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Journalists in the Capitol took to Twitter to post the images, which showed the armed troops camping out in hallways by fire extinguishers, educational displays, and even a bust of Abraham Lincoln. “Well this is something I thought I’d never see,” declared the Daily Telegraph’s US editor Ben Riley-Smith, while CBS …

The chief medical officer was speaking on BBC Breakfast, as part of his regular Q&A sessions with viewers, shortly after the UK government raised concerns that social distancing rules aren’t having the effect they had hoped for and floated the possibility that they are considering introducing tougher lockdown measures. “This …

The British prime minister on Saturday implored his countrymen to comply with the measures, claiming that the NHS was under increasing pressure amid a rise in coronavirus cases.  The message mirrored a new television advert initiative launched by his government.  “Once more, we must all stay at home. If it’s …

Bowser’s office told media outlets on Monday that she had asked the National Guard to send about 340 unarmed troops to help District of Columbia police and firefighters manage demonstrations by supporters of President Trump, but noted only 115 would be deployed at once. The mayor advised Washington residents to …

Describing the move as part of “a great national effort to fight Covid,” Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown until at least mid-February. By that time, Johnson said that “if things go well and with a fair wind,” all of the UK’s frontline health and social care workers, elderly, and clinically vulnerable will be vaccinated. …

Speaking on Monday morning, British health secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News that the government is not “ruling anything out” amid calls from the opposition leader, Keir Starmer, to introduce a national lockdown within 24 hours. “This new variant is much easier to catch, it is much more transmissible, and …

“The share of national currencies in our [trade] relations with China is steadily increasing. It has reached about a quarter through the nine months since the beginning of the year. This is quite a big progress,” the ambassador said, citing the Chinese partners. According to Denisov, the very process of …

Conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and delivered to the UK’s official SAGE [The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies] advisory group late last week, the research notes that with a new coronavirus strain found to be “56% more transmissible” than other known variants, the country …

“Many of the agencies that are critical to our security have incurred enormous damage,” Biden lamented in a speech on Monday, describing them as being “hollowed out in personnel, capacity and in morale” under the administration of President Donald Trump.  The short remarks, after which he did not take questions, …

Trump announced he had vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, making good on an earlier promise to send the annual defense spending bill back to Congress to be reworked. The NDAA “fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and …