In recent months President Trump has issued similar orders to reduce US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Saudi Foreign Minister says we have made significant progress in the last few days and hope that this progress can lead to a final agreement which looks in reach.

The negotiators of the two sides, Britain's David Frost and the EU's Michel Barnier, have paused trade talks and said that they would brief their leaders to seek new impetus for the talks.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly’s first-ever session on the coronavirus pandemic, he warned that the world could be fighting the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic for decades to come even if vaccines are quickly approved.

In a statement, Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani condemned the terrorist attack on the industrial compound.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Chinese enterprises always operate in accordance with laws and regulations, and strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the host countries of their international operations.

Antonio Guterres was speaking at the UN General Assembly’s first-ever session on the coronavirus pandemic.