───── ORAL COVID DRUG ───── Pfizer gets EU regulator's nod for oral Covid drug ❗ European Medicines Agency recommends use of at-home treatment Paxlovid | https://bit.ly/33VweYg

───── 5,000 HELMETS TO UKRAINE ───── #Germany ➤ German government’s Ukraine policy is ‘shameful’, opposition MP says Berlin’s decision to send no weapons, but 5,000 helmets to Ukraine is a big mistake, Florian Hahn says | https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/german-government-s-ukraine-policy-is-shameful-opposition-mp-says/2487525

───── BORDER CRISIS ───── #Yemen #Belarus #Poland ➤ Despite more than seven years of war, Europe has remained all but inaccessible to most Yemenis. The route through Belarus presented a rare opportunity. | https://english.alaraby.co.uk/analysis/belarus-crisis-offers-rare-eu-access-yemeni-migrants

───── ROYAL OF SEXUAL ABUSE ───── #UK ➤ Prince Andrew's defiant 41-denial response to Virginia Roberts' sex abuse lawsuit puts him on a 'collision course with the palace' as he demands a JURY trial and says Ghislaine Maxwell was NOT his 'close friend' | https://bit.ly/3rTfBo6

¯¯̿̿¯̿̿'̿̿̿̿̿̿̿'̿̿'̿̿̿̿̿'̿̿̿)͇̿̿)̿̿̿̿ '̿̿̿̿̿̿\̵͇̿̿\ ───── ❝ IF YOU LIVE IN SUCH FEAR, YOU WILL GET SICK ❞ ───── #Ukraine ‘There’s always danger’: Preparing for war on Ukraine’s front line. 🩸 “FOR THE RUSSIAN SNIPERS, THE EAST OF UKRAINE IS LIKE A TRAINING CAMP” 📍 Soldiers monitor Russia-backed separatists as school children are taught what to do in the event of a sudden attack. | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/26/here-there-is-always-danger-fears-brew-on-ukraines-frontline

───── HOUSE OF SAVOY ───── #Italy’s former royals demand return of crown jewels 6,732 diamonds and 2,000 pearls have an estimated value of up to $338M | https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italy-s-former-royals-demand-return-of-crown-jewels/2486000

───── EXPLOSION ───── #Greece Explosion damages buildings in central Athens 📍 The blast took place close to the ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, although pictures from the scene show significant damage to several buildings. | https://www.dw.com/en/greece-explosion-damages-buildings-in-central-athens/a-60555124

───── AFGHANISTAN ACCOUNTABLE ───── #Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has described as "serious” and “genuine" the talks his country hosted this week between the Taliban and Afghan civil society activists as well as Western diplomats regarding the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. | https://www.voanews.com/a/norway-defends-hosting-talks-with-afghan-taliban/6412869.html

───── PARTYGATE ───── #UK 📍 Boris could be first PM EVER interviewed under police caution as he is told to release Sue Gray's full partygate report within HOURS of getting it - after she was handed 'photos of PM next to wine bottles and identified EIGHT parties' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10441535/Boris-PM-interviewed-police-caution.html