Iran to launch satellite this week that U.S. links to ballistic missiles
Iran will launch a satellite by the end of this week, a government minister said on Monday, as part of a fledging program that the United States says is a cover for ballistic missile development.
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors’ prison rather than to happiness.
Pakistan resumes flights to and from China, screens passengers for virus
Pakistan said on Monday it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Merkel prepared for EU treaty changes as Brexit requires bloc to be more competitive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would be prepared to back changes to the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty, the bloc’s legal cornerstone if need be, adding that the EU27 must become more competitive now that Britain has left.
Far from virus epicentre, China’s Wenzhou city scrambles to curb outbreak
Far from the coronavirus epicentre, the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou, a major commercial hub with a population of about 3.5 million, is scrambling to contain its own local outbreak.
Russia to restrict foreign arrivals from China over virus fears: deputy PM
Russia will from Tuesday temporarily restrict the entry of foreigners arriving from China due to the coronavirus, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday.
YouTube reinforces guidelines on fighting misleading election content
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube on Monday reinforced its guidelines on tackling fake or misleading election-related content on its platform as the United States gears up for the presidential election later this year.
Drone presence forces Madrid’s Barajas airport to close airspace
Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez-Barajas international airport closed its airspace on Monday for at least two hours after pilots spotted drones in the takeoff area alongside the airport, Spain’s transport ministry said.
Poland plans to take part in European tank project: president
Poland wants to take part in a project to create a European tank, Presient Andrzej Duda told a news conference with France’s President Emmanuel Macron during his Monday visit to Warsaw.
Recording shows Iran knew immediately it had shot down plane: Zelenskiy
A leaked audio recording of an Iranian pilot talking to the control tower in Tehran shows that Iran knew immediately it had shot down a Ukrainian airliner last month, despite denying it for days, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
