Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested negative for the coronavirus.
According to media reports, the leader had taken the test after it emerged that a civil society activist who he had met had contracted the virus.
Khan's samples were collected by a team of doctors from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital.
Faisal Edhi, the chairman of Edhi Foundation, had developed flu-like symptoms and tested positive for the virus, a day after he had met the Prime Minister.
Iran calls US peace proposals 'unrealistic', Trump issues new warning to Tehran
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Iran's energy plants and oil wells would be obliterated if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran described US peace proposals as "unrealistic" and fired waves of missiles at Israel.
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks
Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies.
France seeks emergency UN meeting after Lebanon peacekeeper attacks
France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday he'd requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following "the extremely serious incidents" targeting UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says
Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday.
Trump again warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was in talks with a "more reasonable regime" to end the war in Iran but repeated his warning to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk US attacks on its oil wells and power plants.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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