2020: ALJAZEERA (365)

JANUARY

Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy compound in Baghdad

Turkey’s parliament approves military deployment to Libya

Iran FM: Soleimani’s killing ‘international terrorism’

China FM: US should not ‘abuse force’

Iran abandons nuclear deal limits

US-Iran tensions after Soleimani killing: All the latest updates

Stampede at Soleimani’s funeral kills 56, wounds scores

Trump says Iran ‘standing down’, no troops hurt in missile attack

US believes Iran accidentally shot down Ukraine plane

United States: ‘We will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian regime’

Iranian protesters demand Khameni quit over downing of plane

Second day of Iran protests over downing of plane

Libya talks in Russia fail to get ceasefire deal signed

France, Germany, UK pull diplomatic trigger on Iran deal dispute

After delay, House to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate

Beirut shaken by ‘barbaric’ protests crackdown

Iran’s Khamenei defends Revolutionary Guard in Friday sermon

Lebanon’s anti-gov’t protests turn violent in Beirut

Libya rivals, world powers talk peace at Berlin summit

Iraqi security forces kill three protesters in Baghdad

Trump impeachment trial to get underway with battle over rules

Violent protests in Beirut follow Lebanon’s cabinet meeting

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Can Democrats successfully make the case for witnesses?

HK declares ’emergency’ as coronavirus spreads

China scrambles to contain ‘strengthening’ virus

China virus death toll jumps to 106, some 1,771 new cases: Gov’t

Trump unveils his Middle East plan amid Palestinian rejections

‘Nothing new’ in Trump’s plan, say Palestinians

China coronavirus death toll jumps to 170

UK, Russia confirm first cases of coronavirus

FEBRUARY

Arab League rejects Trump’s Middle East plan

First death outside China reported in the Philippines

Wuhan turns to social media to vent anger at coronavirus response

Buttigieg leads Iowa caucus, Sanders second: partial results

US Senate clears Trump of charges in impeachment trial

China coronavirus deaths rise to 636; 31,161 infections

China’s coronavirus death toll soars to 717: official

China virus death toll surges past 800, as infections mount

WHO warns infections could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

More than 1,000 people dead from coronavirus in China

World must consider virus public enemy number one: WHO

UN lists 112 companies with ties to Israeli Settlements 

China reports 116 new deaths; Infections near 65,000

Coronavirus deaths surge past 1,500 in mainland China

Dozens of civilians killed in Saudi – UAE – led air raids in Yemen

Coronavirus death toll nears 1,800 in China

‘Breaking point’: Babies dying in freezing cold amid Idlib push

China’s coronavirus death toll breaches 2,000

Two die of coronavirus in Iran, first fatalities in Middle East

Fighting rages in northwest Syria; two Turkish troops killed

Historic opportunity’: US-Taliban truce takes effect

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

South Korea: 161 more coronavirus cases as deaths rise

WHO raises alarm as virus spreads in parts of Middle East, Europe

Italy struggles with virus ‘that doesn’t respect borders’

Pakistan, Brazil confirm cases as coronavirus spreads globally

33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian gov’t air raid in Idlib

US raises alert level for Italy over coronavirus

Afghanistan’s Taliban, US sign agreement aimed at ending war

MARCH

Turkey shoots down two Syrian fighter jets over Idlib

Jordan reports first confirmed coronavirus case

Turkey shoots down third plane as Syrian forces retake town

Iran toll rises to 92 as global outbreak deepens

Elizabeth Warren, who ran progressive grassroots campaign, ends 2020 run

Coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 globally

Saudi Arabia detains king’s brother, nephew in crackdown

Italy quarantines 16 million people over coronavirus fears

Iran releases 70,000 prisoners as toll rises

Iran records highest single toll from coronavirus

WHO declares coronavirus a global pandemic

Carnage on Wall Street amid coronavirus pandemic

WHO: Europe new epicentre of coronavirus pandemic

US extends coronavirus travel ban to UK and Ireland

368 new coronavirus deaths in Italy

Somalia, Tanzania confirm first coronavirus cases

Italy’s coronavirus death toll surges past 2,500

Italy reports 475 new coronavirus deaths in a day

Italy death toll to surpass China’s

Coronavirus death toll in Europe passes 5,000

Italy Lombardy death toll jumps by 546

Italy coronavirus deaths at 5,476 after 651 rise

Coronavirus cases in the US surge past 35,200

India locks down 1.3 billion people

Spain surpasses China in coronavirus deaths

Spain reports 655 deaths in a day

Italy reports record 919 COVID-19 deaths in a day

Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000

Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756 in one day

Italy reports 812 deaths in one day

US death toll from coronavirus exceeds China

APRIL

UK coronavirus deaths jump by record 563 in a day

Spain coronavirus death toll passes 10,000

NY reports deadliest day; UN warns ‘worst yet to come’ for war-hit countries

Coronavirus deaths in Italy exceed 15,000

Italy coronavirus deaths reach two-week low

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 10,000 in U.S.

