A motion for Iran to quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was introduced in parliament on Tuesday, the assembly’s news site ICANA reported, in a move that appears to raise the stakes in Tehran’s confrontation with the West. The report did not say when parliament might vote on...

Chinese authorities Tuesday said that they mobilized medical personnel to fight fatal coronavirus outbreak but it lacks necessary medical supplies. As the death toll soared to 106 with cases of people affected by the virus mounting to over 4,500, China’s National Health Commission (NHC)...

As many as 39,377 more civilians have fled their homes in Syria’s northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone over the last 24 hours, amid attacks by the regime and its allies. According to Syria's Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due...

Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens of dead, a senior official said Tuesday. "There are about 50 dead. Some bodies were immediately buried by relatives, so it is difficult to give a precise figure," said the...