North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung in subdued fashion Wednesday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang as the country imposes strict anti-coronavirus measures. The grandfather of the current leader Kim Jong Un was...

Turkey’s foreign minister urged the international community Tuesday to aid Syrians amid diminishing relief efforts because of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a virtual conference by the Atlantic Council in Turkey and Turkish Heritage Organization, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey is the...

France officially registered more than 15,000 deaths from coronavirus infections on Tuesday, becoming the fourth country to go beyond that threshold after Italy, Spain and the United States, while the rate of increase of fatalities is slightly up again after steadying the days before. But...

Tour de France organizers are working feverishly in the shadows to find a new start date for cycling's biggest stage race after public gatherings were banned until mid-July in the latest extension of the French cornavirus lockdown. Originally slated to start from Nice with a caravan of...