China seals off more cities as virus toll climbs

China sealed off millions more people near the epicentre of a virus outbreak on Friday, shutting down public transport in an eighth city in an unprecedented quarantine effort as the death toll from the disease climbed to 25.

IS resurgence possible if US leaves Iraq: general

The Islamic State group is weakened but a resurgence is possible if the United States leaves Iraq, US Major General Alexus Grynkewich, the number two commander for the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq and Syria, said Wednesday.

China quarantines city at centre of virus outbreak

China placed the city at the centre of a virus outbreak under effective quarantine on Thursday, suspending outward flights and trains in a drastic step to contain a contagious disease that has killed 17, stricken hundreds and reached other countries.

Mexican troops repel border-storming migrant caravan

Hundreds of Central Americans from a new migrant caravan tried to storm into Mexico on Monday by fording the river that divides the country from Guatemala, but National Guardsmen fired tear gas to force them back.

US Senate approves new North American trade deal

The US Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve a new North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a second back-to-back trade win just as his impeachment trial was beginning in Washington.

E-paper