New York reports 731 new coronavirus deaths

WHO defends coronavirus handling; UK toll rises

Confirmed coronavirus case worldwide top 1.5m

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 100,000

US reports 2,108 coronavirus deaths in a day

Italy coronavirus death toll lowest in 3 weeks

New York state virus death toll surpasses 10,000

Coronavirus crisis ‘like no other’ as cases near 2m

Global coronavirus cases exceed two million

UK extends coronavirus lockdown for 3 more weeks

First death confirmed in northeast Syria; China economy shrinks

UK coronavirus death toll exceeds 15,000

New York coronavirus curve ‘on the descent’

Italy sees first fall of active coronavirus cases

Confirmed coronavirus cases top 2.5m worldwide

Spain reports 435 coronavirus deaths overnight

Record 26m jobless in US since coronavirus hit

US coronavirus death toll exceeds 50,000

Coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals pass 20,000

Spain daily coronavirus death toll lowest in weeks

Confirmed coronavirus cases top 3m worldwide

France unveils plan for coronavirus lockdown exit

US GDP drops 4.8pc as coronavirus impact hits hard

Confirmed coronavirus recoveries hit 1m worldwide

MAY

India extends coronavirus lockdown for two weeks

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 65,000

Spaid daily coronavirus deaths reach six-week low

China: Pompeo ‘insane’ over coronavirus lab theory

India to launch massive evacuation mission

China says US has no evidence of virus lab leak

Russia coronavirus cases overtake France, Germany

Kuwait to impose 20-day ‘total curfew’

Thousands attend Belarus parade; Seoul shuts bars after flare-up

Germany’s coronavirus infections accelerate again

Russia announces easing of coronavirus lockdown

‘Needless deaths’ warns Fauci over opening

China’s Jilin in lockdown after coronavirus cluster

First coronavirus case in Bangladesh Rohingya camps

US to stockpile possible coronavirus vaccines

Italy to ease coronavirus travel restrictions

Iran slams US sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic

WHO states agree to coronavirus response probe

Trump slams China’s ‘Incompetence’ over coronavirus

Global hydroxychloroquine trial begins; Coronavirus live updates

Death toll in Pakistan passenger plane crash hits 60

Far-right protests in Spain over lockdowns

Russia reports its highest single-day death toll

WHO halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus

Trump urges states to ‘reopen ASAP’: Coronavirus live updates

WHO launches foundation for new funding

China’s parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill

Ex-officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck in custody

Protests across US as cop charged with murder of George Floyd

‘America is sick and we have to root out racism’: Curfews defied as US protests rage

JUNE

‘America in pain’ as protest over George Floyd’s death grip the US

Outrage after peaceful rally tear-gassed for Trump photo-op

Floyd protests; Esper opposes Trump threat to send military

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue

Trump’s ‘this is a great day for Floyd’ remarks slammed

Washington, DC prepares for ‘largest’ protest

Protests against police brutality continue across Europe

George Floyd legacy – US policing under fire

George Floyd to be buried in Houston

George Floyd; Minneapolis police promises reforms

‘Defending sovereignty,’ Trump authorises sanctions on international court

Hong Kong protesters mark anniversary of major police clashes

Anti-racism and far-right protesters rally in London

Atlanta police chief resigns after Black man killed

WHO warning as 100,000 new coronavirus cases logged daily

India says 20 soldiers killed in border clash with China

India, China foreign ministers discuss deadly Ladakh clash

US Supreme Court rules against Trump in ‘capricious’ DACA case

‘China hasn’t seized any Indian personnel’: Beijing on reports saying 10 soldiers freed

