Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin met the king yesterday to ask him to declare a state of emergency, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said - a move that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim denounced as an attempt to cling to power.

Seventy years after Chinese troops entered the Korean War to fight against US troops, President Xi Jinping yesterday said that China will never allow its sovereignty, security and development interests to be undermined.

The United States presidential election will be “make or break” for the planet after four years during which Donald Trump frustrated global efforts to slash emissions, climate experts warn, fearing his re-election may imperil the world’s chances of avoiding catastrophic warming.

Libya's warring factions sign a permanent ceasefire agreement, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed will require wider agreement among myriad armed groups and the outside powers that support them.

Russia has granted US whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said on Thursday, a step towards Russian citizenship if he wants it.

US President Donald Trump’s description of India as a filthy place with polluted air has unleashed calls on social media for urgent clean-up action, particularly over New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital.

Bangladesh has lodged an amended submission on the limits of its outer continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal to the United Nations.

Russia has granted US whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said yesterday, a step towards Russian citizenship if he wants it.

Dashing hope of protesters, three-time Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri was named to the post for a fourth time yesterday and immediately promised a government of technocrats committed to a French-backed reform plan.

President Donald Trump’s testy relationship with the US media is no secret, but his election rival Joe Biden has had a rather different experience during the 2020 campaign.

China threatened yesterday to retaliate against the latest US arms sale to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, as the island welcomed the weapons package but said it was not looking to get into an arms race with Beijing.

An air strike by the Afghan military that hit a religious school, locally called as madrasa, killed 11 children and a prayer leader, local authorities said yesterday, in an account disputed by the national government.

Businesses closed across Ireland yesterday for a second national coronavirus lockdown, as record infection surges in Germany and Italy helped to spread gloom across the continent.

Iran and Russia yesterday strongly denied US allegations of having taken actions to influence public opinion ahead of the November 3 US presidential election.

Two-thirds of American voters are concerned the presidential election will not be fair, suggesting Donald Trump’s sustained attacks on mass mail-in ballots are working.

Thailand yesterday rolled back an emergency decree aimed at ending months of protests against the government and monarchy that had only inflamed anger and brought tens of thousands of people onto Bangkok streets.

The European Parliament yesterday awarded the Sakharov Prize for human rights to the movement opposing President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus, led by the exiled Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

Pope Francis on Wednesday voiced support for same-sex couples, calling them “children of God” and saying they should be allowed to have legally recognised civil unions, in a radical shift from previous pontiffs.

Egypt executed 49 prisoners in just 10 days in October, Human Rights Watch said yesterday, calling for authorities to “immediately halt” carrying out death sentences.

The Nigerian military has offered to deploy in Lagos state if needed to protect key business and government sites amid anti-police protests, the governor said on Thursday.