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He was also receiving an increasing number of threats, which prompted French police to give him protection

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters the Kabul explosions “had nothing to do with us”

After abandoning the deal, Trump reimposed US sanctions and imposed new U.S. economic penalties on Iran

An Afghan peace ministry official suffered light injuries in a bomb blast in Kabul on Monday

The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for her immediate release from detention

New tactics involve authorities giving no warning of an impending lockdown, sealing off buildings

How new US administration responds will be a test of Biden’s pledge to re-center human rights in US foreign policy

United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims

China’s top diplomat called Beijing and Washington to put relations back on a predictable and constructive path

The Republican Party as I knew it no longer exists. I’d call it the cult of Trump, says one of the officials

Israeli FM says he has also received an official request from Kosovo to establish a Jerusalem embassy

Group of independent experts spent about 4-1/2 hours on its longest site visit since completing 2 weeks of quarantine

Islamabad offered valuable support at Beijing’s most trying moment, acknowledges Chinese foreign ministry

Emergence of more infectious variants raises questions over whether vaccines will prove as effective

The move by the social media giant came in the wake of protests by Indian farmers that took a violent turn last week

Cases have been filed in at least five states against journalists including prominent anchor Rajdeep Sardesai

Johnson calls for the vote of the people to be respected and civilian leaders released

She swept national elections last November, preparing to begin another five-year term as the country's de facto leader

The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar's democracy on Monday

On Monday, commuters trickled into still empty train coaches, wearing masks and armed with sanitisers

What is the Daniel Pearl murder case, and who is Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh?

China has strategic economic interests in Myanmar, with major oil and gas pipelines running through the country

Calls for “peace and stability” in Myanmar after a military seizes power and detains Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Demands the immediate release of all those detained in raids across the country

Leader Suu Kyi and other figures in the ruling party detained after days of escalating tension with the military

Valneva hopes its Covid-19 vaccine can start to be used in Britain between July and September

Internet and messaging services blocked in several neighbourhoods where protests turned violent

Will start deliveries one week earlier than expected

There have been question marks over whether the Biden administration would abide by the February 29 deal

Army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”, handing power to military chief

Zara Mohammed succeeds Harun Khan to head UK’s largest Muslim organisation

Iran's foreign minister says political decisions cannot be made in a 'vacuum'

The opposition politician Alexei Navalny was arrested on January 17 after returning to Moscow from Germany

The 2021 laureate is scheduled to be announced in October

Death toll averages more than 1,000 a day

Although it seeks to allows certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses

Leaving Trump’s defense team in turmoil as he prepares for a trial starting on Feb 9

Hong Kong residents can apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British citizens, from Sunday

Despite holding valid Chinese residence permits for work says Chinese consulate in Toronto

India will push on with sweeping agriculture reforms despite last week's deadly riot in the capital, says PM

Britain has made its desire clear to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

EU officials confessed to a “blunder” in invoking Brexit emergency powers during showdown with Britain

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped at protest sites on the outskirts of New Delhi for more than two months

Humanitarian aid provided to nearly 45,000 refugees who fled genocide in Myanmar

WHO team is expected to visit Huanan market later today, which has been restricted to public access since last year

Islamabad’s political ties with Washington may have soured – but security cooperation will continue

Turkish defence ministry says the bomb attack took place in an industrial site, wounding 22 people

Investigators found an envelope with a letter addressed to Israeli ambassador, describing explosion as a 'trailer'

The giant chalked figure is protected by law as a Scheduled Ancient Monument for its historical significance

Mutants have a diminishing effect on the efficacy of the vaccines, confirms Dr Anthony Fauci