Republican Kevin McCarthy tells crowd he would struggle to resist striking speaker with gavel

Efforts to put out flames ongoing, say officials

Surge of Delta variant infections sets off highest stage of alert in the country

Amid lagging vaccinations, authorities deploy military to enforce compliance to containment rules

Move could put govt at odds with vaccine regulators

New travel curbs also imposed as nation races to contain Delta variant

Announcement places country in military’s grip for nearly 2½ years instead of initial one-year timeline

7-day ban issued for videos questioning existence of pandemic, efficacy of vaccines

Jewish state blames incident involving MT Mercer Street on arch-foe Iran

Devices used by Covid-19 patients to monitor blood-oxygen levels at home may show higher readings for those with brown or black skin

Demonstrators tell PM to quit making excuses as outrage builds over horrific discoveries

Poster spotted at protest links Covid-19 vaccines to Nazis

With less than 5% of purchased doses delivered, manufacturers implored to do more