Italy's daily death toll dips – latest updates

The global coronavirus pandemic has affected more than five million people, with over 340,000 deaths, according to a tracker. Here are coronavirus-related updates for May 23:

Turkish, US presidents discuss Libya, Syria in call

Over the phone, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump also talk about bilateral ties and regional developments, including Syria and Libya.

US adding 33 Chinese companies, institutions to economic black list

The department said those entities were "complicit in human rights violations and abuses committed in China’s campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor and high-technology surveillance against Uighurs" and others.

Turkish president issues message for Muslims' Eid al-Fitr

This year, the festival must be welcomed in homes due to coronavirus outbreak, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

High-speed train services set to resume after Covid-19 pause in Turkey

The train services suspended on March 28 due to coronavirus outbreak will resume in four routes with 16 services in a day, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said in a statement.

Turkey to partially allow collective prayers on May 29

Two out of five daily prayers, also Friday prayers to be allowed in mosques, prayer rooms in country's 81 provinces.

Erdogan urges public to be vigilant during Covid-19 normalisation process

"Slightest neglect could lead to resuscitation of epidemic," warns Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

UK to put int'l arrivals in 14-day quarantine from June 8 – latest updates

The global coronavirus pandemic has affected more than five million people, with over 334,000 deaths. Here are coronavirus-related updates for May 22:

How Turkish drones are changing the course of the Libyan civil war

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar assumed that Ankara’s support of the UN-recognised Tripoli government would not stand in his way. That turned out to be a miscalculation.

Turkey commemorates exile of Circassians

The Circassians, a predominantly Muslim people, suffered greatly under the Russians and were subjected to ethnic cleansing in 1864 where some 400,000-500,000 people are believed to have died.

'Turkey's investments in health care paying off during pandemic'

Turkey's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun pens article for The Washington Times on the country's fight against coronavirus, highlighting the government's reforms and investments in the health sector.

Report: Greek police using pandemic as cover to expel asylum seekers

Human rights activists accuse Greece of using the coronavirus pandemic as cover for abusing asylum seekers, says Wall Street Journal.