Russia said on Thursday it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security concerns in their standoff over Ukraine, but both sides kept the door open to further dialogue.
- Asia PacificN.Korea confirms latest weapons tests as Kim visits key munitions factory
North Korea conducted tests of an upgraded long-range cruise missile and a warhead of a tactical guided missile this week, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory producing a "major weapon system," state media KCNA said on Friday.
- Asia Pacific'Whack-a-mole': Experts call Hong Kong's zero-COVID policy unsustainable
With thousands of people locked down in tiny apartments, government quarantine centres filling up and many businesses shuttered, Hong Kong is scrambling to sustain a zero-COVID policy that has turned one of the world's most densely packed cities into one of the most isolated.
- United StatesU.S. health agency has 'persistent deficiencies' in its crisis response -watchdog
- EuropeParis hospitals chief sparks debate on whether unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment
- WorldWHO examining allegations official abused staff, leaked vaccine data to Japan
- WorldAustralia suffers deadliest day of pandemic, expands booster eligibility
- AmericasAnti-vaccine Canada truckers roll toward Ottawa, praised by Tesla's Musk
- Future of HealthBoosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% - UKHSA
- EuropeFinland moves up planned easing of COVID restrictions
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