64 Ethiopians found dead in cargo container in Mozambique Sixty-four migrants from Ethiopia were found dead on Tuesday, crammed inside a freight container in the northwestern Mozambican province of Tete, a senior hospital official said.

Italy virus toll tops 4,000, New York joins California in lockdown The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world's worst-hit nation, surged past 4,000 on Friday as New York and other US states joined California in ordering a lockdown to try to bring the pandemic under control.

Strong measures needed in COVID-19 fight

Việt Nam must continue its strong efforts to decisively prevent and cope with the COVID-19 epidemic which was spreading globally, said Deputy Prime Minister and head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Vũ Đức Đam yesterday.

In tense talks, EU warns Erdogan to respect migrants deal Stern-faced EU leaders warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect the terms of a previous deal to keep migrants away from Europe's borders, after the Turkish leader came to Brussels to demand more support.

Turkey-Russia agreed ceasefire in Syria's Idlib comes into force A ceasefire in northern Syria agreed between Russia and Turkey came into force on Friday, aiming to halt intense fighting that has sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears of their armies clashing.

Putin, Erdogan seek to ease Syria tensions at high-stakes talks The leaders of Russia and Turkey meet in Moscow on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions that have threatened to bring their two countries into direct conflict in Syria.

Merkel's party in crucible as Thuringia votes again Lawmakers in eastern German state Thuringia will try again to elect a new state premier on Wednesday, re-running a vote that sank Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party into what has been described as the biggest crisis in its history.

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Seven charged with human smuggling in connection to Essex lorry deaths Police in Hà Tĩnh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people for human trafficking in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese in a lorry in the UK last year.

Pentagon shifts $3.8 bn more to Mexico border wall The US Defense Department said on Thursday it is shifting another $3.8 billion towards paying for a wall on the US-Mexico border as President Donald Trump extended his "national emergency" declaration over unlawful migration for another year.