Sudan’s former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, his party said. The 84-year-old was the country’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in 1989 by now-ousted president Omar al-Bashir in an...

The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassed the 60 million mark Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.  The US-based university has recorded 60,186,902 infections and 1,417,319 deaths since the virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December. The US...

Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona died Thursday, according to local media outlet Clarin. He was 60. Clarin said Maradona died after suffering cardiac arrest at home in Tigre, Argentina. Argentine Football Association also offered condolences for the passing of Maradona. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed have been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize following the normalisation deal the pair signed. "Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Lord David Trimble today nominated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for...