China lays claim to Galwan Valley, blames India for border clash

Spain reopens borders as coronavirus restrictions lifted

Global number of coronavirus cases near 9 million

10 years’ jail: Trump targets US statue destroyers

UN, Arab League call on Israel to drop annexation plans

‘Everyone scared’: How Palestinians are preparing for annexation

India coronavirus cases spike to near half-million

Egypt eases lockdown despite surge in coronavirus cases

Global coronavirus death toll approaches half a million

Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help

Details of China’s national security law for Hong Kong unveiled

JULY

Hong Kong marks handover anniversary under shadow of security law

US Congress backs sanctions over China’s Hong Kong security law

Khashoggi’s fiancee appears at murder trial in Turkey

Spain puts 200,000 under coronavirus lockdown: live updates

WHO reports record single-day coronavirus cases: Live updates

Indian coronavirus cases third-highest globally

Melbourne placed on 6-week coronavirus lockdown

‘Life goes on’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

Active coronavirus cases worldwide hit 5.5 million

US, Mexico, S Africa log record rise in coronavirus cases

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence

Erdogan rejects global criticism over Hagia Sophia decision

US reports 3.3 million coronavirus cases

Global coronavirus cases top 13 million

Ethiopia begins filling Grand Renaissance dam on Blue Nile

Coronavirus cases in the US exceed 3.5 million

WHO reports record global daily coronavirus cases increase

WHO reports record daily rise in global coronavirus cases

Trump defiant as US adds 67,000 coronavirus cases

UK coronavirus vaccine shows early promise

California coronavirus cases top 400,000

Global coronavirus infections exceed 15 million

Trump cancels Florida convention as coronavirus cases spike

US military claims Russia sending military equipment to Libya

Security tight after China orders US consulate in Chengdu to shut

Morocco returns to partial coronavirus lockdown

Global coronavirus deaths pass 650,000 

Italy extends state of emergency over coronavirus

US coronavirus deaths top 150,000

US economy has worst-ever quarter with epic 32.9% dive in Q2 GDP

WHO reports record daily rise in global coronavirus cases

AUGUST

Coronavirus pandemic likely to be ‘lengthy’, WHO warns

US coronavirus cases ‘extraordinarly widespread’

UN report warns against N Korea’s ‘miniaturised’ nuclear devices

Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut blast

Beirut explosion death toll rises to 135 as 5,000 wounded

Lebanon ‘detains 16’ in probe of Beirut explosion 

More than a dozen killed in Southern India plane crash

Clashes in Beirut as angers swells over port blast

Second day of protests as anger over Beirut explosion grows

Lebanon president accepts gov’t resignation after Beirut blast

Beirut explosion: Remembering victims of the deadly blast

Joe Biden Kamala Harris host first campaign event

Palestinians unanimously reject UAE-Israel deal

After devastating Beirut explosion, trauma sinks in

Tens of thousands hold biggest protest yet; Lukashenko defiant

Five things to watch as Democrats kick-off national convention

Mali President and PM arrested

For weeks, Malians protested for change. Then a coup happened

US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran

Alexei Navalny allowed to fly to Germany, say Russian doctors

‘Belarus will never forget or forgive’: Tikhanovskaya

Tens of thousands of people rally against Lukashenko in Belarus

German hospital: Clinical finding point to Navalny’s poisoning

Turkey coronavirus infections hit two-month high

Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse arrested, charged for Kenosha shootings

Trump accepts nomination, wraps Republican convention

EU threatens Turkey with sanctions amid east Med crisis

Belarus withdraws accreditation, deports journalists in crackdown

Mustapha Adib on course to be designated Lebanon PM

Hamas says deal reached to end escalation of violence with Israel

SEPTEMBER

Trump heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin despite local officials’ pleas

French reform proposed for Lebanon delves into details

‘Grave concern’: Navalny case alarms chemical weapons agency

Greet, Trukish politicians reignite clash over Easter Med talks

Melbourne anti-coronavirus lockdown protest turns violent

Belarus: Tens of thousands protect Lukashenko’s rule

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentences in Jamal Khashoggi killing

US elections live updates: Trump campaign’s reported money woes

Thousands of refugees homeless after fire destroys Moria camp

Thousands of refugees sleep rough, without food, after Moria fire

After Moria tragedy, few answers for refugees abandoned on roads

Talks between Afghan government and Taliban open in Qatar

Belarus police detain 250 protesters in Minsk as crowds swell

Lukashenko seeks Putin’s help in attempt to survive mass protests

Breaking taboo, UAE and Bahrain to sign deals in US with Israel

Israel ‘normalisation’: Is Saudi Arabia softening its stance?

Greece: Police move refugees to new Lesbos camp after Moria fire

US election live updates: Early Voting starts in four states

Trump bid to replace Ginsburg sparks fierce political fight

US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated. The world disagrees

UN marks 75th anniversary amid coronavirus pandemic

Palestine quits Arab League role in protest over Israel deals

Jurisprudence, inclusivity slow down Afghan talks

Fatah, Hamas say deal reached on Palestinian elections

Bah Ndaw sworn in as Mali’s transitional president following coup

Lebanon PM-designate steps down amid impasse over gov’t formation

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: Live News

Death toll rises as fierce Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rages for second day

