Washington, March 13 The Pentagon has confirmed that the US forces conducted strikes against a Shia militia group's facilities across Iraq, as a response to a rocket attack on a military base near Baghdad earlier this week that killed two American soldiers and a British service member.

"Earlier this

Jerusalem, March 13  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of "an emergency national government" to address the coronavirus crisis in the country amid the political stalemate.

In a broadcast statement on Israel's main TV channels, Netanyahu on Thursday urged his

Paris, March 13 French President Emmanuel Macron has warned against the "nationalist withdrawal" as a pitfall to avoid at international levels in the fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic.

"Two pitfalls must be avoided, one is the nationalist withdrawal because this virus has no

Athens, March 13 The Greek government and the European Union (EU) have unveiled a temporary mechanism for the voluntary return of 5,000 migrants from the Greek islands to their countries of origin.

The mechanism, launched on Thursday by Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi and visiting European

United Nations, March 13  A Filipino diplomat at the UN has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, according to Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The Philippines Mission informed the UN medical service on Thursday about the diplomat's infection, Dujarric said.

Washington, March 13  The White House has said that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence do not require testing for the novel coronavirus, following reports that a member of the Brazilian delegation that visited the US last week and met the two have been infected with the disease.

On Thursday,

Tokyo, March 13  US President Donald Trump has suggested that the Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9, should be postponed amid the worsening global spread of coronavirus.

Trump on Thursday told reporters at the White House that postponing the Games for a year would be better th

Islamabad, March 13 Pakistan has hinted at working with neighbouring countries, including India, to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has now spread to over 100 countries and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The number of coronavirus cases both from India and

Islamabad, March 13  With Gilgit-Baltistan reporting another novel coronavirus case, taking the total number of infections to 20 in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Friday to discuss the worsening situation.

"The NSC meeting would be cha

Orlando, March 13  Disney has announced that it was closing the Walt Disney World, its flagship theme park resort in Orlando, Florida, for nearly two weeks starting Sunday because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Throughout its nearly 50-year history, Walt Disney World has closed briefly because of looming hurric