World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of a "new and dangerous phase" in the accelerating coronavirus pandemic after 150,000 new cases were reported worldwide on Thursday - the highest in a

ANKARA: The Erdogan government has poured Turkish liras into northern enclaves of Syria under its military control ahead of fresh US sanctions under the Caesar Act targeting President Bashar Assad’s regime.  Since early June,

China has started the prosecution on spying charges of two Canadians who were detained in December 2018 shortly after Huawei boss Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver following a US extradition request. Former diplomat Michael

BEIRUT: The US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea met Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti on Wednesday, as the country weighed the implications of the US Government’s Caesar Act, targeting people and businesses doing business

Fulton County District Attorney Paul L Howard Jr announced on Wednesday arrest warrants had been isued for former officer Garrett Rolfe on 11 charges, including murder and assault, in relation to the killing of Rayshard Brooks

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) is continuing with  its “Justice and Democracy March” amid police teargas, rubber bullets and widespread detentions. The HDP is often accused by the ruling party and its ally

An Indonesian court issued on Wednesday the first guilty verdict against one of the seven West Papuans accused of treason, in a case that has drawn concern about deteriorating political freedoms in the world's

BEIRUT: The UN in Lebanon has denied it has any intention of stopping its operations or evacuating its personnel from the country. It said that “the support provided by the UN through its activities

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged opponents of Beijing's plan to impose national security legislation in the financial hub to stop "smearing" the effort, labelling those who were critical of the legislation