In a Dangerous Game of Cat and Mouse, Iran Eyes New Targets in Africa
Fifteen people arrested in Ethiopia were part of what American and Israeli officials said was a foiled Iranian plot against diplomats from the United Arab Emirates.
Your Monday Briefing
The fallout from Trump’s acquittal.
Myanmar Military Tightens Control in Overnight Crackdown
Armored vehicles moved into cities across Myanmar on Sunday evening. In Myitkyina, in the northern part of the country, security forces fired rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas at a crowd of protesters.
Prince Harry and His Wife, Meghan, Expecting Second Child
The development is a joyful bit of news after a turbulent year in which the couple broke away from the British royal family, started new lives in California and suffered a miscarriage.
Your Monday Briefing
What Trump’s acquittal means.
Lebanon Begins Coronavirus Vaccinations
Lebanon started a nationwide drive to inoculate its citizens against Covid-19 on Sunday, after the country received its first round of 28,500 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
New Yorkers With Many Health Conditions Are Now Eligible for Vaccination
People with conditions like obesity, hypertension, pulmonary diseases and cancer flooded the state’s sign-up site.
Guinea Declares Ebola Outbreak With at Least 3 Deaths
Health officials promised rapid delivery of vaccines and other measures after confirming seven cases in the West African nation, which was the origin of the largest outbreak of the disease ever.
Auckland Locks Down After Three Positive Coronavirus Cases
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand announced on Sunday that Auckland would go into a three-day lockdown due to three unexplained positive coronavirus test results in a single family.
Pfizer Is The First Covid-19 Vaccine to be Approved in Japan
Though infection rates are relatively low in the country, Japan is unlikely to have its full population vaccinated before the delayed 2020 Olympic Games open there this summer.