Philippines Health officials declared a polio outbreak in the country yesterday, nearly two decades after the World Health Organization declared it to be free of the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease.
Indonesia The sports minister resigned yesterday after being accused of stealing $1.8 million in public money.
India Commuters in India’s capital faced difficulties yesterday as much of the city’s public transportation, including private buses, auto-rickshaws and some ride-hailing services, remained off the roads to protest a sharp increase in traffic fines under a new law.
Afghanistan A powerful suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan yesterday morning, killing 20 people and wounding 97 others, according to the province’s governor, while a deadly drone strike in the country’s east was blamed on U.S. forces.
Iran’s top diplomat said yesterday that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry will result in “all-out war,” further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited his political rival Benny Gantz to join a unity government with him and his religious allies yesterday, an offer that was greeted coolly amid continued deadlock following this week’s election.
Poland Academy Award-winning Pawel Pawlikowski and other top Polish filmmakers are demanding artistic independence for the nation’s most prestigious film festival after a politically charged movie was withdrawn.
UK Former British Prime Minister John Major accused current leader Boris Johnson of a “conspicuous” failure to explain why he suspended Parliament for five weeks, as a landmark Brexit case at the Supreme Court came to a head yesterday.
Canada Leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign moved to contain a growing scandal yesterday following publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party. The prime minister apologized and begged Canadians to forgive him.
USA The government’s intelligence watchdog is set to testify in a closed session before the House intelligence committee about the handling of a whistleblower complaint.
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