The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday welcomed the slowing down of coronavirus, but urged vigilance to keep the hard-won gains that have come at a severe socio-economic cost. “The good news is that there has been a great deal of success in slowing the virus and ultimately saving...

 President Donald Trump accused Democrats Monday of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage, without providing evidence to support his claim. The Republican president, who is running for re-election in November, is working to...

 Afghan security forces arrested three senior South Asia Daesh members including the group's regional leader, the government said Monday. The militant group's head of South Asia, Abu Omar Khorasani, was arrested in Kabul alongside the group's spy chief and public relations officer, the...

Hong Kong police arrested hundreds of people during weekend democracy protests - including a 12-year-old boy - officials said Monday, in the first major political unrest since the coronavirus outbreak began. The disclosure came as the financial hub's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam vowed to...