Revelers took to the streets the morning after a coup in Ouagadougou, the country's capital, to express support for the new military junta and call for Russian help in combating Islamist violence.

The organization reduced its estimate for economic growth in 2022 to 4.4 percent from its earlier prediction of 4.9 percent. It warned that larger-than-expected slowdowns in the United States and China, the world's two largest economies, could drag down global output.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said leaders in Europe and the United States were unified in their determination to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine and prepared to level severe, coordinated sanctions in response to any Russian attack.

A Pentagon spokesman said thousands of soldiers were placed in a 'heightened preparedness to deploy' in response to a range of possible aggressive actions from Russia on Ukraine and NATO allies in Eastern Europe.

Three firefighters were killed and another was critically injured after part of a row house collapsed, trapping them inside as they battled a blaze, the authorities said. The fire is under investigation.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain ordered an inquiry into an allegation of Islamophobia made by Nusrat Ghani, a former transport minister who said she lost her job in part because of her 'Muslimness.'

The World Health Organization's director general said it was dangerous to assume the end of the pandemic was nearing and warned that current global conditions were 'ideal for more variants to emerge.'

The restrictions were put in place after several cases of the Omicron variant were reported in a single family that had attended a large wedding and other events in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said that Officer Wilbert Mora was still in critical condition after Friday's shooting in Harlem. The mayor also called on Congress to pass a bill that would fund anti-violence initiatives.

Two New York City officers were shot inside a Harlem apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call. One officer was killed, and the other was critically wounded.