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NATO vows to support Ukraine, warns Russia on troop buildup

“NATO stands with Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, calling the Russian movements “unjustified, unexplained and deeply concerning.” [...]

Data | Dissecting India’s second COVID-19 wave

Since April 3, India has been consistently recording the highest number of daily cases globally, surpassing the U.S. and Brazil on an average [...]

U.S. recommends ‘pause’ for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over clot reports

U.S. federal distribution channels, including mass vaccination sites, will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson shot, and states and other providers are expected to follow [...]

Google, Instagram lack effective policies against self-sabotaging behaviour: report

Stanford researchers ranked 39 online platforms including social networks, search engines and gaming platforms to identify the clarity in public-facing policies relating to self-harming behaviour [...]

U.K. variant more transmissible, but does not increase COVID-19 severity: Lancet

A separate observational study using data logged by 37,000 U.K. users of a self-reporting COVID-19 symptom app found no evidence that the B.1.1.7. variant altered symptoms or likelihood of experiencing long COVID. [...]

Coronavirus | U.K. expands COVID-19 vaccine programme to all above 45 years of age

The NHS confirmed that nearly 40 million vaccine doses had now been administered across the U.K. [...]

Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober resigns, saying he’s overworked

Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said he had “clearly overworked” and hadn’t felt “completely fit” for several weeks [...]

Top Republican Senator urges Biden admin to give CAATSA waiver to India

CAATSA is a tough U.S. law which authorises the administration to impose sanctions on countries that purchase major defence hardware from Russia [...]

Oscars 2021 | Brad Pitt, Bong Joon Ho, Halle Berry and more part of ensemble cast of presenters

Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh have unveiled the “stellar” cast of stars to present at the upcoming ceremony [...]

COVID-19 pandemic a long way from over, says WHO chief

He voiced concern that confusion, complacency and inconsistency in public health measures. [...]

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil is cleared to contest the 2022 elections

The recent rulings of Brazil’s Supreme Court annulling former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption expose a corrupt nexus in high places and have bolstered the Left’s campaign for the 2022 elections. [...]

India now a major defence partner for the US as it gangs up on China

The U.S. recognises India as “a major defence partner” as it prepares for a confrontation with China. The special status gives India access to military technology but it comes with a caveat that India must not buy arms from Russia. [...]

U.S. policy on Asia focussed on its attempt to weaken China

Discussions in the Quad on vaccines, climate change and emerging technologies shroud the actual impetus of the grouping, which is to weaken China and make India a useful subordinate ally for the U.S.’ objective to maintain primacy in the Indo-Pacific region. [...]

U.S. troops withdrawal in Afghanistan: A long drawn-out endgame

The U.S. is supposed to withdraw its troops in Afghanistan by May 1, but the Biden administration is keen to involve neighbouring countries in a diplomatic push to find a peaceful solution in the country. [...]

Biden bombs Syria, says it was in ‘self-defence’

Even as U.S. forces routinely targeted militants in Yemen, Somalia and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, President Biden ordered a military strike in eastern Syria in clear violation of international law, signalling a continuation of his predecessor Donald Trump’s militaristic policies in the region. [...]

U.S. intelligence report states that MBS approved the 2018 operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Khashoggi

The Biden administration releases a U.S. intelligence report that spells out Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s role in the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, but it is clear that the U.S., for fear of a trusted ally seeking new strategic partners, has only sought partial accountability from the Saudi leadership. [...]

ICC to investigate Israeli war crimes in occupied Palestinian territories

The International Criminal Court has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to investigate all of Israel’s actions, including possible war crimes and building of settlements, in the Palestinian territories it annexed after 1967. [...]

From ‘bling-bling’ to Sing Sing: the calamitous fall of Nicolas Sarkozy

The conviction of a former president on corruption charges is a major humiliation for the French state. [...]

Signs of a thaw between India and China

The agreement between India and China to withdraw their troops deployed in the Pangong Tso area is a positive sign of the two sides returning to the pre-April 2020 positions in eastern Ladakh. [...]

Myanmar returns to military rule after army stages a coup on February 1, the day the newly elected parliament was to convene

The army in Myanmar stages a coup yet again, on the day the new parliament was to convene, but the people have come out on the streets defying curfews and bans and courting arrest. However, the international reaction to the military takeover, the condemnation aside, has been tepid. [...]

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