France, the European Union (EU) and India have objected to the decision to declare 15 March the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in neighbouring Belarus, an ally of Moscow which used it as a staging ground for its multipronged invasion.

The US has issued new rules allowing most commercial and financial transactions with Afghanistan that could kick-start the paralysed economy of the war-torn country.

Russian forces have launched a major assault on Ukraine, firing missiles on cities and military targets.

China did not explicitly endorse Moscow’s latest moves toward Ukraine but still recognized on Tuesday what it called Russia’s legitimate security concerns, in Beijing’s latest tightrope act over the crisis in Eastern Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine as independent,

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss a variety of issues ranging from regional security to economic cooperation.

Israel is carrying out “the crime of apartheid against Palestinians” and must be held accountable for treating them as “an inferior…

Talks to salvage the tattered 2015 nuclear deal with Iran have paused while diplomats return to capitals for political consultations, European officials said Friday.

On their first visit to Europe since returning to power, the Taliban held landmark talks with Western diplomats in Oslo…