Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after two of his top Cabinet ministers walked out of their jobs and a string of more junior ministers resigned Wednesday following months of political chaos. A growing number of opponents within his own Conservative Party are now… Read More
Shanghai orders new round of mass testing
Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities. Shanghai has only just emerged from a strict lockdown… Read More
China’s police allegedly suffers data leak of 1B people
Hackers claim to have obtained a trove of data on 1 billion Chinese from a Shanghai police database in a leak that, if confirmed, could be one of the largest data breaches in history. In a post on the online hacking forum Breach Forums last week, someone using the handle… Read More
UK’s Boris Johnson tries to survive slew of resignations
A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to stay in power Wednesday after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers, who said they could no longer serve under his scandal-tarred leadership. The most immediate challenge for the leader, who only narrowly survived a no-confidence vote… Read More
OPEC leader dies only three weeks before departure date
The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced Wednesday. Only hours before his death, he’d met with Nigeria’s president and spoken in defense of the energy industry amid increasing climate change pressure. Mohammad Barkindo, 63, died late Tuesday in Abuja,… Read More
Basketball star sends letter to Biden
Across many polls, President Joe Biden has seen his popularity slip with his own liberal base. Now he’s facing demands from the House Democrats’ favorite celebrity: WNBA star Britney Griner, who is trapped in Russia. In February, Griner was detained in Russia after allegedly carrying controlled substances into the country…. Read More
NATO countries formally sign admission papers for Sweden, Finland
The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals — and possible political trouble in Turkey. The move further increases Russia’s strategic isolation in the wake of its… Read More
Russia bombs more Ukrainian civilians. 21 killed
A Russian airstrike on civilian areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after the withdrawal of Moscow’s forces from an island in the Black Sea had seemed to ease the threat to the city. Video of the attack before… Read More
Simone Biles, John McCain net Presidential Medals of Freedom
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York… Read More
WHO sees Europe’s monkeypox caseload triple in 2 weeks
The World Health Organization’s Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent. Dr. Hans Kluge said in a statement that increased efforts… Read More
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