LONDON — Deborah Tudhope was growing anxious. An American lawyer living in London, she was hoping to fly back to the United States in two weeks to see her 96-year-old mother, who lives in a retirement home in Maine. But the Omicron-driven travel restrictions announced on Thursday by the WhiteContinue Reading

Hours after being tapped as Sweden’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democratic Party, resigned Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and coalition partner the Greens left the two-party minority government. Pontus Lundahl/TT via AP hide caption toggle caption Pontus Lundahl/TT via AP Hours after beingContinue Reading

Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board recommended earlier this month that Julius Jones’ death sentence be commuted to life in prison. Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP hide caption toggle caption Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board recommended earlier this month that Julius Jones’ death sentenceContinue Reading

President Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the White House Monday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the WhiteContinue Reading

MADRID — Portugal is barring employers from contacting their staff outside their contracted working hours under a new law and from remotely monitoring their work, in one of the world’s boldest efforts to regulate the remote work that the pandemic forced on many in the industrialized world. And, at aContinue Reading

With the summit moving into its final days in Glasgow, its host, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, pleaded with officials and negotiators on Wednesday to seize the opportunity to strike an ambitious agreement that would avert the worst effects of climate change. “Here in Glasgow, the world has beenContinue Reading

This IndiaToday.in Breaking News blog (October 4) brings you the latest news from across India and the world. Find all the news updates here from across the country and world as they happen. Delhi reports 34 fresh Covid-19 cases, 22 recoveries, zero deaths in 24 hoursDelhi has reported 34 freshContinue Reading