Afghan conflict: Taliban to resume attacking local forces after deal with US
The Taliban are to resume attacks against government forces, just days after signing a deal with the US aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan. ...
UN says Greece has no right to stop accepting asylum requests
The United Nation’s refugee agency said on Monday that Greece had no right to stop accepting asylum applications as Athens struggled with a sudden increase of arrivals at its border of Middle East refugees and migrants from Turkey, Reuters reports. ...
Coronavirus: World in 'uncharted territory'
The world is in "uncharted territory" on the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. ...
Afghan conflict: President Ashraf Ghani rejects Taliban prisoner release
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his government has not pledged to free Taliban prisoners, as stated in a deal reached by the US and the militants. ...
Greece blocks 10,000 migrants at Turkey border
Greece says it has stopped nearly 10,000 migrants crossing over the land border from Turkey. ...
Coronavirus: First Welsh case among three new UK diagnoses
Three more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, including the first one in Wales. ...
Coronavirus: Iran cancels Friday prayers to limit spread of outbreak
Iran cancelled the main Friday prayers in Tehran and 22 other cities for the first time in decades to limit the spread of the new coronavirus disease. ...
Greek protests: Dozens hurt as island clashes intensify
More than 60 people have been hurt, many of them riot police, in clashes with protesters on Lesbos and Chios over plans to build new migrant camps. ...
Coronavirus: Two new cases confirmed in UK
Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in England, bringing the total number of UK cases to 15. ...
Donald Trump in India: Ten killed in Delhi violence during visit
Ten people have been killed in Delhi amid clashes over a controversial new Indian citizenship law during US President Donald Trump's first official visit to the country. ...
Greek authorities scramble to calm tensions over migrant detention camp
Violent scenes underscore resistance to construction of camps on Lesbos and other Aegean islands. ...
Car drives into carnival crowd in German town
A car has been driven into a crowd at a carnival parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen. ...
Coronavirus: World should prepare for pandemic, says WHO
The World Health Organization has said the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic. ...
US election 2020: Sanders 'told of Russian effort to aid his campaign'
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has condemned Russia for its reported attempts to help his campaign, telling it to "stay out of American elections". ...
Coronavirus: South Korea confirms huge rise in cases
South Korea says the number of new coronavirus cases in the country has more than doubled in one day. ...
Hanau: Germany boosts security amid far-right threat
Germany will deploy extra police to protect mosques, railway stations, airports and other sensitive sites because of a "very high" far-right threat following the Hanau killings, the interior minister says. ...
Afghanistan war: US and Afghan Taliban to start partial truce
A seven-day "reduction in violence" between the US and the Afghan Taliban will begin on Saturday, officials say. ...
9 killed in suspected far-right attack in Germany
A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb overnight in attacks that appear to have been motivated by far-right beliefs, officials said Thursday. ...
Coronavirus: Passengers leave Diamond Princess amid criticism of Japan
Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have begun leaving a quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country's handling of the outbreak. ...
Donald Trump 'offered Julian Assange a pardon if he denied Russia link to hack'
Donald Trump offered Julian Assange a pardon if he would say Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic party emails, a court in London has been told. ...