British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a “stay at home” order for London and southeast England to slow a new coronavirus strain that is significantly more infectious. The new strain of the virus “does appear to be passed on significantly more easily,” Johnson said at a televised briefing. ...
Russia slammed as ‘unfounded’ a new round of British sanctions against Russian individuals over alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya. In a statement issued on Saturday, the ministry said Moscow may retaliate. “Undoubtedly, this politically-charged demarche will have a negative impact on Russian-British interstate relations,” the ministry said, according to ...