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Taraneh Alidoosti, star of an Oscar-winning film, was jailed for criticising a crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests.

Government's about-face comes after left-wing rebels said they had not discussed a truce with Bogota.

Turkey says there is no change in its Syria policy after opposition groups urge Ankara to reaffirm support for them.

Analysts and a leading newspaper have slammed ministers after local markets tanked in Lula's first two days in office.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy remains defiant in bid for House speaker as lawmakers prepare for further ballots.

Criticism from International Air Transport Association comes as EU weighs bloc-wide rules on arrivals from China.

Stocks in indebted airline have not been traded since 2020, and the president says he wants to sell government's stake.

Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, have been told they will be displaced imminently.

In New Orleans, a silversmith’s friends celebrated their life with a party and the knick-knacks they left behind.

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will sail to the Atlantic and Indian oceans, Moscow says.

Latest TTP statement explicitly names Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Local government polls will be held before the end of February, according to officials.

Authorities ask hundreds of senior officers to resign in government crackdown on police involved in drugs trade.

Settlers are violently blocking Palestinians from accessing the green spaces of the occupied West Bank.

Soaring inflation has forced disabled people already beset by lower incomes to cut back on essentials, study says.

Lebanon’s Palestinians have been hit hard by the country’s economic collapse. They feel trapped and have few options.

Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum says Israel is facing 'religious radicalism' as Christian graves are vandalised.

A six month truce set the tone for 2022, with Yemen's warring parties largely avoiding direct conflict.

Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for two car bombs in Hiraan after it was pushed out of the region.

Relations between France and former colony Burkina Faso continue to deteriorate as violence continues in the Sahel.

The US likes to lecture others on democracy and free speech, but is now leading the way on classroom censorship.

Amber McLaughlin, convicted of murder, was executed by lethal injection after being denied clemency.

Wirathu has long been known for his ultranationalist, anti-Muslim rhetoric, particularly against Myanmar’s Rohingya.

Premier Su Tseng-chang says 'fruit of economic achievements will be shared by all citizens'.

The UN Security Council is expected to convene on Thursday, according to diplomats.

Regulatory change to expand abortion access comes after more than a dozen states banned abortion.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 315th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Tech giant argues a $161m fine for exploiting the market dominance of its Android operating system should be quashed.

'There is minimal public health risk to New Zealand,' COVID-19 minister Ayesha Verrall said of visitors from China.

Slain officers were known for their work tracking down members of Pakistan's Taliban and solving complex armed attacks.

Tanks rolled out for independence celebration just days after jailing of country's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

European Commission says most member countries favour pre-departure testing amid surging cases in China.

New York man had been convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage following a four-week trial in March.

Ukraine claims that about 400 Russian soldiers were killed in a raid on military quarters in Makiivka on Sunday.

McConnell has become the longest serving Senate leader in the chamber's history as the 118th US Congress convenes.

Moves comes after Alberto Fernandez clashed with the judiciary over ruling allocating more funds to Buenos Aires.

A xenophobic gunman is suspected of killing two men and one woman at a Kurdish cultural centre last month.

The sharp fall is on the back of concerns that high inflation and a slowing global economy will hurt demand.

The 30-year-old FTX founder, formerly worth an estimated $26bn, could face a sentence of up to 115 years in US prison.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been officially presented to fans at his new Saudi Arabian club, where he received a warm welcome.

Once worth more than $1 trillion, Tesla lost more than 65 percent in 2022 and $60bn on Tuesday alone.

President Petro has asserted that five armed groups, including the ELN, committed to six months of peace through June.

Tens of thousands of the unhoused in India’s capital struggle to find shelter as temperatures fall.

Croatia has adopted the euro and joined the European Union's Schengen zone.

Kevin McCarthy falls short of majority in Republican-controlled chamber as he faces opposition from far-right members.

Pakistan's defence minister says shops to shut down by 8:30pm and restaurants by 10pm under new energy-saving plan.

Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad on January 3, 2020.

Bulgaria will have access to Turkey's LNG terminals and transit network to secure alternatives to Russian gas.

Ulvi Zulfili fled one war as a child and found a new home in Ukraine, only to have to flee again - and barely survive.

On New Year's Day, Ukrainian forces targeted barracks in one of the deadliest attacks on Russia since the war began.