The "Summit for Democracy" will take place online on December 9 and 10. Unsurprisingly, America's main rivals China and Russia are not invited. But the United States did invite Taiwan, which it does not recognize as an independent country.

The election of General Al Raisi would undermine the mission and reputation of Interpol and severely affect the ability of the organization to carry out its mission effectively. Complaints of "torture" were filed against the general in recent months in France and Turkey.

West on Friday reiterated US conditions for the Taliban to receive US financial and diplomatic support: fight terrorism install an inclusive government, respect the rights of minorities, women and girls, and provide equal access to educations and employment.

Between 15 and 100 million people in Asia's third-largest economy are estimated to own cryptocurrencies, with total holdings in the billions of dollars. The ban in India will result in heavy dip in crypto market.

Australia listed all of Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization", extending a ban on armed factions to the entire movement, which wields considerable power over Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett thanked his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, for the move.

The United States said it would release millions of barrels of oil from strategic reserves in coordination with China, India, South Korea, Japan, and Britain, to try to cool prices. Due to this, Brent Crude Futures slid 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.24 a barrel by 0432 GMT.

PM Khan took the opportunity to remind the international community of the collective responsibility to support Afghanistan to avoid a humanitarian crisis. In addition, he also gave in-principle approval for tariff and sales tax reduction on key Afghan exports to Pakistan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit on Monday that Beijing would not "bully" its smaller regional neighbors, amid rising tension over the South China Sea.

On the same day, in panic, Indian military shot down its own MI 17 helicopter near Srinagar which initially denied, was accepted later on. Indian Air Force was completely outplayed on the day.

A Hamas official said on Monday that Qatar will start sending Gaza up to $10 million worth of Egyptian fuel a month under a plan to fund civil service pay in the impoverished Palestinian enclave ruled by the Islamist group.

PM tells security conference Iranians encircled Israel with missiles, while they sit safely in Tehran; adds Iran is at a most advanced stage of the nuclear program, indicating Jerusalem's cyber skills and international standing to be enlisted in response.

Afghanistan’s financial and bank payment systems are in disarray. The bank-run problem must be resolved quickly to improve Afghanistan’s limited production capacity and prevent the banking system from collapsing