China

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

Xinjiang will give priority to the employment of college graduates and urban and rural workers this year

Notification comes hours after Sindh reports record 1,824 cases

Top-level talks aimed at defusing heightened tensions to be held on June 6

Foreign secretary says he has reached out to Australia, New Zealand, US and Canada about contingency plans

There were 12 victims in the US and eight in Russia and Pakistan each

Sao Paulo now has a total of nearly 120,000 cases with almost 8,000 deaths

MPA was under treatment at a hospital in Islamabad

Death toll from the disease stood at 5,815

The challenge that faces Pakistan now is how to navigate the current rivalry between the US and China

US secretary of state says these kinds of actions echoed similarly heavy-handed behaviour over Hong Kong

Nearly 122,000 patients recover, more than 2,500 in critical condition

Country’s actual Covid-19 numbers top 117,000, while death toll exceeds 9,000, says top Egyptian official

The cost of the city-wide testing effort was about 900 million yuan

President Alvi, PM Imran offer condolences to Munir Khan Orakzai's family

623 more fatalities over the past 24 hours raised the death toll to 29,937 in Brazil

It will provide 5b units of low cost electricity to consumers in Pakistan, AJK

Any actions by the US will meet with firm counterattack, warns Chinese spokesperson

Total number of confirmed cases in mainland China now stands at 83,017, while the death toll remains at 4,634

Pakistan must not engage in rhetoric, pay attention to developing projects

Sends agronomist to Pakistan to promote advanced farm technologies

Security minister says Hong Kong’s government could not be threatened and would push ahead with the new laws

38 more people die of coronavirus, 1,247 fresh cases reported

China’s decision to impose national security laws on Hong Kong has exacerbated public and international concerns

Doctors have demanded deployment of rangers for security at the hospital

A country at war with itself and its neighbours cannot progress

Deals come as GM, Toyota, Tesla seek to expand EV sales in China

Heightened tensions between two nations overshadow optimism over easing of Covid-19

US president had earlier offered to mediate on the border dispute between India and China

Separatist forces advocating independence have misjudged the situation, says Communist Party of China leader

Rifts with China affect India’s relations with its neighbours, experts say

Taiwan’s people will never choose dictatorship nor bow to violence, says Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council

Khuzestan, Razavi Khorasan, Lorestan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Hormozgan, Mazandarana and Kerman among high-risk regions

Highest deaths due to rise in patients suffering from more severe symptoms, says official

The neighbours’ troops have been facing off along the disputed border

Fatalities continue to drop but dramatic rise in cases presents possibility of second wave

Chinese premier says two countries should develop their relationship on the basis of equality, respect

We are engaged with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve this issue, says Indian official

Indian extremist rulers are constantly taking actions, particularly in Occupied Kashmir, says Masood Khan