French maritime authorities said they had rescued 72 migrants in the English Channel on Sunday whose vessels ran into difficulties as they tried to reach the UK. Early Sunday, the coastguard was alerted that several boats were in trouble off the coast of Calais. One was picked...

(Reuters) - The Idaho State Legislature has recessed until April 6 due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the state capitol that has sidelined six lawmakers with the virus, according to local media. Six members of the Idaho House of Representatives are currently ill, TV station KTVB reported....

    Russia has denied Bashar al-Assad's request to appoint a new chief of the army staff under the pretext that the de-facto role of the Russian forces in Syria is substituting that position, sources told Zaman al-Wasl.   Assad's demand was delivered to the Russian...

Intensive care units in public hospitals in the Syrian capital Damascus have reached full capacity due to a sharp rise of coronavirus infections, leading doctors to transfer patients to hospitals in other provinces, the health ministry said late Thursday. The announcement was a rare...