U.S. says considering range of responses to China’s expulsion of U.S. journalists
The United States is considering a range of responses to China’s “egregious act” in expelling three U.S. journalists, a spokesman for White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.
Latam nations hosting Venezuelan migrants could get international backing: Peruvian minister
Latin American countries who are hosting the most Venezuelan migrants could in future receive financial support from an international fund, Peru’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Exclusive: U.S. wants Afghan president to postpone planned inauguration -sources
The United States wants Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to defer his second-term inauguration over concerns it could inflame an election feud with his political rival and jeopardize U.S.-led peacemaking efforts, two sources familiar with the matter said …
Kuwait suspends flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, Italy over coronavirus fears
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority announced on Monday it had suspended all its flights to and from South Korea, Thailand, and Italy after reports of an outbreak of coronavirus in the countries, state news agency KUNA reported, saying this came in accor…
Seventh Italian dies from coronavirus in Europe’s worst flare-up
The death toll in Europe’s largest coronavirus outbreak rose to seven on Monday and new cases climbed above 220 as Italy shut down much of its wealthy north to curb the disease’s spread.
World must avert ‘dramatic’ effects of coronavirus on health, economy: U.N.’s Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to prevent the novel coronavirus epidemic from spiraling into a crisis with “dramatic consequences” for global health and the world economy.
Coronavirus spreads outside China, pandemic fears grip Wall Street
With coronavirus cases rising in Italy and several Middle East countries dealing with their first infections, fears of a global pandemic sent markets into a tailspin, even as China eased curbs with no new cases reported Beijing and other cities.
Kuwait suspends flights to and from Iraq over coronavirus fears: KUNA
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority has suspended all its flights to and from Iraq over fears about the coronavirus, state news agency KUNA reported on Monday.
New U.S. rule targeting poor immigrants sows fear, confusion, advocates say
The Trump administration rolled out a new immigration policy on Monday that bars people deemed likely to require government benefits such as housing and food assistance from obtaining permanent residency in the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court open to more damages against Sudan over embassy bombings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared open to reinstating $4.3 billion in punitive damages against Sudan in lawsuits accusing it of complicity in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.
