Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meant to send a strong message to critics within the royal family by detaining senior princes this weekend: Don’t you dare oppose my succession to the throne. The main target in the crackdown, sources said, is King Salman’s brother, Prince Ahmed bin...

The number of coronavirus cases in Germany has passed 1,000, official data from the Robert Koch Institute disease control center showed Monday. There are now a total of 1,112 confirmed cases in Europe's biggest economy, with the region of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) reporting 484...

Afghanistan's two rival leaders were preparing to hold parallel presidential inaugurations Monday, after the pair failed to reach a deal in the face of a unified and resurgent Taliban. The spat has raised fears for Afghanistan's fragile democracy as the US prepares to leave the country...

Tehran's nuclear programme is back under the spotlight after the UN's nuclear watchdog revealed the extent of Iran's uranium enrichment drive and reprimanded it for denying access to two locations. The revelations may lead to heated exchanges at the International Atomic Energy Agency's...