The US government has announced that it will grant temporary waivers to eight "jurisdictions", allowing them to buy Iranian oil beyond November 5, when the second round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic takes

Washington, DC - Mourners attended a prayer and memorial service for slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Washington, DC, the city where he was based before his killing exactly a month ago. Friday's memorial

Amal Hussain, a seven-year-old girl whose image in the New York Times last week brought new attention to the thousands upon thousands of children suffering the dire consequences of Yemen's devastating war, has died,

LONDON: A raft of new US sanctions against Iran were announced on Friday, as it emerged that eight territories have been temporarily exempted from restrictions on importing oil from the country. The move means

What happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been the subject of denials, official leaks, presidential speeches, changing Saudi narrative and global outrage. His killing

Pakistan's far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party has called off protests against the acquittal of a Christian woman accused of blasphemy which have rocked the Muslim-majority South Asian democracy in recent days. TLP on Friday signed an

The US government has announced that it will grant temporary waivers to eight "jurisdictions", allowing them to buy Iranian oil beyond November 5, when the second round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic takes

UN chief Antonio Guterres has demanded an "immediate" halt to fighting in Yemen, as he warned that the country stands on a "precipice" and could face the world's "worst famine" for decades if violence continues unabated. Addressing

In the northwestern US state of Washington, a Republican state politician is facing backlash for distributing a document outlining the guidelines for a "holy army" and advocating killing people who violate "Biblical law". With

RAMALLAH: A senior Palestinian official on Friday condemned Brazilian far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement that he would move his country’s Israel embassy to Jerusalem.The move announced Thursday comes six months after the United States