Japan asks U.S. troops to stay on their bases due to COVID surge
American forces have been criticized due to a spike in cases in areas where they're based in large numbers, including Okinawa and Iwakuni, both in southern Japan.
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Italy requiring everyone over 50 to get a COVID vaccine
Some 78% of Italy's population is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, and about 36% have received a booster shot.
Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa over COVID vaccine policy
Djokovic had been stuck in an airport due to issues related to his COVID vaccine exemption for the Australian Open.
"Inaccurate" intel leads to massacre of 20 members of family in Iraq
The nation's security services initially said a terror suspect killed his own family during a raid, but relatives and neighbors have told a very different story.
"IHU" variant "on our radar" but not a threat, WHO says
it's unusual that a variant identified in France more than a month ago should be seizing so many headlines this week.
Putin sends troops to help an ally as Kazakhstan unrest turns deadly
Tension between Russia and the West was already sky-high over Ukraine. Now Putin's being forced to divide his attention with yet another crisis growing in a former Soviet Republic.
French leader vows to make life "miserable" for COVID vaccine refusers
Using rather pointed rhetoric, President Emmanuel Macron says the only way to reduce the "tiny minority" refusing the vaccine, is by "bugging them" into action.
Rare protests draw resignations and shake Kazakhstan to the core
The unprecedented show of public outrage has left scores of people injured and led to the de-facto resignation of one of the longest serving rulers of a former Soviet Republic.
South Korea grounds F-35s after dramatic emergency landing
It was the first time a belly landing was attempted in an F-35, a South Korean official said.
France's famed Bogdanoff twins die of COVID after rejecting vaccines
The controversial duo rose to fame with a science-themed TV show, but the unmistakable twins wouldn't put their trust in the vaccines that might have saved their lives.
China locks down entire cities over tiny COVID outbreaks
With the Beijing Olympics looming, China sticks to draconian policies to keep coronavirus in check, locking down another city over just 3 asymptomatic cases.
North Korea test launches ballistic missile in 1st provocation of 2022
U.S. military says the launch posed no threat, but "highlights the destabilizing impact" of Kim Jong Un's weapons program, which has neighbor Japan rethinking its defense-only stance.
Suspect in killing of Haitian president arrested in U.S.
Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, could face life in prison if he is convicted.
Djokovic will play in Australian Open after getting medical exemption
Djokovic, who hasn't revealed his vaccination status, said he was given a medical exemption to play in the tournament.
Settlement between Prince Andrew accuser and Jeffrey Epstein made public
The prince's lawyers say language in the settlement should bar Virginia Giuffre from suing Andrew.
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