In the past three weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has more than doubled compared with the previous three weeks before the government lifted lockdown measures on May 9, Reuters reported June 5.
Despite recent upticks in COVID-19 cases, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan canceled the next round of nationwide lockdown measures, including the government’s just-announced weekend curfew in 15 cities, due to the high "social and economic consequences," Bloomberg reported June 5.
According to the latest report from the U.S. Labor Department, the U.S. economy added a record 2.5 million jobs in May, with the unemployment rate falling to 13.3 percent, Bloomberg reported June 5.
Libya’s U.N.-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has secured complete control of Tripoli after seizing the capital city’s international airport from Khalifa Hifter’s rebel Libyan National Army (LNA), Al Jazeera reported June 4.
The Palestinian Authority will not accept its monthly disbursement of Israeli tax payments, a Palestinian Authority spokesman said June 3, saying the move was "in accordance with the leadership decision to stop all forms of coordination with Israel."
To mark the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens violated the city’s COVID-19 public gathering restrictions to appear for a vigil in Victoria Park, the South China Morning Post reported June 4.
The United States is reportedly “highly unlikely” to support Israel’s move to begin unilaterally annexing portions of the West Bank on July 1, The Times of Israel reported June 3, citing an anonymous source who noted the U.S.-Israeli team still needed more time to map out parts of the region that would fall under Israeli sovereignty.
The Philippines has halted plans to terminate a longstanding military pact with the United States, citing "political and other developments" in the region, The New York Times reported June 2.
Hong Kong officials have extended citywide social distancing measures until June 18, citing a cluster of COVID-19 infections in the city after over two weeks without new cases, the South China Morning Post reported June 2.
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA)’s latest monthly report showed consumer spending was down 33 percent and that cash withdrawals were down by 35 percent compared with a year ago, Reuters reported June 1.
