The World Health Organization has reported a record-breaking number of coronavirus cases worldwide, with at least 307,930 cases confirmed in just one day.  Victoria, the second-most populous state in Australia and the epicentre of

JERUSALEM: Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second- wave surge of new cases, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.During the

A Turkish seismic survey vessel, whose research in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean has been at the heart of a weeks-long standoff between Ankara and Athens, has returned to waters near southern

AMMAN: The UN refugee agency is stepping up efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 among tens of thousands of Syrians in camps in Jordan after the first cases were confirmed last week, the

Racial inequality in the United States came into sharp focus this year, and became a defining topic of the national debate, after police killings of Black Americans ignited months of widespread protests and galvanised

DUBAI: Time was when Turkey pursued a foreign policy devised by an academic turned foreign minister that came to be known as “zero problems” with neighbors. Even though 10 years is a very short

As the United States marks the 19th anniversary of the deadliest attack on American soil, President Donald Trump seeks to fulfil his pledge to end the country's post-9/11 "forever wars", drawing down troops in

LONDON: Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon, the UK's foreign secretary said on Thursday. The Islamic Republic “must comply with its nuclear commitments and preserve the JCPOA,” Dominic Raab said, referring to the

US President Donald Trump to campaign in the battleground state of Michigan, Joe Biden to host virtual fundraisers, Kamala Harris in Miami, Mike Pence speaks to military cadets. US Senate rejects a slimmed-down Republican

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has recorded 883 new coronavirus cases, the country’s biggest daily jump since late May.The figures bring the total number of recorded infections to 75,981 and 393 confirmed deaths. This