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Thousands of migrants mass at Greek border, more flee Syria
The United Nations said Sunday that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, after Turkey ...Afghanistan’s Taliban, US sign peace deal
The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop ...Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 43, 593 people infected
Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 43, a health official told state TV on Saturday, adding that ...NATO urges Syria, Russia to halt airstrikes as migrants move
NATO on Friday called on Syria and Russia to halt their airstrikes following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in ...New virus has infected 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named ...Asian markets bomb as virus fears fuel global turmoil
Asian and European equities spiralled downwards Friday, extending a collapse in world markets that has wiped trillions of dollars off ...Japan prime minister defends school closure plan despite critics
Japan’s prime minister on Friday defended his call for schools across the country to close over the new coronavirus, as ...Fears of escalation after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria’s Idlib
An air strike by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region killed 22 Turkish soldiers, the local governor in ...WHO says virus at ‘decisive point’ as world battles spread
The World Health Organization declared Thursday that the new coronavirus epidemic was at a “decisive point” as countries across the ...Saudi Arabia suspends entry for pilgrims over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for visits to Islam’s holiest sites for the “umrah” pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered ...