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A senior in the Iranian Supreme Leader’s office said the attacks were the 'weakest' of several retaliation scenarios

Russia's leader will seek to boost his credentials as a regional powerbroker at the opening of the TurkStream pipeline

Johnson will call for the EU and Britain to work out "a confident and positive future relationship" by the end of Dec

Iran Civil Aviation Organisation say the airliner did not declare an emergency

Trump says 'All is well!'; Iranian state television says 80 "American terrorists" had been killed

With several calamitous impacts, internet shut-down in IOK has cost lives; how many, doctors say they will never know

Development comes after Pakistan pulled out of Kaula Lumpur conference at eleventh hour last month

Iranian president says Americans had 'committed a major strategic error' in assassinating General Soleimani

Tehran casts aside traditional cautions to openly retaliate for US drone strike that killed top military general

'It's not a piece of paper that fell off the printer or reached us by coincidence'

Pompeo rejects the story that Soleimani was travelling to help with a peace deal backed by Saudi govt

Russian president hails latest advances made by Syrian government to restore 'Syrian statehood'

Islamabad says mischievous allegations aim at diverting attention from discrimination of minorities in India

Najafi is one of the most important religious figures in Iraq and for Shias around the world

'Pakistan is perhaps the ultimate adventure travel destination'

Jyoti Singh was gang-raped and murdered in Dec 2012 while returning home after visiting the cinema with a male friend

36-year-old Reynhard Sinaga would lure victims to his flat where he would first drug, rape them

Asked whether he will target cultural sites, Esper told Pentagon reporters: We will follow the laws of armed conflict

6 B-52 bombers to be placed on British-controlled Diego Garcia island to keep aircraft out of Iranian missiles' range

Malaysian PM has tried to maintain good relations with Iran despite US sanctions on the Middle Eastern country

Tehran says it could remain in deal if other party remains committed to its conditions

Fariba Adelkhah, expert on Iran and Shia Islam, was arrested in Tehran in June last year

Troops can be brought back at any time if the training in Iraq is to resume, says German military spokesperson

Lack of anticipated drama has instead seen focus shift to potential conflict between the US and Iran

Timings for the meetings have not yet been announced

Some 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases to support local troops preventing a resurgence of IS

Moon's appeal came after Kim threatened a demonstration of a new strategic weapon

10 photos of people mourning the loss of the head of the elite Quds Force

The veteran socialist had said he would step down following his party’s election defeat by the Conservatives

Burial of Iranian commander postponed due to stampede in hometown

Hopes to contribute to peace, stability in the region through diplomatic efforts to ease tensions

The US has sent more troops to Kenya to reinforce security after al Shabaab militants killed three Americans

At the forefront of climate change, India suffers devastating floods, dire water shortages and baking temperatures

No casualties or infrastructure damage have been reported so far

Novak Djokovic says organisers should consider delaying the tournament, as a last resort

He regrets the past year’s lack of progress in negotiations

She wants to get back on 'the right path' after six months of pro-democracy protests

Mexico objects to the plan, says it is working with authorities to find 'better options'

The baby had no visible injuries, was in stable condition

Iraq's parliament demands the govt expel the 5,200 American troops stationed in the country

They discussed mutual challenges faced by both countries

The social media influencer who goes by the Twitter page “The Naked Philanthropist”

Andrew O’Dwyer was killed along with a colleague on Dec 19 after a burned tree fell in the path of their firetruck

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council says 13 'revenge scenarios' were being considered

The White House aide can provide new evidence about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden

Data released shows the fires were beginning to have an effect on the economy

Iraq’s parliament passed a resolution calling for all foreign troops to leave the country

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric declined to comment on the matter

Rouhani responded to a tweet from US president in which he threatened to strike 52 sites in Iran

Some elements may take advantage to derail Afghan peace process, says foreign minister