Turkey’s total number of coronavirus cases rose to more than 250,000, with 1,233 new cases identified in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Monday, as the death toll from the virus neared 6,000. The data showed 22 people had died in the past 24 hours in Turkey, bringing the...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday postponed the nation's election to focus on fighting a coronavirus second wave, as data showed Japan's economy had endured a historic contraction. With more than 21.5 million cases worldwide, a second wave of infections is also threatening...

After two years under house arrest, Palestinian resistance icon Raed Salah began a 17-month jail term on incitement charges. The sentence was scheduled to start in March, but was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Salah, the leader of the northern branch of Islamic Movement in...

More than 21,000 people reached Italy between August 2019 and the end of July, up 148% year-on-year, the minister said, speaking at an annual Aug. 15 press conference. Lamorgese said the majority of the arrivals were “autonomous landings, hard to manage... with small boats and...