New coronavirus cases surged over the weekend in Spain, with the Ministry of Health reporting 26,560 more infections on Monday. The three-day total brings the total number of infections to 525,549 – by far the highest number in Europe. Two months ago, the total case number was 252,130,...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had enjoyed a "very good exchange" with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on various topics including Brexit. "Very good exchange with @BorisJohnson," tweeted Macron. "We are going to strengthen our co-operation against migrant...

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip have risen tenfold over the past two weeks, bringing the total to over 1,000, Palestinian officials said Monday. In the past 24 hours, 182 infections were registered in the coastal enclave, bringing the number of...

Oman will restart international flights Oct. 1, state news agency ONA said on Twitter, after they were suspended in March as part of coronavirus precautions. "Flights will be scheduled according to health data for specific destinations and according to bilateral agreements with other...

A Saudi court Monday overturned five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that jailed eight defendants to between seven and 20 years, state media reported. "Five of the convicts were given 20 years in prison and another three were jailed for 7-10...

The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo Monday that they could undermine their EU membership hopes by moving their Israeli embassies to Occupied Jerusalem, as US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement about the change left officials in Belgrade and Pristina scrambling to limit the...

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi reported for training Monday for the first time since requesting to leave the club last month. Messi had failed to turn up to the club's tests for COVID-19 eight days ago and been absent from all subsequent sessions ahead of the new campaign after giving the...

The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 27.1 million on Monday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university's data showed the global tally of fatalities reached 883,590, while the number of recoveries topped 18.14...

Saudi Arabia's ruler King Salman bin Abdulaziz told President Donald Trump there would be no normalization with Israel without Palestinian statehood, the kingdom's state news agency reported Monday. The leaders spoke by phone following a historic US brokered accord last month under which...

Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, said Monday it had so far returned $1.4 billion in refunds to customers amid sharply reduced global travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Emirates reveals that is has returned over 5 billion dirhams in Covid-19 related travel refunds,"...

Annual trade between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach $4 billion, an Israeli minister said Monday. Israel and the UAE announced in August they would normalize diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by Washington. The UAE has since announced it was scrapping an...

 Greece will be bolstering its military with new armament programs, a boost to military personnel and the development of the country’s defense industry, the government spokesman said Monday, as a tense stand-off with neighboring Turkey has led to concerns of open conflict between the two...

Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day they were supposed to reopen after summer, in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19. The new measures, which include restrictions on movement and a night-time curfew, would be in place for two weeks in the...

Oil prices were trading down more than 1% on Monday after hitting their lowest since July, as Saudi Arabia made the deepest monthly price cuts for supply to Asia in five months and optimism about demand recovery cooled amid the pandemic. Brent crude LCOc1 was at $42.11 a barrel, down 55...

More than 200 people were airlifted to safety after being trapped by a fast-moving wildfire near a popular recreation area in northern California, officials said Sunday. The evacuees climbed aboard military helicopters after the blaze, in bone-dry conditions, cut off ground escape routes...

A powerful typhoon lashed South Korea on Monday after smashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four people missing in a landslide. Half a million people were without power after Typhoon Haishen roared past Japan's southern-most main island of Kyushu, ripping...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given an October 15 deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union, brushing off fears about "no-deal" chaos if talks fail. The eighth round of negotiations resume in London this week, with both sides talking increasingly tough,...

With coronavirus cases surging as a new school year begins, many Spanish parents are refusing to send their children back to class despite the threat of sanctions. "You have your whole life to learn, but if you lose your health, that's it," says Aroa Miranda, a 37-year-old mother-of-two who...

India overtook Brazil on Monday as the country with the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, even as key metro train lines re-opened as part of efforts to boost the South Asian nation's battered economy. India has emerged in recent weeks as the new global pandemic hotspot,...

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and European Council President Charles Michel discussed developments in the Eastern Mediterranean on Sunday, CNN Turk reported. NATO allies Turkey and Greece have been locked in a row over hydrocarbon exploration in the sea’s disputed waters and the...