Globally, BA.2 made up about 86 percent of cases reported to the W.H.O. between Feb. 16 and March 17, the agency said in a report on Tuesday.
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Pakistan’s Cricket-Star-Turned-Prime Minister Fights for Survival
Soaring inflation and a rift with the military threaten Imran Khan’s tenure as prime minister. He has dismissed criticism as a foreign conspiracy.
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
Military experts say a new generation of nuclear weapons has raised the risk that Mr. Putin might introduce less destructive atomic arms into the battlefields in and around Ukraine.
Zelensky Urges More Leaders to Visit Kyiv After Visit by 3 NATO Leaders
The leaders from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia “fear nothing,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, and he urged other leaders to make similar visits.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia Bombards Kyiv
Plus China’s effort to contain its biggest coronavirus outbreak since Wuhan.
Filmmaker Brent Renaud Spent His Career Capturing the Human Toll of War
Mr. Renaud’s final assignment was documenting refugees fleeing across bridges in Irpin, Ukraine.
Theory About U.S.-Funded Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine Is Unfounded
Prominent conservative voices have mischaracterized remarks from American officials to amplify baseless claims promoted by Russian state media.
U.S. and Allies Will Strip Russia of Favored Trade Status
The Biden administration said it would join Europe and other allies in stripping Russia of permanent normal trade relations, another step to inflict economic damage on the country over its invasion of Ukraine.
Iran Nuclear Talks Paused Following Russian Demands to Ease Sanctions
A deal to revive the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran is “essentially ready,” a top E.U. official says, but has run into complications because of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Poland’s Fraught Offer: Fighter Jets for Ukraine, but Only Through U.S. Hands
Neither Poland nor the United States wants to make itself — or NATO — a target of Russia. And providing MIG fighters might cross over Putin’s invisible line.