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Despite no specific threats, the UK has started withdrawing its staff from its embassy in Ukraine, as fears of a Russian invasion grow amid rising tension.

The Guardian says Covid cases are rising rapidly among US nursing home residents and staff, causing shortages in admissions, exacerbating bed shortages at hospitals in turn, and in some cases requiring the national guard to be called in.

The Independent says The UK is withdrawing some of its staff from its Ukraine embassy amid growing tensions in the nation.

The Metro says A man has pleaded guilty to abducting the Australian girl Cleo Smith from her tent while she was on holiday with her family.

The Independent says A British man has been killed and another injured in an attack believed to involve a sickle in Thailand.

The Guardian says the Greek government is accused of fomenting a hunger crisis in refugee camps with “conscious” policy choices.

The Independent says the man the British government named as Putin’s choice to lead a puppet regime in Ukraine after a Russian invasion has said he will take legal action.

France24 says the Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday.

Arab News says the UAE defense ministry said it has shot down two Houthi missiles targeting the country, state media reported early on Monday.

Aljazeera says At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed, Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison.

TRT World says the US has ordered the families of its diplomats in Kiev to leave the country “due to the continued threat of Russian military action.”

The Independent says Three women killed in random attacks by homeless men: What does it reveal about America’s crime wave?

The Independent says Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have formally requested her conviction be overturned and the case go to a retrial.

The Guardian says ‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours.

France24 says the WHO has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, amid record infections in France, Germany and Brazil.

Arab News says Joe Biden is considering re-designating Yemen’s Houthi militia as an international terrorist organization.

The Guardian says More than 100 members of the global super-rich called on Wednesday for governments around the world to “tax us now”

The Guardian says Four alleged members of the Nigerian mafia have been arrested in southern Italy after a young sex trafficking survivor spoke out against them.

The Independent says the random killing of UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer has led to an outpouring of grief and anger on social media.

The Guardian says the CDC advised against travel to 22 nations and territories because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases.

The Metro says January 6 committee subpoenas longtime Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and three others

The Guardian says Man charged with murder after nine-year-old girl’s body found in a barrel near Blue Mountains

The Guardian says Australia and New Zealand have started to dispatch aid to Tonga, amid fears that relief workers could bring a “tsunami of Covid” cases.

France24 says The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections.

Arab News says A Houthi terrorist chief was one of about 20 people killed when coalition airstrikes in Yemen struck militia targets in Sanaa.