Tag: Europe
World Omicron Fight Hindered by Fragmented Response
ROME — In a wrenchingly familiar cycle of tracking first cases, pointing fingers and banning travel, nations worldwide reacted Monday…
As Omicron Variant Circles the Globe, African Nations Face Blame and Bans
Nations in southern Africa protested bitterly on Saturday as more of the world’s wealthiest countries cut them off from travel,…
Omicron Variant Prompts Travel Bans and Batters World Markets
The world reacted with alarm on Friday to the highly mutated new coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa, as the…
France-U.K. Acrimony Impedes Progress on Channel Crossings
“Migration feeds into this sense that Boris Johnson doesn’t understand his blue-collar political base,” said Matthew Goodwin, a professor of…
Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U.
ERBIL, Iraq — Iraq repatriated a second wave of more than 600 migrants from Belarus on Friday after they gave…
Sweden Finally Chose a Prime Minister. She Lasted About 7 Hours.
It seemed like a new era was dawning in Sweden on Wednesday when Magdalena Andersson, the leader of the center-left…