Total coronavirus cases in UK rise to 115
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus across the United Kingdom rose to 115 as of 0900 GMT on Thursday, up from 85 a day earlier, the health ministry said.
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed and his former wife Princess Haya
A British judge has ruled that Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the abduction of two of his daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife.
U.S. Secretary of State urges China to be fairer toward media
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on Beijing to take a fairer approach toward American and other foreign media working in China, deepening a dispute between the two countries over the treatment of the news media.
Japan to quarantine visitors from China, South Korea; insists Olympics on track
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a two-week quarantine for visitors from China and South Korea on Thursday and delayed a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping originally planned for April in response to a widening coronavirus crisis.
Pompeo says Iran must be held accountable on nuclear commitments
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on all nations to hold Iran accountable for its nuclear commitments and said Tehran’s failure to report nuclear material was a clear violation of safeguard agreements.
Slovak former president’s party to enter coalition talks
Slovakia’s centrist Za Ludi party will enter coalition talks with the election winner and two other center-right parties, Za Ludi chief and ex-president Andrej Kiska said on Thursday, opening the way to a broad yet possibly shaky government.
Coronavirus and protests wreck Iraq’s pilgrimage industry
Iraqi hotel manager Badr al-Jilawi needs to think for a moment to remember when the last guest checked in to visit the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Najaf, once a prime destination for millions of pilgrims.
Nine killed in Gaza as bakery fire spreads through packed market
At least nine people were killed and 60 injured on Thursday when a bakery fire swept through a crowded market in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, health officials said.
Pompeo says violence in Afghanistan must stop for peace process to move forward
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said the recent upsurge in violence in Afghanistan was unacceptable and it must immediately cease for the peace process to move forward, urging both the Taliban and the Afghan government to stop posturing…
U.S. Secretary of State urges China to take more fair approach toward media
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that he expects Beijing to take a more fair approach toward American and other foreign media working in China.
