The British government performed an about-face on masks Monday, telling people to cover their mouth and nose in shops, buses and subway trains. The change came as part of a plan to gradually lift a nationwide lockdown imposed seven weeks ago to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. In a...

Syrian and Russian forces have “deliberately targeted” civilians in northwest Syria, according to a new report by Amnesty International which has urged the UN to ensure aid can keep reaching a war-torn province in the country. The human rights organisation has described how schools and...

Iraqi security forces arrested at least five men from a local political party's headquarters in the southern city of Basra Monday after a protester was shot dead outside the building. It was the first death since modest anti-government protests resumed Sunday, ending months of relative calm...

France on Sunday reported 70 more deaths from the coronavirus over the last 24 hours, its lowest daily toll in recent weeks just ahead of the first easing of an almost two-month lockdown. The new deaths brought the total toll in hospitals and nursing homes from the pandemic in France to...