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GENEVA — A sub-variant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been classified as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization, because of “its rapidly increasing spread”. JN.1 has been found in many countries around the world, including India, China, UK and the United States. The risk to …

Homeland Security Investigations worked on the case. December 19, 2023, 5:00 PM ET • 3 min read Two men were charged with illegally procuring American technology for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ drone program, according to court documents unsealed by the Justice Department. Iranian national Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and co-defendant …

Two Palestinians were injured at dawn Wednesday after the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank.According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), the two Palestinians were injured by live fire during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces who fired live ammunition and …

SYDNEY — An Australian businessman has been found guilty by a Melbourne court of covertly working for the Chinese Communist Party, the first verdict of its kind under the country’s foreign influence laws. Di Sanh Duong, 68, a prominent figure in the Chinese community in Melbourne, was convicted by a …

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas’ top leader arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gazawhere the militant group is putting up stiff resistance after more than 10 weeks of heavy Israeli bombardment and fierce urban combat that has killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians. The visit …

Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest — and blow to its crisis-hit economy — from illegal mining and smugglers, industry officials, farmers and activists warn.Top producer Ivory Coast and Ghana, together with other West African neighbours, produce two thirds of the world’s …

MIAMI — A United States court on Tuesday sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in federal prison over his role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Joseph Joel John was sentenced by the Miami federal court after he pleaded guilty in October to three charges, including …

20 December 2023, 10:03 AM Updated 58 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Spectacular helicopter shots show the eruption on the island’s coast A volcano that erupted in south-west Iceland on Monday is weakening, although new vents could open at …

Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled a wildfire that has spread across a mountain near Cape Town and threatened South Africa’s biggest naval base.Five out of more than 300 firefighters deployed for the operation on hills overlooking Simon’s Town have been injured, authorities said.“Currently three choppers are water bombing the …

MUMBAI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will “definitely look into” any evidence provided on its alleged links to an assassination plot in the US. In November, the US charged an Indian man of conspiring to murder a Sikh separatist leader in New York. Modi told the …