Associated Press

Subsequent flights are due to bring more of the roughly 700 applicants who are farthest along in the process of getting visas.

The king’s statement immediately sparked an uproar in Parliament, with opposition lawmakers shouting “treason” and demanding that Prime Minister Muhyiddin resign.

The strikes, which include several conducted last week, indicate stepped up U.S. support after weeks of battlefield gains by the Taliban as U.S. troops complete their withdrawal. 

Even as the Games continue, health experts urged Japanese to adopt a “sense of crisis” toward the current outbreak.

The silver medal is Turkmenistan’s first since independence in 1991.

At least 71 people perished in last week’s floods in Henan Province, including 14 who were trapped on the flooded subway in Zhengzhou.

The Himalayan kingdom fully vaccinated 90 percent of eligible adults within a week.

Duterte devoted most of a rambling, nearly three-hour televised speech to non-pandemic topics he has addressed repeatedly in the past.

The reopening has been criticized as a sham, as the five-day session is limited to reviewing the government's COVID-19 response and there are no plans for any votes.

The country's slow vaccine rollout has heaped pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's government.

Wang Jingyu has been on the run from Chinese police since July 2019, after he posted comments in support of mass demonstrations in Hong Kong.