Eight months into a strict, coronavirus-triggered border shutdown, nuclear-armed North Korea is widely expected to stage an attention-grabbing display of its latest and most advanced weaponry at a mass military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday. The cavalcade will mark the 75th anniversary of...

US President Donald Trump has been clear from coronavirus symptoms for more than 24 hours, his physician said Wednesday. Sean Conley said in a White House memo that Trump said Wednesday morning that he feels "great" and his physical exam and vital signs "all remain stable and in normal...

Relatives and supporters of a Palestinian man held without charge by Israel said he was in critical condition in an Israeli hospital Wednesday following a hunger strike of more than 70 days. Maher al-Akhras, 49, began his hunger strike after he was arrested and placed into administrative...

The sprawling Najha cemetery outside Damascus, resting place for thousands of dead from Syria’s wars, is struggling to cope with a surge in victims from the country’s latest conflict - the largely unacknowledged battle with COVID-19. Official data put the national death toll from the...