Over 700 people were detained in Belarus during mass protests against the re-election of the country's authoritarian leader in a disputed election - the harshest crackdown in weeks on protesters. The Belarusian Interior Ministry reported Monday that 713 people were detained during rallies...

Hundreds of Syrian rebels and civilians are being sent by Turkey to Azerbaijan to guard Turkish troops and strategic assets, with suspicions that they may soon find themselves in the current Nagorno-Karabakh clashes, Middle East Eye has learnt. A source based in Turkey with direct knowledge...

Turkey's central bank, faced with a record-low currency and widening current account deficit, further left behind ultra-loose measures adopted during the coronavirus pandemic when it raised Monday the remuneration rate on required lira reserves. The weakness of the lira, near an all-time...

The total number of coronavirus cases crossed 90,000 in Japan, as infections continued to rise in capital Tokyo -- the worst-hit city in the country. The government data released Sunday night showed coronavirus cases at 90,009, Kyodo News Agency reported. At least 1,643 people have died due...