Blog Verité

Relations between the U.K. and France have taken a dive. Their leaders have had troubles getting beyond personal friction which has now become public.

Ayesha Rascoe asks epidemiologist Saad Omer of the Yale Institute for Global Health about the challenges many poorer nations still face in their vaccination efforts.

After Western countries said Iran came to Vienna talks with unrealistic proposals, unnamed Iranian official claims deal is in reach if US drops pressure and Europeans are flexible

Military correspondent Judah Ari Gross on the probe of 2 Border Police officers who shot a Palestinian attacker dead; and David Horovitz on Israel’s apparent partial Iran success

At Least 13 Dead as Indonesia’s Mount Semeru Erupts  The New York Times At least 14 killed after Indonesian volcano erupts  Reuters Residents in shadow of Indonesia volcano reckon with ruin  Aljazeera.com At least 14 dead after Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupts  CNN Indonesian

Conflicting reports emerged about the nature of the blast, which occurred as Tehran is negotiating with world powers to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.

Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden’s Upcoming Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia  The White House

The West Bank has yet to see any official diagnoses of the new coronavirus strain; COVID has been receding in Palestinian areas in recent weeks

Prime minister tells cabinet it is too soon to ‘underestimate’ the new COVID variant, which has already shown to be ‘very contagious’

School district releases details of key events leading up to Michigan shooting  CNN Crumbley parents arrested in Michigan may start school shooting legal trend  NBCNews.com Parents of alleged Michigan school shooter plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter  CBS News Mitch Albom: The echo