Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme from February 1, officials said Thursday, after the program was suspended due to the fast-spreading omicron COVID-19 variant. Pandemic...
The UAE reported on Wednesday 2,902 COVID-19 infections in 24 hours after conducting 518,300 tests. The virus claimed two more lives, raising the country’s death toll...
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge on Tuesday signed a plan that slashes the U.S....
The French Senate has voted in favour of banning the wearing of headscarves in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the field of...
SYDNEY — Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday thanked the US for its help during a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid fears of Russian aggression...
Saudi Arabia has recorded 5,928 new COVID-19 infections and two virus-related fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the state’s Ministry of Health. This brings...
Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hassan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognize the country’s Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in...
An explosion has shut down a pipeline in southeastern Turkey that carries oil from Iraq to world markets, officials and news reports have said. The blast...
Shares in Japan’s Sony plunged Wednesday, ending down nearly 13 percent after Microsoft announced a landmark $69 billion deal to buy US gaming giant Activision Blizzard....
The Israeli police destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem early Wednesday morning, an AFP photographer noted. Before...