Protesters Block Lebanon’s Roads to Protest Economic Crash, Soaring Prices
The Lebanese pound, which was freely exchanged in shops and banks at 1,500 to the dollar until the crisis erupted in 2019, has crumbled and was trading on the unofficial market on Thursday at about 31,500.
U.K.’S Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal and Military Links
"The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen."
Biden To Send More Military Medics to U.S. Hospitals in COVID-19 Hot Spots
Hospitals due to receive the health workers welcomed the assistance but cautioned the teams ranging in size from seven to 25 might not be enough to slow the surge.
Nurses Across the U.S. Strike Against COVID Working Conditions
Nurses "are enraged to see that, for our government and our employers, it’s all about what’s good for business, not what’s good for public health," NNU President Zenei Triunfo-Cortez said in a statement.
China Sends People To ‘Quarantine Camps’ Ahead of Olympic Games to Clamp Down on COVID-19 Outbreaks
Xi'an has been the epicenter of China's omicron outbreak ahead of the Olympics
Russia Says Ukraine Talks Hit ‘Dead End’, Poland Warns of Risk of War
He warned of possible "catastrophic consequences" if the two sides could not agree on what Russia has termed security red lines but said Moscow had not given up on diplomacy and would even speed it up.
N. Korea Calls U.S. Sanctions ‘Provocation,’ Warns of Strong Reaction
The statement warned of an unspecified "stronger and certain reaction" if the United States adopts a confrontational stance.
U.S. Veterans, Families Urge Biden Admin Not to Release Billions in Frozen Funds to Iran Until Terror Cases Settled
The U.S. this month agreed to allow Iran access to some funds frozen in South Korea.
Iran Publishes Video Depicting Trump Assassination, Revenge for Soleimani
A video depicts Iran taking "revenge against the murderers and those who ordered the martyrdom of [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem] Soleimani."
Rockets Fired at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Hurt Iraqi Woman, Child -Military
Iraqi military officials separately told Reuters that the attack involved two to three Katyusha rockets being fired toward the embassy and at least two of them being shot down by the embassy's rocket defense system.