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Palestinian grape farmers see market collapse amid pandemic

Palestinian grape farmers are boasting a bumper crop this year, helped in part by coronavirus lockdowns that gave many of them more time to till their vines in the occupied West Bank. But the pandemic's economic ravages have also slashed sales of the fruit, depressing the hilly breadbasket...

France's Macron says to seek common EU position on Turkey

A summit of seven European Union member states on the Mediterranean due to take place Thursday will push for a common EU position regarding Turkey, said French President Emmanuel Macron, host of the gathering. Relations between the EU and Turkey are badly strained on a number of issues,...

India sees biggest daily spike of 95,735 COVID-19 cases

India on Thursday recorded its biggest one-day COVID-19 case rise yet, with nearly 96,000 fresh cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total number to date to 4.4 million. Indian Health Ministry figures Thursday morning showed that 95,735 new cases and 1,172 deaths were recorded in the...