Moscow is closely monitoring developments around a potential Turkish military base in Azerbaijan, a move that could require Russia to take steps to ensure its own security and interests, the Kremlin said on Friday.

A 12-year-old boy was not only shown arrested for murder, after his younger brother was found dead, he was also forced to give a confessional statement in 2015.

Israel will send at least 1 million soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a deal to share shots, after being urged to do more to ensure Palestinian access to vaccinations as it inoculated its own citizens at world-leading speed.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second-five year-term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly.

AstraZeneca said on Friday the European Union had lost a legal case against the pharmaceutical firm over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, with a court in Brussels rejecting an EU request for more deliveries by the end of June.

Iranians voted on Friday in a contest set to hand the presidency to a hardline judge subject to U.S. sanctions, though many are likely to ignore the ballot amid anger over economic hardship and calls for a boycott by critics of hardline rule.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the country needs to be prepared to meet the future challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic amidst reports that a third wave may strike by October.

BNP executive committee member Nipun Roy was released from jail on bail today, nearly two and a half months after her arrest.

International Labour Conference has adopted a resolution with a global call for ensuring timely and adequate Covid-19 vaccines for all people and personal protection equipment for all workers for revitalisation of world economy.

The number of people fleeing wars, persecution, violence and human rights violations in 2020 rose to a record high 82.4 million despite the impact of the pandemic, according to the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR).

Shahida Zahir (Ratna) passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2021 at her residence.

Iranians began voting on Friday in a presidential election likely to be won by a judge fiercely loyal to the religious establishment, although many people are expected to ignore the vote due to discontent with economic hardship and hardline rule.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suvendu Adhikari’s win over her in the recent assembly elections in Nandigram.

The author of “Fire and Fury,” the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the Trump White House, will have a last take coming out next month.

Moscow is facing a new coronavirus variant that is more aggressive and infectious, and the situation in the city is rapidly deteriorating, its mayor said on Thursday.

Britain reported its biggest daily rise in new cases of COVID-19 since Feb. 19 on Thursday, according to government figures which showed 11,007 new infections, up from 9,055 the day before.

Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday flew to an unfinished space station in China's first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country's already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital space.

A man was tortured after he was picked up by five of his neighbours on suspicion of burglary at Ohor Malancha village under Kahalu upazila in Bogura, the victim's father said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin lavished praise on his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday, a day after the two leaders held a summit, saying Biden was incorrectly portrayed in the Russian and U.S. media as being unfocused and vague.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to run all 53 High Court benches from Sunday to virtually hear and dispose of urgent cases, except for anticipatory bail petitions.