Morocco's government on Wednesday extended a medical state of emergency until next month in the face of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. "Today, the cabinet approved a project for a decree extending until October 10 the duration of the medical state of emergency to combat Covid-19," Prime...

Germany on Wednesday pushed for urgent reform of the EU's migration policies, with its minister for Europe telling AFP it was all the more crucial to act quickly after a fire laid waste to the biggest refugee camp in Greece. "We urgently need a common refugee intake programme among as many...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the controversial normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.  The nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a four-term member of the Norwegian...

A bombing in the Afghan capital Wednesday targeted the convoy of the country’s first vice president, killing 10 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including several of the vice president’s bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for...