Blinken calls on Pakistan to deny legitimacy to the Taliban unless they meet international demands

The top US diplomat said he would then head to Germany to lead a virtual 20-nation ministerial meeting on Afghanistan

Islamic State is actively gaining territory in Afghanistan amid troops withdrawal, says the Russian foreign minister

India has called on its armed forces to help tackle the devastating crisis

Suez Canal blockage will reduce firms’ earnings without affecting credit profiles

There are at least 32,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in country

Clashes intensified between opposing protesters over a new citizenship law during Trump's India visit

Some of the people brought in had gunshot wounds, says a local doctor

Kuwait and Bahrain have also confirmed their first novel coronavirus cases; officials claim all had come from Iran

Professors, businessmen, activists among 560 people taken to detention centres in Srinagar, Baramulla and Gurez