Category: World News

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political ones in honor of the Iranian new year on Friday, state TV … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump intends to nominate Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir to be the U.S. representative to the World Health Organization’s Executive Board, the White House … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Banging pots and pans from their balconies, thousands of Spaniards under lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic nearly drowned out King Felipe’s broadcast address to the nation on … Read More

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will use a health-focused statute to swiftly remove migrants or asylum seekers who cross the … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress to approve $500 billion in cash payments to taxpayers in two rounds that would start April 6 … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has reported 14 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases up to 210. The country has so … Read More

By Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Passengers aboard a British cruise ship that has been stranded for more than a week in the Caribbean after several cases … Read More

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – “Dear world, how is the lockdown? Gaza.” A sly dig at the international community, this is just one among a torrent of social media … Read More

By Jeff Mason, Matt Spetalnick and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus, saying Beijing should have … Read More

By Ece Toksabay and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan advised Turks on Wednesday not to leave home unless necessary for three weeks and to minimise social contact … Read More