The U.N. General Assembly approved Thursday a resolution calling for "international cooperation" and "multilateralism" in the fight against COVID-19, in the first text to come out of the international body since the outbreak began. The resolution, approved by consensus, also stresses "the...

Israeli police arrested the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs early Friday for allegedly violating an Israeli ban on Palestinian political activities in east Jerusalem. Fadi al-Hidmi was arrested at his home near the Mount of Olives. His office circulated surveillance camera...

Europe's stock markets slid in early deals Friday as global novel coronavirus infections topped one million and the death toll surpassed 50,000. In initial deals, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip firms erased 1.3 percent to 5,410.95 points compared with Thursday's close....

Syrian authorities on Thursday sealed a major Shi'ite shrine that is a magnet for tens of thousands of Iranian pilgrims whom medics and the U.N. officials warned their congregation puts the country at risk of a major spread of coronavirus. The move comes as the war-ravaged country steps up...