Taliban rules out taking part in Afghan talks until prisoners released
Taliban militants will not take part in intra-Afghan talks until about 5,000 of its prisoners are released, a spokesman said on Monday, presenting a major...
Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border
A child died after being pulled from the sea when a boat capsized on Monday off the Greek island of Lesbos, Greek officials said, the...
Syrian migrant dies on border in Turkey after Greek intervention: Turkish sources
A Syrian migrant seeking to cross from Turkey into Greece died from injuries on Monday after Greek security forces intervened to prevent the passage of...
EU executive says Turkey letting migrants through ‘cannot be’ answer to Syria war
The European Union’s chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed sympathy with Turkey over the conflict in Syria on Monday but said Ankara deciding to...
Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, sending global markets into a dive and prompting governments to step up...
Tehran reports 66 dead from coronavirus as WHO team heads to Iran
Sixty-six people have died from the coronavirus in Iran and more than 1,500 have been infected, a senior official said on Monday, as a World...
China’s president says research centers to be set up to help contain coronavirus
China’s president Xi Jinping said that a series of national clinical research centers would be set up to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, state television...
EU readies measures to help economy as coronavirus hits
The European Union’s economics commissioner said on Monday the bloc was ready to deploy all possible measures to tackle the impact of the coronavirus outbreak...
France’s Macron cancels events to focus on coronavirus response
French President Emmanuel Macron canceled two scheduled events this week to focus on France’s response to the coronavirus crisis, his office said on Monday....
Drone sighting stops flights landing and taking off at Frankfurt Airport
A drone has been sighted at Frankfurt Airport so no flights are taking off or landing until further notice, Germany’s DFS air traffic control authority...
