Major powers must suspend economic sanctions against countries including Syria, Iran and Venezuela during the coronarivus pandemic which threatens to worsen hunger and suffering for the poor, an international refugee charity said Tuesday. Jan Egeland, a former U.N. aid chief who now...

Iranians should be cautious but not afraid of the coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday as the country eases restrictions in an attempt to return to normal life. Iran is one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus. "Excessive fear,...

Books, films, concerts: free content has been spreading almost as fast as the coronavirus, making life easier for those sheltering from the pandemic, but also threatening already fragile cultural industries, the UN warned Tuesday. As countries around the world have imposed strict physical...

Russia saw a record daily rise in new coronavirus cases and related deaths on Tuesday, its coronavirus crisis response centre said, with data suggesting the world’s biggest country by territory has overtaken China and Iran in confirmed infections. The number of new coronavirus cases in...