The Biden administration is withdrawing Patriot antimissile batteries from four Middle East countries as the US reduces its military footprint in the region amid a reduction in tensions with Iran, a US news outlet reported on Friday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to preside a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 in the first concrete

The World Health Organization yesterday officially announced the end of Guinea’s second Ebola outbreak which was declared on February 14. It

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two top ministers charged with managing the country’s faltering security yesterday, as the Taliban pressed

India’s central government yesterday urged states to be careful in reopening from Covid-19 lockdowns to prevent a resurgence of infections in the hard-hit country.

A schoolgirl who left Britain to join the so-called Islamic State group and had her British citizenship revoked was a victim of human trafficking, a court heard on Friday.

Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was yesterday declared the winner of Iran’s presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running.

The United Nations General Assembly has called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

President Vladimir Putin sought on Saturday to give Russia's ruling party a pre-election boost by promising to spend big on infrastructure, education and health.

Following are some world reactions to the election of Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran. Raisi, 60, is a hardline judge who is loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and subject to U.S. sanctions for alleged human rights abuses.

Al Jazeera English journalist Drew Ambrose, who produced a documentary “Locked up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” -- detailing the abuse of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic last year, has won the Journalist of the Year award at the One World Media Awards in London for his work.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to preside a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 in the first concrete move to restore the political processes, including restoration of a government through an election, in the federally-ruled territory, officials said today.

Congratulations poured in for ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday on winning Iran's presidential election as his rivals conceded even before official results were announced.

Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security law, were denied bail on Saturday in a case that has drawn international condemnation and stoked fears over media freedoms in the financial hub.

Calcutta High Court yesterday directed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to set up a committee for examining all cases of alleged human rights violations during post-assembly poll violence in West Bengal, saying the state has not taken concrete steps to address 3,243 complaints lodged over the issue till June 3.

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN said yesterday.

The United Nations General Assembly was yesterday set to call for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urge the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged preparation for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States, particularly the latter, state news agency KCNA said yesterday, in his first direct comment on US President Joe Biden’s administration.

Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily yesterday with collusion with a foreign country, a national security case that has sent chills through the city’s media.