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Another former top aide to Johnson, Dominic Cummings, is also due to give evidence

Ex-aides Criticise Former UK PM Johnson's Covid Handling

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson's ex-senior advisers on Tuesday criticised his handling of the Covid pandemic, as an inquiry heard he believed claims that the virus was "nature's way of dealing with old people".
The graffiti appeared overnight in the Alesia area of Paris

France Probes Stars Of David Graffiti In Paris

Paris prosecutors opened an investigation Tuesday into dozens of Stars of David daubed on buildings around the city and its suburbs, seen as threatening Jews amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
Police urged residents in the nearby area to evacuate

Suspected Gunman Takes Hostages In Japan

Police were surrounding a post office in Japan late Tuesday as a suspected gunman held an unknown number of people hostage, with local media reporting two people injured in a possible shooting at a nearby hospital.
US forces in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 15, 2022

Attacks On US Forces Risk Conflict With Iran

Repeated attacks on American troops in the Middle East risk drawing the United States into a conflict with Iran even as Washington strives to prevent fighting between Israel and Hamas from spiraling into a regional war.
Israel's UN ambassador Gilan Erdan wore a yellow star -- a symbol Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis -- during a meeting of the UN Security Council to protest UN silence on Hamas 'atrocities'

Israel Envoy Wears Yellow Star At UN

Israel's United Nations ambassador displayed a yellow star on his chest Monday as he addressed the Security Council, provocatively pledging to wear the badge until members of the body condemn Hamas "atrocities."
Maria Corina Machado, 56, who won Venezuela's opposition primary, is barred from holding office for 15 years

Venezuela's Top Court Suspends Result Of Opposition Primary

Venezuela's Supreme Court on Monday suspended the outcome of an opposition primary vote, prompting Washington to warn it would "take action" if President Nicolas Maduro's government did not meet its commitments ahead of a 2024 election.

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