Russian state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said tech giants Google and Facebook had allowed political advertising during Sunday’s regional elections despite being asked to ban such publicity. “Such actions can be seen as interference in Russia’s sovereign affairs and hindering the...

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had begun accepting license applications for firms in the military industrial sector, a major target under plans to diversify the kingdom’s economy away from oil exports. The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) will license companies to...

Arab and Nubian tribes in Sudan’s Red Sea state signed a reconciliation deal on Sunday under pressure from the country’s most prominent military commander after clashes that triggered a state of emergency and left at least 16 dead last month. Sudan is embarking on a three-year transition...

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said Sunday an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers had reached its destination and sold its oil, state television reported. "The tanker has gone to its destination; the oil has been sold," spokesperson Abbas...

Libya's U.N.-recognized government Sunday slammed the UAE for hosting an officer of forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has waged a months-long offensive to take the capital Tripoli. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord denounced the "hostile position of the United Arab...

Dorian slammed into Canada’s Atlantic coast on Saturday, knocking down trees, cutting power, and blowing over a large construction crane in downtown Halifax, the capital of the province of Nova Scotia. The government will deploy the military to help with recovery efforts after the storm...

 Moscow citizens voted on Sunday in some of the most closely observed regional elections in years, after the exclusion of many opposition candidates triggered huge protests in the capital. The protests began in mid-July after the Central Election Commission refused to register of large...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani urged the Taliban on Sunday to end violence and talk directly to his government after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had canceled a planned meeting with the insurgent group over a draft peace accord. “Real peace will come when Taliban agree to a...

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday Iran’s reduction of commitments under its 2015 nuclear deal were allowed under the accord, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Zarif told the acting head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA, Cornel Feruta, that Iran was acting...

 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates called on Yemen's separatists and the internationally-recognized government of President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi to halt all military actions in south Yemen. "We assert the importance of completely halting all military actions ... or...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sticking to his Brexit plan and will not seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the EU at a summit next month, two of his ministers said on Sunday following a resignation from his government. After work and pensions minister Amber Rudd’s shock resignation...

Eight presidential candidates stood behind their podiums aiming to impress Tunisian voters on Saturday evening in the young democracy’s first ever televised election debate. Although Tunisia has held elections twice since throwing off autocratic rule in the 2011 revolution which triggered...

A former chief prosecutor of Tehran jailed over a death in custody has been released from prison after serving two-thirds of his sentence, a state-owned news website reported Sunday. Saeed Mortazavi was sentenced in 2017 to two years imprisonment over the death of Mohsen Ruholamini, who had...

Iran's nuclear chief said Sunday the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have failed to fulfill their commitments under the pact, a day after Tehran announced further breaches of limits on its nuclear activity set by the pact. The deal curbed Iran's disputed nuclear program in...

Across a river in a remote part of India’s northeast, laborers have cleared dense forest in an area equivalent to about seven soccer fields and are building the first mass detention center for illegal immigrants. The camp in the lush, tea-growing state of Assam is intended for at least...

Japan braced for Typhoon Faxai on Sunday cancelling trains and flights in Tokyo with destructive winds of up to 216 kph (134 mph) and heavy rain expected to hit the region overnight, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Faxai, a woman’s name in Lao, could dump as much as 300...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders after the insurgent group claimed responsibility last week for an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people. Trump said he had planned a secret meeting with the...

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters on Sunday chanted the U.S. national anthem and called on U.S. President Donald Trump to liberate the Chinese-ruled city, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have gripped the city for months. Police stood by as protesters, under a sea of umbrellas,...

Joker by American director Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion award on Saturday at the 76th Venice Film Festival. The comic book movie starring Joaquin Phoenix portrays the transition of an artist into an iconic villain. The world's oldest film festival also awarded Swedish director Roy...

Britain’s Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd resigned from Boris Johnson government on Saturday, saying she could not stand by while loyal Conservatives were being thrown from the party. Rudd said in an exclusive interview to the Sunday Times that she could “no longer serve” and she was...