Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington's claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, with Moscow invoking a 50-year-old international legal opinion to argue against the move. Russian Foreign Minister...

George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as "Big Floyd" - a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change - at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. More than 500 mourners...

Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-risk gambit to ensure the insurgent group begin peace talks with Kabul. Security concerns are mounting as many of the newly liberated fighters say they are ready to resume their holy war. "If the...

The world is facing an "impending global food emergency" that could impact hundreds of millions of people as the coronavirus pandemic threatens already strained supply chains, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. "Our food systems are failing, and the Covid-19 pandemic is...