Turkey says Libya’s Haftar violating ceasefire, must be stopped
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday of constantly violating a ceasefire in the country, saying he “must be stopped” so a political solution could be found.
“The West is winning,” Pompeo tells China, Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended on Saturday his nation’s global role despite misgivings in Europe, vowing that Western values would prevail over China’s desire for “empire”.
South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking peace process
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said on Saturday he was cutting the number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking a stalled peace deal and paving the way for the formation of a long- awaited unity government.
Yemen’s Houthis say coalition strikes kill 30, including civilians
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed 30 people including civilians in the latest flare-up of a five-year war.
Another 67 people test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan
Another 67 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday.
Hundreds march in Hong Kong against potential coronavirus quarantine clinics
Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in multiple Hong Kong neighborhoods on Saturday against government plans to potentially turn some buildings into coronavirus quarantine centers, demanding full closure of the mainland China border.
China to waive toll road fees until epidemic control work is done
China’s transport ministry said on Saturday it will waive road and expressway toll fees nationally from Feb. 17 until the country’s epidemic control work was done.
U.S. to evacuate American citizens aboard quarantined cruise ship off Japan
The United States said it will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred.
China confident epidemic will soon be over: deputy foreign minister
China is confident the coronavirus epidemic will be over soon and that the impact will be only temporary on its economy, which will rebound strongly, Qin Gang, China’s vice minister of foreign affairs said on Saturday.
China’s coronavirus cases, deaths rise as it struggles to slow spread
More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, health officials said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days.
