An inspector general report detailed how tensions between Iran and its militia forces with the U.S. led to an accelerated transfer of several bases to Iraqi troops over force protection issues. From ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Turkey seeks global funding help to gird against lira shock
Turkey's government has appealed to foreign allies in an urgent search for funding, three senior Turkish officials said, as it prepares defences against what analysts fear could be a second currency ... ( read original story ...)
Province’s first turkey hunt pushed back to 2021
The turkey hunt was supposed to start this week — with opening day Monday. But the two week season ended up being pushed back until May 2021. "As a result of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000: health minister
Turkey's coronavirus death toll has reached 4,007, after 55 more people died in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam determined to save British pilot in order to avoid its first COVID-19 death
NYC Mayor de Blasio holds briefing The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic as "unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable" after finding that ... ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: Japan lifts emergency; China hits back at US
Japan's prime minister lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus for the majority of the country but kept it in place for top cities Tokyo and Osaka. After fears the virus could ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts state of emergency – but not for major cities
World Japan lifts state of emergency - but not for major cities. Posted . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency in large parts of the country on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
First coronavirus case at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
WHO confirms Rohingya man has tested positive, raising fears of rapid spread through camps ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh says coronavirus detected in Rohingya refugee camp – official
The novel coronavirus has been detected in one of the camps in southern Bangladesh that are home to more than a million Rohingya refugees, officials said on Thursday, as humanitarian groups warned ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh unions urge factories to do more to protect workers from coronavirus
Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh are failing to meet their own safety guidelines set up to protect workers from the coronavirus as factories reopen, union leaders have warned. ( read original story ...)