China says will repatriate overseas citizens if needed due to coronavirus
China will take measures to repatriate its citizens in countries seriously affected by the coronavirus outbreak if necessary, an official at the country’s foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Explainer: Why is Israel holding its third election in a year?
Israelis head to the polls on Monday with a sense of deja vu after trying and failing twice in the past year to break the country’s political deadlock.
Migrants head to Greece as Turkey opens floodgates
Greece placed its borders on maximum security footing on Sunday after hundreds of migrants used porous crossing points to enter the country from Turkey, with thousands behind them seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement.
Thailand records first coronavirus death: health official
A 35-year-old Thai man who also had dengue fever has died from a coronavirus infection, Thailand’s first death from the COVID-19 disease, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said on Sunday.
Newsmaker: Bypassed no more – Malaysia’s ‘Malay first’ PM takes over
Long overshadowed by colorful contemporaries, the man who emerged from a week of turmoil as Malaysia’s new prime minister on Sunday is a publicity-shy picture of conservatism.
Taliban start diplomatic outreach after U.S. deal on Afghanistan
The Taliban’s political chief has met with senior diplomats from countries including Russia, Indonesia and Norway, hours after signing a deal with Washington aimed at ending the Afghan war, the hardline Islamist group said in a statement on Sunday.
Afghanistan did not commit to release 5,000 Taliban, Ghani says
The government of Afghanistan has made no commitment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as stated in a pact signed between the United States and Taliban Islamic militants, President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday.
Tajikistan set to elect parliament loyal to strongman leader
Tajikistan voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday that is set to produce another legislature loyal to President Imomali Rakhmon who has run the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation for a quarter of a century.
Another death from coronavirus in Japan, in-hospital infection suspected
A man in his 70s died on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido on Saturday night after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, local authorities said on Sunday.
Members of church at center of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak visited Wuhan: KCDC
Some members of a church at the center of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak visited the Chinese city of Wuhan in January, where the disease is believed to have originated, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday.
