North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Two “short-range projectiles”...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says an infant with COVID-19 has died and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of death. Officials didn't release other information about the infant, who was from Cook County, which includes Chicago, including whether the child had other health...

Saudi Arabia's Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile over the capital just before midnight, state media said early Sunday.  Residents of Riyadh reported on social media hearing loud explosions late Saturday. Minutes later, state media carried a statement by...

The United Arab Emirates extended on Saturday to April 5 a nightly curfew to sterilize public places to combat the coronavirus as neighboring Qatar reported its first death from the disease. The UAE's deep clean campaign, being implemented between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. each day, began on...