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Is there an active role for NATO in the Libya conflict?

With no end in sight for the humanitarian crisis, NATO’s intervention may prove the only solution in finding peace and in halting other countries’ interference

Poland's presidential election to be held within 74 days

It was the first time in almost 31 years of Polish democracy that voting for the election in line with the constitution, scheduled for Sunday, did not take place. The speaker of parliament now has two weeks to announce a new date.

The 'massacre' of Italy's elderly nursing home residents

Covid-19 patients in Italy's virus epicentre of Lombardy were transferred to nursing homes by an official resolution with catastrophic consequences.

Coronavirus causes devastation in US and UK care homes for the elderly

Thousands of people in care are believed to have died but many are not believed to have been included in statistics tallying Covid-19 deaths.

Trump to ease lockdown, saying virus cases have 'passed peak'

Leaders around the world are wrestling with the dilemma of how to return to normal and kickstart their shattered economies without risking a devastating second wave of infections.

Coronavirus deaths in France now over 10,000 – latest updates

The virus has killed more than 80,000 people and has spread to 209 countries and territories. Here are the latest updates for April 7:

WHO warns young people 'not invincible' against coronavirus

While the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the hardest hit by the virus, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that young people were also vulnerable.

Late surge lifts Wall Street stocks as virus hits economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 9.4 percent, its best gain since October 2008, as stocks doubled their gains in the last half-hour as Presidential Donald Trump held a press conference on the administration's response to the coronavirus.

Globe braces for long battle against virus as cases spread

Scientists race to find a treatment, crews scrub everything from money to buses, and quarantines are being enforced from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to an uninhabited island in the Pacific as the world fights the spread of the coronavirus.

Northwest Syria violence displaces 500,000 in two months – UN

The World Health Organization has concerns that conditions in the violence-plagued region are conducive to the outbreak of diseases.

So how did Pakistan's Imran Khan fare on his Davos tour?

It was a mixed bag for Pakistan's prime minister who is always well-received, but unable to convincingly make Pakistan's case.

EU chiefs sign Brexit deal ahead of parliamentary vote

The leaders of two of the European Union’s main institutions signed the divorce agreement governing Britain’s departure from the bloc next week, sealing the penultimate step in Brexit at a ceremony held without media access.