Pentagon said it was cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East..WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon said Friday it was cutting the number of troops and air defense uni...
Palestinian Authority cancel deal to trade vaccine doses with Israel as doses were about to expire.
.RAMALLAH (AFP) - The Palestinian Authority said Friday it cancelled a swap deal that would have se...
UN chief Antonio Guterres was sworn in Friday for a second term as head of the world body.
.UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was sworn in Friday for a second term as hea...
The resolution was approved by 119 countries, with 36 abstaining including China.
.UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN General Assembly on Friday took the rare step of calling on member states to "p...
'Verbal ceasefire' between France, Turkey: Paris.PARIS (AFP) - A "verbal ceasefire" is in place between France and Turkey after months of rancorous exchanges that strained the relations of t...
Moscow Covid cases soar to record high.MOSCOW (AFP) - New coronavirus infections hit a pandemic high in Moscow on Monday, tripling in just weeks and forcing Russia’s capital to close its Euro fa...
Israel has signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority.JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel is to provide around one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the Palestinian Authority in a swap as their expiry...
Iran supreme leader casts first ballot in presidential vote.TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his ballot in Tehran Friday for the presidential election, officially...
Ultraconservative tipped to win as Iran elects president.TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian voters went to the polls Friday in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as al...
NKorea must prepare for 'dialogue and confrontation' with US: Kim.SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country must prepare for both "dialogue and confrontation" with t...
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already urged people to turn out in large numbers.
.TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s president appealed to voters to set aside their grievances and take par...
Erdogan said Turkey needed "certain forms of support" and that Biden agreed to provide them.
.WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Thursday hailed a commitment by Turkey to secure Kabul s a...
US embassy in Kabul on Thursday ordered strict confinement of personnel over a surge in Covid cases..WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US embassy in Kabul on Thursday ordered strict confinement of personnel over...
Israel's military said arson balloons were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.
.GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli jets launched air strikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after milit...
United Nations members debated this week hosting September's General Assembly in person.
.UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - United Nations members debated this week hosting September s General Assembly i...
Kim Jong Un has said his country needs to prepare for "both dialogue and confrontation" with US.
.SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country needs to prepare for "both ...
One person was killed and a dozen injured in a drive-by shooting spree in US state of Arizona.
.LOS ANGELES (AFP) - One person was killed and a dozen injured in a drive-by shooting spree Thursday a...
Here are profiles of Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda and his 10 most prominent peers.
.PARIS (AFP) - Zambia s Kenneth Kaunda -- who died Thursday -- was one of a generation of African leaders who led ...
