Chowdhury Mueen Uddin, a convicted war criminal living in the UK, has reportedly sued British Home Secretary Priti Patel for £60,000 in libel charges after she shared a report on Twitter linking him to war crimes during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971.

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.

Russia and China are trying to undermine US democracy in the run-up to November’s presidential election, Joe Biden said, citing intelligence briefings

President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million were at risk of

John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the US House of Representatives, died on Friday. Lewis, a member of

The EU’s diplomatic chief on Friday attacked the US over its use of economic sanctions, after Washington opened the way to measures over Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

A 100-year-old World War II veteran who became a coronavirus lockdown hero by raising millions for British health charities was knighted Friday in a special ceremony by Queen Elizabeth II.

Tensions are mounting by the day between the United States and China, leading to talk of a new Cold War. Experts see important historical differences -- but believe the two powers are entering dangerous territory.

Coronavirus has revealed the “fragile skeleton” of societies and could push 100 million people into extreme poverty, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said yesterday.

Faced with investors demanding “results” in the fight against Amazon deforestation, Brazil’s government seems to be performing something of an about-face, although it will have to work to convince skeptics.

Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has been admitted to hospital for medical checks, and the country’s crown prince will temporarily carry out some of his duties, the state news agency KUNA reports.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity” to build a more equal, sustainable world.

The World Health Organization is forming a team of international experts to go to China to study the origins of the novel coronavirus, but it will not be in place before the end of July.

Netflix has announced its most financially ambitious feature film so far that would see Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling join forces for a spy thriller directed by the Russo Brothers.

Russia is holding military exercises to test its combat readiness amid clashes between its ally Azerbaijan and Armenian forces, Russia’s defence minister told his Azeri counterpart.

The Japanese government has laid out its plan for shifting manufacturing out of China to Southeast Asia or Japan.

This is the story of Mohammad Khan’s endeavors and success after he went to Kenya’s Nairobi from Bangladesh in search of a business opportunity that would not only be profitable but also contribute to people’s well-being.

Twitter Inc disclosed late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles of

A new book on Donald Trump written by his niece sold nearly a million copies on the first day it went on sale in the United States, its publisher said

President Vladimir Putin has ordered snap military drills involving 150,000 personnel and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels to ensure “security in