Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days, according to a Reuters tally. More than half of the fatalities have been reported by the United States, Spain and Italy. The first...

As Russian maestro Valery Gergiev strolled onstage amid the ruins of Palmyra in 2016, few were in any doubt how much of a PR coup the orchestral concert was for Russia. Moscow had helped recapture a historic site, ravaged by ISIS, but more importantly, they had beaten the Iranians to...

The families of people missing in Syria’s notorious prison system say they fear they will never see their loved ones again due to the spread of coronavirus, as a landmark trial over state-sponsored torture gets under way. It is estimated that anywhere between 75,000 and over 200,000...

Spain's daily virus toll rose slightly Saturday with 378 people dying, the government said a day after the country registered its lowest number of fatalities in four weeks. The number was slightly higher than Friday's figure of 367, hiking the overall death toll in Spain to 22,902, the...