The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to shield Eastern Europe from a potential spillover from the crisis over the massing of Russian troops near Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- United StatesU.S. special forces launch counter-terrorism raid in northwest Syria
U.S. Special Operations forces successfully carried out a counter-terrorism mission in northwest Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said, adding there were no U.S. casualties but gave no further details.
- Middle EastUAE says it blocked drone attack, little-known group claims responsibility
The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace over unpopulated areas early on Wednesday in the fourth such attack on the Gulf commercial and tourism hub in the past few weeks.
- The Great RebootSuccession scramble grips Italian family firms after COVID scare
- TechnologyU.S. safety regulator reviews Tesla driver complaints over false braking
The U.S. safety regulator said on Wednesday that it is reviewing consumer complaints that Tesla vehicles are activating the brakes unnecessarily, in the latest regulatory scrutiny of Tesla's vehicle safety.
- The Great RebootFortress New Zealand delays full reopening until October
- Asia PacificS.Korean companies take precautions to block COVID-19 spread after holidays
- The Great RebootAirlines urge White House to end COVID international travel testing rules
- EuropeFrance's COVID vaccine pass to stay until ICUs are 'emptied', says health minister
- Future of HealthPlacenta may have mechanism that protects fetus from COVID; vaccines safe with rheumatic diseases
- EuropeGerman vaccine commission to recommend fourth COVID-19 shot
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsBritish COVID trial deliberately infecting young adults found to be safe