All parties which want to fight side-by-side for democracy must come together, says Selahattin Demirtas

Variants appear to be more infectious and may be resistant to vaccines, which are still not widely available in Japan

Maoist leaders during pandemic managed to recruit hundreds of new foot soldiers including women, says official

Police and officials said some of the passengers managed to swim ashore.

Fifty people confirmed dead after the island’s worst rail accident in seven decades

Russia has impeded the speed of Twitter for not removing content it deems illegal and threatened to block it entirely

3.29 million more from Saturday’s total of around 136.68 million doses

Weather agency says cyclone’s intensity could strengthen within the next 24hr, bringing yet more rain, waves and winds

President Reuven Rivlin to begin talks over who should lead the next govt after election on March 23

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) began experiments to study the feasibility of issuing its own digital currency