Teen climate-change fighter Greta Thunberg has shown support for Democrat Joe Biden, urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the US presidential election.

North Korea has unveiled previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at an unprecedented predawn military parade that showcased the country’s long-range weapons for the first time in two years.

Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.

With Russia's mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at noon Saturday following two weeks of heavy fighting that marked the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in a quarter-century.

Pakistan has decided to block social media App TikTok for failing to filter out “immoral” content, three top government officials said yesterday.

Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the Nov 3 election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

US Vice President Mike Pence’s debate with Democrat Kamala Harris attracted 57.9 million TV viewers, the second-highest audience ever for a matchup between vice presidential candidates, according to Nielsen data released on Thursday.

A police sting that busted a prostitution ring and triggered a back-and-forth in the courts has revealed a conflict in Indian law over a woman’s right to sell sex and a state’s right to stop her.

Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and “instigate a civil war”, officials said Thursday.

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in the capital Bishkek yesterday and ordered troops to deploy, as supporters of rival political groups took to the streets after days of unrest following an overturned election.

Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces fought new clashes in and around Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday, while plans to hold talks in Moscow raised hopes of ending the deadliest battles in the South Caucasus for more than 25 years.

China yesterday said it has joined a global Covid-19 vaccine initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), becoming the 170th country and biggest economy to date to support equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines to rich and poor countries alike.

President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sweeping sanctions Thursday on Iran’s banking sector, taking a major new step to cripple the arch-rival’s already struggling economy weeks ahead of US elections.

After dissolving the State Madrassa Education Board in 2018, Indian state Assam’s education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma yesterday announced that the state government is going to close down all government-run madrassas in the state.

Australia’s right-wing former prime minister Tony Abbott registered as an agent of foreign influence yesterday, after controversially taking up a role as a trade advisor to the UK government.

India yesterday successfully test-fired the “Rudram” Anti-Radiation Missile, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft off the east coast today.

At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has fractured global alliances and go-it-alone has turned ugly, some world leaders said today’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the UN World Food Program was a commitment to the belief that only a concerted effort can save humanity from further disaster.

Azerbaijan’s president has ruled out making any concessions to Armenia ahead of talks aimed at halting the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region for more than 25 years.

Republican President Donald Trump prepared today to return to the campaign trail with two potential rallies at the weekend after his Covid-19 diagnosis sidelined him for a week in the White House race against Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Global shipping giant Maersk will stop using military-owned ports in Myanmar, a lobby group has said after leading a campaign against international companies with links to the armed forces.