Europe
German hospitals hope Omicron – as milder variant – could ease burden
The Omicron coronavirus variant could ease pressure on the German health system if it turns out to produce milder illness, even though ...Russia test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarine
Russia test-fired around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine, Interfax news agency ...European Union mulls arms embargo, more sanctions on Myanmar after ‘appalling’ violence
The European Union is ready to impose further sanctions on Myanmar after a new escalation of violence by the army and is ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...World economy to top $100 trillion in 2022 for first time
The world’s economic output will exceed $100 trillion for the first time next year and it will take China a little longer ...More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine
More than 10,000 Russian troops have been returning to their permanent bases after month-long drills near Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported on ...Christmas weekend sees thousands of flights cancelled globally
Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,500 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID-19 infections driven ...Putin says Russia has ‘nowhere to retreat’ over Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine ...Russia demands NATO roll back from East Europe and stay out of Ukraine
Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and ...EU leaders consider new sanctions against Russian ‘surprises’
European Union leaders will consider on Thursday what economic sanctions they could impose on Russia if Moscow were to launch a new ...














