Morning News Brief: Coronavirus death toll rises, US kills Al-Qaeda chief in Arabian Peninsula and more

As coronavirus death toll rises over 635, President Xi says China starting 'people's war'

The death toll inChina'scoronavirus continued to rise on Friday with authorities reporting at least 636 deaths with infections rising past 31,000. Read more

US killed chief of Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula in Yemen: Trump

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that US forces had killed its founder and leader Qassim al-Rimi. Read more

AtleasttwoPalestinianskilled,16IsraelishurtinviolenceoverTrumpplan

AtleasttwoPalestinianswerekilledin the occupied West Bank and16Israeliswerehurton Thursday in a surge ofviolencethat erupted amid Palestinian anger at aUSpeaceplan. Read more

Basque double dumps Barcelona and Real Madrid out of Copa del Rey

BarcelonaandReal Madridboth crashed out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night as Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad pulled off a shock Basque double to reach the semi-finals. Read more

Gravitas: Jet skids off runway in Istanbul