Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa has pardoned up to 3,000 prisoners, including most female inmates, in his first act of clemency, a government notice showed on Wednesday. The last time that prisoners were released en masse was in May 2016 by former president Robert Mugabe...

 China is now a major producer of innovative technologies, nosing ahead of Japan to become the second biggest source of international patent applications, the United Nations said on Wednesday. China's fast growth in intellectual property has led to accusations by U.S. President...

Iran played a significant role in defeating Daesh (ISIS) in the region, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV. Khamenei said the United States is not capable of creating stability in the region and pointed to the U.S. military...

Lawmakers have included nearly $400 million in a massive federal government spending bill to help safeguard U.S. voting systems from cyber-attacks, three sources familiar with negotiations said Wednesday. The spending package, expected to be publicly unveiled on Wednesday, includes $380...