Confirmed coronavirus cases in Latin America have surged past one million, while hard-hit Britain and Russia eased lockdowns Monday, despite not having their outbreaks fully under control. Governments around the world are moving to ease restrictions that have wrecked their economies, even...

Protests sweeping the United States over the death of George Floyd reverberated on the other side of the globe Monday when thousands marched in solidarity on the streets of New Zealand. The rallies were peaceful in contrast to the days of violent protests in the US after Floyd, an...

Nations around the world have watched in horror at the  civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.  Racism-tinged events no longer startle even...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A new wave of displacement began Sunday in the northern Idlib province as residents fear a new offensive by regime forces despite the 3-month-old ceasefire. Khalid Raslan, 35, along five families fled the Jabal al-Zawiya region to the Turkish border on Sunday. Raslan...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said the destroying of Ma’aret al-Numan and Saraqeb towns in northern Idlib province and displacing their residents is a clear example of the Syrian regime’s tactics in its recent military campaign between early December 2019 and March 2020,...

Two officials at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were being expelled for "indulging in espionage activities", India's foreign ministry said late Sunday, allegations that its nuclear-armed rival called "baseless". Tensions are already heightened between the neighbouring foes over...

China’s state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to end Hong Kong’s special status if Beijing imposes new national security laws on the city, which is bracing for fresh protests. Trump on Friday pledged to “take action to revoke...

The number of Turkey's COVID-19 cases remains at the "anticipated level," while the number of patients who need respiratory support continues to drop, according to Turkey's top health authority on Sunday. The number of patients who recovered from the disease reached almost 128,000 as 989...

Jurgen Klopp admitted on Sunday that it has been a "massive lift" to see his Liverpool squad back training together as they prepare for the return of the Premier League. The English top flight is set to restart on June 17 and teams have been able to resume group training after weeks of...

SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. With test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken poised to take over manual control if necessary,...

The Trump administration will not invoke federal authority over the National Guard for now, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday as protests flared in multiple U.S. cities following the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis in police custody last week. "We're not...

Spain's prime minister said Sunday the country needed 15 more days of lockdown until June 21 "to finish with the pandemic once and for all", and he would ask parliament to approve a final two-week extension to the stay home rule. "We have almost set out what we set out to do," Pedro Sanchez...

Mask-clad worshippers flocked to Saudi mosques that reopened nationwide Sunday, except in the holy city of Mecca, more than two months after congregational prayers were halted under a coronavirus-triggered lockdown. Complying with stringent social distancing rules, worshippers kept a...

Emirates Airline said Sunday it will cut "a few" jobs in the face of the downturn over the coronavirus crisis, but did not specify the extent of the layoffs. "We reviewed all possible scenarios in order to sustain our business operations, but we have come to the conclusion that we...

Venezuela will increase fuel prices in June, the president said, putting a limit on state subsidies that for decades had allowed citizens to fill their gas tanks virtually for free. Although the country has huge oil reserves, production has collapsed and Venezuelans are facing dire...

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Argentina international Mauro Icardi from Inter Milan on a four-year deal after taking up the option to buy the on-loan forward, the two clubs announced on Sunday. Icardi joined PSG this season and impressed with 20 goals in 31 games, before the Ligue 1...

British foreign minister Dominic Raab defended Sunday the government's "careful" loosening of the coronavirus lockdown, saying it was the "right step to be taking at this moment in time". Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under fire from some scientists for easing a lockdown put in...

Egypt's military said it had killed 19 militants in targeted ground and air operations as part of its battle to quell a long-running Islamist insurgency in north Sinai. Five soldiers were killed or wounded in the operations last week, according to the online video statement Saturday, which...

Sudanese authorities have begun to recover billions of dollars of real estate illegally amassed by deposed dictator Omar al-Bashir's regime, but other assets will be difficult to seize, experts say. "Initial estimates indicate that the real estate and properties owned by the former...

Iraq has only 190,000 tons of rice available in its coffers for its food rationing program, the trade ministry said in a statement late Saturday. The country needs around 1-1.25 million tons of rice a year to support the program. In March, the trade ministry pleaded for money from the...