BBC News says Four senior aides to Boris Johnson have resigned from Downing Street within hours of each other amid growing pressure on the prime minister.
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The Guardian says Rishi Sunak has warned households suffering from Britain’s worsening cost of living crisis to brace themselves for further increases in energy costs later this year.
France24 says a Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with its opening ceremony.
Euronews says Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been sworn into office to serve a second 7-year term. He agreed to remain as head of state after the parties failed to agree on a successor.
Arab News says Joe Biden said on Thursday a global “terrorist threat” was removed when the head of the Daesh group blew himself up after US special forces swooped in on his Syrian hideout.
VOA says the U.S National Weather Service says a massive winter storm is stretching more than 3,200 kilometers from southwestern Texas to Maine bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures.
VOA says the police chief of Canada’s capital said Wednesday there is likely no policing solution to end a protest against vaccine mandates.
BBC News says Millions of people facing a spike in energy costs will find out shortly how much more they will have to pay.
Euronews says The Northern Irish Minister of Agriculture ordered his services to stop post-Brexit controls on foodstuffs at midnight.
TRT World says Turkish authorities have recovered 12 bodies believed to be those of asylum seekers who were pushed back by Greece.
France24 says a total of 55 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 2.
Sky News says New Zealand has announced a plan to reopen its borders in stages, but PM Jacinda Ardern has said the country won’t be open to everyone.
Arab News says US is sending a warship and fighter jets to help defend the UAE after a series of missile attacks by Houthi militia in Yemen.
BBC Sport says Celtic stormed to the Scottish Premiership summit at the expense of a shell-shocked Rangers after a monumental Old Firm victory.
VOA says an emerging version of the omicron variant of coronavirus does not seem more severe than the variant’s original version, says WHO.
Euronews says Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US had ignored Russia’s demands that NATO not expand eastward.
Sky News says Downing Street has refused to comment on new reports that reveal details of lockdown parties Boris Johnson is alleged to have attended.
BBC News says levelling up plans to fulfil Boris Johnson’s vow to fix neglected parts of the UK have been announced by the government.
France24 says France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday.
Arab News says a huge swath of the US braced Tuesday for a major winter storm that was expected to dump heavy snow in the Rockies.
BBC Sport says Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and making threats to kill.
BBC News says an updated report on lockdown parties in No 10 will be published by Sue Gray once police finish their inquiries, Downing Street has said.
Sky News says a US judge has asked for Prince Andrew’s former assistant, Robert Olney, to give evidence as part of the civil sex assault case.
Euronews says Austria has become the first country in Europe to introduce a national COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults.
The Metro says Nike have suspended their relationship with Mason Greenwood following the Manchester United forward’s arrest over allegations of rape and assault.