U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region”
Japan retracts a ban on new bookings on incoming international flights to defend against new variant due to criticisms
South Korea confirms first cases of new omicron coronavirus variant in five people linked to international arrivals
NHK TV says Japan will suspend new reservations on all incoming flights for a month to guard against new virus variant.
France is inducting entertainer Josephine Baker into its Pantheon, the 1st Black woman to earn nation’s highest honor
Dutch health authority says it found new omicron coronavirus variant in local cases going back 11 days
UK watchdog blocks Facebook's acquisition of Giphy on fears it would stifle competition, orders deal reversed
Annual inflation in 19 countries that use the euro currency hits 4.9% in November, highest since records began in 1997
French authorities announce France's first case of the omicron variant, in the Indian Ocean island territory of Reunion
Legal official: Myanmar court postpones verdict in case against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow new testimony
UN: Early evidence shows global risk from omicron variant is “very high”; future surges may have “severe consequences”
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says negotiations on Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers resume in Vienna
Authorities: 13 cases of omicron variant at Portuguese soccer club; only 1 player recently traveled to South Africa
The Scottish government announces 6 new cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the UK total to 9
Japan says it is suspending entry of foreign visitors from around the world as new coronavirus variant spreads
Canada confirms country’s first two cases of omicron COVID-19 variant among two people who had recently visited Nigeria
Morocco halts all incoming air travel from around the world because of rapid spread of new omicron variant
Dutch health institute confirms 13 cases of omicron variant among travelers who arrived from South Africa.
