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COVID-19: French government details recovery plans

France's prime minister on Thursday laid out a plan for the country's recovery from the novel coronavirus pandemic.  Promising a "strong and rapid response" during the press conference at the prime ministerial residence, Jean Castex detailed the €100 billion ($118 billion) recovery...

Aid group urges NE Syria access as coronavirus spreads

 The International Rescue Committee aid group Thursday urged the United Nations to reopen a border crossing into northeast Syria to boost dwindling medical supplies amid rising novel coronavirus cases. The Yarubiya entry point on the Iraqi border was shut in January after a UN Security...

Syrian talks to resume despite virus cases: UN

UN-backed talks on a new constitution for Syria were to resume in Geneva Thursday after Swiss health authorities gave the green light despite four delegates testing positive for Covid-19. The discussions, aimed at rewriting the war-torn country's constitution, were put on hold almost as...

Questions loom over Haftar’s legal defense in US court

As a renegade Libyan general seeks to stave off a pair of civil lawsuits in a US court accusing him of responsibility for mass atrocities, he has chosen a risky legal defense, claiming he is immune from legal action under his alleged status as Libya's head of state.  Khalifa Haftar is...