Japan's cabinet approves visa cancellation policy

Japan's Cabinet approved a policy on Friday that enables the government to invalidate the visas of people coming from China and South Korea.
Pompeo urges Taliban to abide by peace deal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging the Taliban to abide by the peace agreement it signed with the US last week.
Five European nations criticize N.K. missile tests
Five European countries of the United Nations Security Council have condemned North Korea's recent missile tests.
Japan says state visit by China's Xi postponed over virus
A state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping has been postponed as preventing the outbreak of the new coronavirus is "the biggest challenge" facing both countries, Japan's top government spokesman said Thursday.
Taliban attack kills 4 Afghan police in northern Kunduz province
Four Afghan police were killed after the Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Imam Sahib district of the northern Kunduz province on Thursday, head of the provincial council Mohammad Yusuf Ayubi said.
Former UN chief Perez de Cuellar dies
Peruvian diplomat Javier Perez de Cuellar, who led the United Nations for 10 years, has died. He was 100 years old.
Italy to close schools nationwide to contain virus
Italy's government announced on Wednesday that it is closing all schools and universities nationwide as the number of confirmed infections of the new coronavirus in the country have topped 3,000.