Exclusive: South Africa seeks to unlock stalled arms sales to Saudi, UAE
South Africa aims to free up over a billion dollars in stalled weapons sales, including to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, by amending a document at the heart of an export row, a senior arms control official told Reuters.
Iran says it is ready to mediate between Turkey and Syria
Iran is ready to help Turkey and Syria resolve their differences over the nearly nine-year-old war in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding that Tehran backs the sovereignty of its key regional ally Damascus.
Facebook says removed account of gunman in Thai shooting
Facebook said on Saturday it had removed the account of the man suspected of a mass shooting in northeast Thailand and would remove any content related to the attack that violated its policies.
At least 13 confirmed dead in Thai shooting, toll could rise: local authority
At least 13 people have been confirmed killed in a shooting in northeastern Thailand and the death toll could rise, an official of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office in Nakhon Ratchasima told Reuters.
British children in French coronavirus probe attended local school: mayor
Three British children under examination in hospital in France, including one who has tested positive for the new coronavirus, attended school in the mountain village of Contamines-Montjoie, local mayor Etienne Jacquet told BFM TV.
American dies of coronavirus in China; Britons infected at French ski resort
A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak…
China blocks Foxconn plan to restart plants due to coronavirus: Nikkei
China has blocked a plan by Apple supplier Foxconn to resume production in China from Monday, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday, amid concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus.
France toughens travel advice to China amid coronavirus scare
France’s foreign office on Saturday issued new travel advice for its citizens due to the coronavirus outbreak, saying it did not recommend traveling to China unless there was an “imperative” reason to go.
Ukraine’s president asks pope to help win release of prisoners of war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday for help to win the release of prisoners of war held by Russia and Russian-backed separatists.
France to close two schools near ski resort after coronavirus cases
Two schools near a French ski resort where five Britons have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus will be shut next week as authorities try to determine with whom those infected had been in contact, a regional health official said.
