Iran jails Bahai faith leaders and demolishes homes in religious crackdown

Public sector strike cripples cash-strapped Lebanon

Sharia law returns to Afghanistan as Taliban confirms public whippings

Palestinians say Israel troops kill 3 in West Bank raid

Russia successfully launches Iranian satellite

Russia suspends US inspections of its nuclear weapons arsenal

Fighting around Ukraine nuclear plant ‘suicidal’, says UN

The UN has warned of the “suicidal” danger of fighting around Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant after Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling the site over the weekend, raising fears of ...

Fragile cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militants holding

A fragile cease-fire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza held into Monday morning — a sign the latest round of violence may have abated. The ...

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority — ...

Iran: Police arrest Afghan suspected of stabbing 10 to death

Police in Iran arrested an Afghan man suspected of stabbing 10 other farm laborers to death following a quarrel over land, Iranian state media reported Monday. The rampage in a remote village in ...

Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war

Three billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner. “Motherland, Honour, Blood, ...

Iran, U.S. Close In on Nuclear Deal Text but Hurdles Remain

Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are close to completion, the European Union’s senior negotiator at the talks said Sunday evening, but it remained unclear ...

Russian threatens to sue Shapps over online video of superyacht seizure

Afghan girls’ plea: Dear world, don’t forget our education

Girl, 5, killed in Israeli missile strikes on Gaza died with her cousin as brother, 6, injured