Russia Tuesday reported 11,615 new cases and 188 fatalities, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 1.2 million and the death toll to 21,663. The country saw the highest daily number of cases on May 11 when 11,656 cases were recorded throughout the country. Over 6,252 more...

The UN called Tuesday Iran to immediately release human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and other political prisoners who have been excluded from a push to empty jails amid the pandemic. UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation of rights...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, speaking in an interview with Russia’s RIA news agency published on Tuesday. The fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians over the region...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a nationwide drive to boost the ailing economy ahead of a key party congress in January, state media reported Tuesday. The decision was made during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and comes as the coronavirus pandemic and recent floods have...