‘Savvy player’: Kuwait’s emir praised after death at 91

Azerbaijan, Armenia clash as France, Turkey trade barbs

OCTOBER

Nagorno-Karabakh; Deadly fighting spills into fifth day

Biden and wife test negative for COVID-19

President Trump ‘doing very well’, says White House doctor

Doctors say Trump given steroid, could be discharged Monday

Trump press secretary COVID-19 positive; US election live news

Michelle Obama calls Trump ‘racist’: US election news

‘Historic verdict’: Celebrations as Greece convicts Golden Dawn

Trump, Biden campaigns divided over future debates

Armenia, Azerbaijan meet for Nagorno-Karabakh talks

Trump holds first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

Nagorno-Karabakh truce frays as both sides allege attacks

Amy Coney Barrett testifies in Senate hearing: US election news

Cyprus abolishes controversial passport scheme

Prepare for war, Xi Jinping tells Elite Chinese Troops

Convoy attack kills 14 in Southwest Pakistan

Saudi foreign minister hints at resolving Qatar blockade

Turkey calls attacks on civilians in Ganja a ‘war crime’

Azerbaijan says it shot down another Armenian fighter jet

What role is Russia playing in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Nigeria’s Lagos declares curfew over ‘monster’ protests

Outrage in Nigeria after peaceful protesters shot at

Nigeria unrest: Gunfire heard, smoke seen rising in Lagos

UN says Libya sides reach ‘permanent ceasefire’ deal

Attackers storm Cameroon school, kill several children

Celebrating in Chile as voters back rewriting dictatorship-era chapter

Turkey’s Erdogan and French President Macron butt heads – again

Muslim world’s fallout with France deepens

Turkey condemns Charlie Hebdo over Erdogan cartoon

France to more than double number of soldiers deployed

Deadly earthquake rocks western Turkey, Greece

Macron says he understands Muslims’ shock over prophet cartoons

NOVEMBER

Biden, Trump campaigns enter final sprint: US elections live news

Biden, Trump to rally on final day of elections race

Americans choose between Trump and Biden

Anxious wait for US election results continue

US presidential election still in limbo

Biden takes lead over Trump in Pennsylvania

Joe Biden Beats Donald Trump

President-elect Biden launches transition

Biden vows science-based pandemic response

Russian peacekeepers head to Nagorno-Karabakh

‘Relationship reassessed’: Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia relations

Baby, six months, dies hours after being saved from Mediterranean

UN warns of war crimes amid spiralling Tigray conflict

Ethnic Armenian villagers burn houses before Azerbaijan takeover

Abiy Ahmed and the future of Ethiopia

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 percent effective

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy promises ‘final’ offensive in Tigray

Pfizer ends COVID-19 vaccine trial with 95% success rate

US to label Israel boycott movement as ‘anti-Semitic’: Pompeo

Biden wins Georgia recount as Trump faces more legal setbacks

Concern grows for safety of Eritrean refugees as Tigray war rages

Abiy gives Tigray forces 72-hour ultimatum to surrender capital

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be 90% effective, results show

Ethiopia capturing Tigray capital may not end conflict: Analysts

Football legend Diego Maradona dies at 60

Turkey jails hundreds for life over 2016 failed coup attempt 

Top Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran

Ethiopian PM says military operation over after army seizes Tigray capital

110 farmers killed in ‘brutal’ Nigeria attack, women seized

Iran buries slain nuclear scientist, promises retaliation

DECEMBER

‘Real danger’: Food runs out for Eritrea refugees in Tigray camps

Afghan gov’t, Taliban announce breakthrough deal in peace talks

COVID-19 fallout for ‘decades to come’: UN chief

Saudi FM says final agreement in Qatar dispute ‘in reach’

Saudi Arabia says allies ‘on board’ for resolution of Gulf crisis

Stories of separations and violence as more Ethiopians reach Sudan

Ethiopia’s Abiy denies ‘insurgency’ emerging in Tigray

Ethiopian forces fire at UN team as aid groups seek Tigray access

Hackers steal Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine data in Europe, say firms

Israel, Morocco agree to normalize relations in US-brokered deal

‘Doesn’t serve Palestinians’: Israel-Morocco to normalise ties

Declare ‘state of climate emergency’, UN boss urges world leaders

Parents appeal to a Nigeria gov’t to rescue kidnapped students

Ethiopia’s Tigray war: A doctor’s account of Mekelle’s plight

Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students

Iran nuclear deal participants hold virtual talks amid tensions

‘Bring back our boys’: Nigerians protest kidnappings

Pakistan alleges India preparing for ‘surgical strike’

UK imposes tighter curbs amid confirmation of new COVID strain

Several European nations halt UK flights over new COVID strain

UK cut off over fears of new coronavirus strain

How Turkey became a hub for Arab Spring exiles

Iran 2020: A tumultuous year in review

After months of negotiations, UK, EU secure Brexit trade deal

Erdogan says Turkey wants better ties with Israel

COVID in besieged Gaza: ‘A blockade inside a blockade’

COVID: Israel enters third lockdown amid vaccination drive

Strong earthquake kills at least seven people in Croatia

Yemen’s PM condemns ‘treacherous, cowardly’ Aden airport attack

In 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement shook the world

Iran implicates UK firm, US base in Germany in Soleimani killing

News Source: Aljazeera

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