No need to involve U.S. to resolve bilateral issues, Pakistan tells Afghanistan
Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Sunday, in reference to part of a joint U.S.-Afghan declaration on peace efforts.
Dominican Republic confirms first case of coronavirus
Health authorities in the Dominican Republic said on Sunday that they had confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, a tourist visiting from Italy.
Angered by Trump’s plan, Israel’s Arabs look to oust Netanyahu
On the eve of Israel’s third election in a year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been urging supporters to mount a final push to win the one or two more seats he says he needs to form a government.
UK PM Johnson says coronavirus likely to ‘spread a bit more’ in UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he expected the new coronavirus to spread further inside Britain, following the announcement of another 12 positive tests on Sunday.
Italian coronavirus deaths rise to 34, number of cases hits almost 1,700: official
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by five to 34 over the past 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, with the accumulative number of cases totaling some 1,694.
Paris’ Louvre Museum closed as staff walk out over coronavirus
Tourists and art lovers were unable to visit the Louvre in Paris on Sunday as workers staged a walkout at the world’s most-visited museum after a staff meeting about the coronavirus outbreak.
Iran’s coronavirus death toll jumps to 54, with 978 infected
Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 54, Health Ministry spokesman told state TV, adding that the number of people infected had reached 978.
Turkish police briefly detain Russia’s Sputnik Turkiye editor-in-chief
Turkish police on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of Russia’s Sputnik Turkiye news agency in Istanbul, the global head of the state-run agency said, but he was released after a phone call between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
Iraq reports six new coronavirus cases
Iraq reported six new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases there to 19, the health ministry said.
Turkey strikes Syrian planes and airports, escalating Idlib fight
Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes over Idlib on Sunday and struck a military airport well beyond its frontlines in a sharp escalation of its military operations following the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers last week.
