Exclusive: U.S. mulls using sweeping powers to ramp up production of coronavirus protective gear
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering invoking special powers through a law called the Defense Production Act to rapidly expand domestic manufacturing of protective masks and clothing to combat the coronavirus in the United States, two…
U.S. senator Graham calls for no-fly zone in Syria’s Idlib
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday called for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Syria’s Idlib and called on President Donald Trump to help stop the killing of civilians there by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran.
House Democrats to introduce bill clawing back border wall funds
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would “claw back” funds the White House took from the Pentagon’s budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the chairman of the House Armed Service…
Airstrike in Syria’s Idlib killed 22 Turkish soldiers: Hatay governor
An air strike by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region killed 22 Turkish soldiers, the local governor in the southeastern province of Hatay said early on Friday.
Turkey will no longer stop Syrian migrant flow to Europe: Turkish official
Turkey has decided to no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe by land and sea, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday, in anticipation of the imminent arrival of refugees from Syria’s Idlib where nearly a million have been displ…
Train accident in northern Egypt injures 38
Thirty-eight people were injured in a train accident in northern Egypt on Thursday, the health ministry said.
German states report total of 20 new coronavirus cases
Four western German states reported a total of 20 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, a day after the federal health minister said the country is at the start of an epidemic.
At least 34 Turkish soldiers killed in air strikes in Syria’s Idlib: Syrian Observatory
At least 34 Turkish soldiers were killed in air strikes in Syria’s Idlib on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, reported.
Nine Turkish soldiers killed in air strike in Syria’s Idlib: governor
An air strike by Syrian government forces in Idlib killed nine Turkish soldiers and severely wounded several others, the local governor in the southeastern province of Hatay said late on Thursday.
Pence says virus poses low-level threat in U.S., working with Congress on spending bill
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low, and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the de…
