China

As Sino-Indian border skirmishes hint at a war between the two countries

China claims the territory to be its own and has objected to the Indian construction of roads in the area

Council veto-powers Russia and China have already signalled they are against re-imposing an arms embargo on Iran

Some 1.15 million tests have been conducted in the country to date

London is looking at the possibility of phasing Huawei out of its 5G network completely by 2023

Country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said 216 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours

Dr Zafar Mirza says WHO only assessing situation through ‘health lens’

Health ministry indicated that the death toll had risen by 1,272, to a total of 38,406 in the country

Sino-US relations have nosedived in recent months with the countries

Harvard research showed a steep increase in hospital car park occupancy in August 2019

Sindh CM's appeal comes as the province reports 1,748 new cases – majority of them in Karachi

The kingdom has more than 250,000 coronavirus cases, according to Reuters tally

Pest infestation now covers an area of 57 million hectares in the country, says DG Crop Protection

Potential for presymptomatic transmission underscores the importance of social distancing, says WHO expert

The research used high-resolution satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan

Early infection rates of SARS-CoV-2 grew by 68% a day in Iran without anti-contagion policies

Wide-scale lockdowns including shop and school closures have reduced Covid-19 transmission rates in Europe

Country reports 2,134 new cases over past 2 days, bringing tally to 96,462

Dr Azra says lawmakers above 55 or those with comorbidities should not attend assembly session

Hospitalisations fall, new infections slow down

Restrictions on public gatherings were put in place on March 17

As many as 8,109 coronavirus patients had recovered so far

South Pacific nation, with a population of five million, has had 1,154 confirmed cases and 22 deaths

Pakistan must renegotiate trade deal to promote exports to Chinese markets

Tokyo is in complicated position amid tension between China and US over new security law

TikTok lookalike Zynn was introduced in May and became the most popular free app in the US

In phase-I safety and dosage of neutralising antibody will be tested among healthy people

The Republican lawmaker declines to provide details when asked for evidence

President Xi last month pledged $2 billion in financial support over the next two years to help deal with Covid-19

Top military officials meet on Chinese side of Line of Actual Control

It had been expected to fall 9.7% in May

Recent survey revealed illegal wildlife trade in Pakistan

Supply resumes after govt lifts restriction on fishing

South Asian nations experience record number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks

According to CM Murad, 554 patients have recovered and sent to their homes

Masks alone will not protect people from coronavirus says WHO chief, urging additional protective measures as well

Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, most-affected nations

Ministry said total deaths had increased to 994, while confirmed cases had reached 21,340

Reported death toll rose by 33 to 8,646

Officials say 197 people died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official nationwide death toll to 5,725

No new deaths reported, the death toll remained 4,634

Both sides would first focus on to pull back additional troops deployed in Ladakh, say Indian officials

50-year-old suspect surnamed Li work as a guard at the school in the town of Wangfu

Over 4,600 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day rise ever

Experts say continent needs to raise testing capacity from 1m to 10m per day

Iran recorded 3,134 new virus cases and 70 deaths on Wednesday

Global death toll surpasses 386,000, while over 2.8 million patients recovered, says Johns Hopkins University

SAPM Gill says operation against flouting of the SOPs has been launched

FO spokesperson hopes under ‘impulse of BJP’s rightist ideology’, regional peace, security will not be imperilled

India is planning false flag operation, says DG ISPR