The Biden administration is withdrawing Patriot antimissile batteries from four Middle East countries as the US reduces its military footprint in the region amid a reduction in tensions with Iran, a US news outlet reported on Friday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to preside a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 in the first concrete

The World Health Organization yesterday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. It

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two top ministers charged with managing the country’s faltering security yesterday, as the Taliban pressed

India’s central government yesterday urged states to be careful in reopening from Covid-19 lockdowns to prevent a resurgence of infections in the hard-hit country.

A schoolgirl who left Britain to join the so-called Islamic State group and had her British citizenship revoked was a victim of human trafficking, a court heard on Friday.

Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was yesterday declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running.

The United Nations General Assembly has called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

President Vladimir Putin sought on Saturday to give Russia's ruling party a pre-election boost by promising to spend big on infrastructure, education and health.

Following are some world reactions to the election of Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran. Raisi, 60, is a hardline judge who is loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and subject to U.S. sanctions for alleged human rights abuses.

Iranians voted yesterday in an election expected to hand the presidency to a hardline judge subject to US sanctions, though many are likely to

Indian police have summoned Twitter’s top local executive over a viral video on the site of a Muslim man being assaulted, with authorities accusing the US social media giant of stoking sectarian tensions.

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN said yesterday.

The United Nations General Assembly was yesterday set to call for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urge the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged preparation for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States, particularly the latter, state news agency KCNA said yesterday, in his first direct comment on US President Joe Biden’s administration.

Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily yesterday with collusion with a foreign country, a national security case that has sent chills through the city’s media.

Israeli jets launched air strikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after militants in the Palestinian territory again set off incendiary balloons into

For his first meeting with Vladimir Putin in Geneva this week, President Joe Biden gifted his Russian counterpart a pair of American-made

Moscow is closely monitoring developments around a potential Turkish military base in Azerbaijan, a move that could require Russia to take steps to ensure its own security and interests, the Kremlin said on Friday.