it from a landfill and sewage dump into a nature reserve in a planned $66 million project, Reuters reported Monday.

Iraq parliament fails to elect new president - lawmakers

Iraq’s parliament cancelled the vote for a new head of state on Monday as it lacked the quorum to hold a session, 3 lawmakers said, a move that prolongs a political standoff.

Canadian police getting tough as trucker protests continue

As the protest against the Canadian government’s health measures and vaccine mandates entered an eleventh day on Monday, police have threatened to clamp down after facing criticism for lack of action that has crippled the national capital.

Hundreds protest Minneapolis police killing of Black man in raid

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis on Saturday demanding justice in the fatal police shooting of a young Black man, Amir Locke, during a “no-knock” raid on his apartment earlier this week.

Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue

A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for 5 days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government officials said.

DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION MORE LIKELY THAN RUSSIAN ATTACK: UKRAINE

Ukraine’s presidency on Sunday insisted the chance of resolving soaring tensions with Russia through diplomacy remained greater than that of an attack, as the US warned Moscow was stepping up preparations for an invasion.

IS leader ‘taken off battlefield’ in Syria raid: Biden

US special forces carried out a brazen nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State group was “taken off the battlefield”, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

Britain approves Novavax COVID vaccine

Britain has approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in those 18 years of age and older, the country’s medicines regulator said on Thursday, bringing a fifth coronavirus shot to its roster amidst the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

WHO: 90 million Covid-19 cases since Omicron was detected

The World Health Organization chief said that 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the Omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago – amounting to more than in all of 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning living monarch

Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, heralding the start of her Platinum Jubilee year despite her retreat from public view.

Migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece, freeze to death: Turkey

ISTANBUL AFP Feb2, 2022- Ankara on Wednesday accused Greece of allowing 12 migrants to die in the winter cold after stripping them of their clothes and then pushing them back across the Turkish border.

French FM: no indication of Russian action in Ukraine

PARIS REUTERS Feb 2- There are no indications at this stage to suggest that Russia is ready to take action in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France 2 Television on Wednesday.

US sending nearly 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has approved sending additional forces to eastern Europe, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as Washington reinforces its allies against what it describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine.

U.S., Britain, Canada issue new Myanmar sanctions

The United States, Britain and Canada Monday, imposed sanctions against additional officials in Myanmar, in measures timed to mark one year since the military seized power and plunged the country into chaos.

Russia denies responding to US on security proposals - RIA

MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Russia has sent follow-up questions rather than a response to the United States in their exchange on Moscow’s demands for security guarantees, a senior Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Tuesday.