WASHINGTON (AP) — The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United States on Friday, and President Joe Biden said he was proud to welcome them home....

A total of 220 people accredited for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have contracted the coronavirus, organizers said on Friday. The organization committee confirmed that 27 more people, including three athletes, tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases at the games to 220. The...

Qatar's emir approved laws on Thursday for the Gulf state's first legislative election in October, when Qataris will elect two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, his office said. The election, plans for which were first approved in a 2003 constitutional referendum, is being held before...

KUWAIT CITY: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that nuclear talks with Iran “cannot go on indefinitely” but that Washington was “fully prepared” to continue negotiations. The US is indirectly involved in Iran’s talks with world powers to revive a nuclear deal...