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LONDON – Passengers arriving in England from the United States will not be exempt from quarantine rules, Britain’s transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. When asked if the United States would be on a “red list” of countries to which a 14-day quarantine would apply, Shapps said: “I am …

SYDNEY – Australia will increase defense spending by 40% in the next ten years, buying long-range military assets that will focus on the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. In a speech that threatens to inflame tensions with China, Morrison said Australia would spend a AUD $270 …

KABUL – The United States on Wednesday welcomed Pakistan’s move to open its third border crossing with Afghanistan to facilitate trade between the two countries. “Encouraged that Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to open a third border crossing at Ghulam Khan to facilitate trade between the two countries and help …

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke of the imminent return of an Iranian citizen imprisoned in the United States, calling on Washington to release all Iranian hostages. “Glad that Dr. Majid Taheri and Mr. White will soon be joining their families,” Zarif wrote on his Twitter account …

WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend an in-person summit of G7 leaders that US President Donald Trump has suggested he will host despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Politico website quoted her spokesman as saying on Friday. Leaders from the Group of Seven, which the United …

BEIJING – Washington has attempted to divert blame from the Trump administration’s own coronavirus outbreak mishandling by smearing Beijing’s COVID-19 response, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The step is barking the wrong tree, said spokesman Zhao Lijian at a regular briefing, adding its intimidation and bullying tactics would only …

BEIJING – Gauden Galea, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in China, told Sky News earlier in the day that Beijing had declined to enable the WHO to enter the inquiry into the causes of the COVID-19 outbreak. “The WHO would be keen to work with international partners and …

WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. “We are not happy with China. We are not happy with that whole situation because we believe it could have been …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said the severity of coronavirus was not as serious in Pakistan as in other areas of the world. He said this while chairing a meeting regarding the effect of COVID-19 on the social infrastructure and economy of the country. According to an official …

KABUL – Taliban have shared a list of 50 attacks conducted by the United States and Afghan security forces following the US-Taliban peace deal in late February, accusing the US of violating terms of the deal and thus adding another layer of complication to the already hindered peace process. Sharing …