Professional football, rugby and other sports in France cannot resume until the end of the summer because of coronavirus restrictions, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday. The announcement was made as the government unveiled its plans to gradually end the lockdown in France from...

Iranians should be cautious but not afraid of the coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday as the country eases restrictions in an attempt to return to normal life. Iran is one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus. "Excessive fear,...

A fuel truck bomb killed more than 46 people including at least six Turkey-backed rebel fighters on Tuesday in a northern city of Afrin, a war monitor said. "At least 46 people including civilians were killed and 47 others wounded when an explosive device inside a fuel truck exploded in a...

Russia saw a record daily rise in new coronavirus cases and related deaths on Tuesday, its coronavirus crisis response centre said, with data suggesting the world’s biggest country by territory has overtaken China and Iran in confirmed infections. The number of new coronavirus cases in...