KUWAIT -- US President Donald Trump is awarding Friday the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, to the Amir of Kuwait His Highness Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the White House announces.
RAMALLAH -- A Palestinian man dies of a heart attack after he had been hit by a stun grenade fired by the Israeli forces near Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says in a press statement.
LONDON -- A second wave of coronavirus (Covid-19) is currently hitting the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, adding it is expected and inevitable.
ANKARA -- The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that his country is ready for talks with neighboring Greece over recent tension in Eastern Mediterranean.
WASHINGTON -- The US will impose a ban on Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat in the next 48 hours, saying the move aims to "safeguard the national security" of the country, the Commerce Department says. (end) mt