KEY POINTS The flu remains a higher threat to U.S. public health than the new coronavirus. This flu season alone has sickened at least 19 million across the U.S. and led to 10,000 deaths and 180,000 hospitalizations. Roughly a dozen … Read More
The final voter turnout was 71% – up from 69.8% in the previous election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel’s election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv on March … Read More
Implemented last year by the Trump administration, the policy has proven effective in stemming the flood of illegal crossings at our southern border.GUILLERMO ARIAS / Contributor / Getty Images KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the biggest drivers of the crisis at … Read More
Refugees and migrants gather on the Turkish side of the closed Kastanies border crossing, on the borderline between Greece and Turkey, near the Evros River, in an attempt to cross into Greece, 02 March 2020. Thousands of refugees and migrants … Read More
Thousands of refugees are trying to enter the European Union after Turkey declared it would no longer stop them. Refugees and migrants wait before they attempt to enter Greece from Turkey on March 2 in Edirne, Turkey. BURAK KARA/GETTY IMAGES Here … Read More
‘Conditions-based’ withdrawal will be complete in 14 months if Taliban keep commitments. U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group’s top political leader, shake hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. … Read More
Ahead of a second and key reading set for next week, Putin submitted 24 pages worth of new proposals, said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. The amendments enshrine the mention of Russians’ “faith in God” and also stipulate that marriage … Read More
Health officials in Washington state announced four additional deaths among coronavirus patients on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities to six. Two of the patients were considered “new” cases of COVID-19, while a third death involved a patient who was previously confirmed to have … Read More
Stocks registered a robust rebound after the worst week since the financial crisis U.S. equity markets surged Monday as Wall Street rebounded from its worst week since the financial crisis and has President Trump and U.S. health officials made more progress in … Read More