Meanwhile, diplomatic sources reveal that Ukraine-Russia peace talks may take place in Istanbul on 23-24 July.

A new Covid vaccine “that works” against the latest variant is on the way and “everybody” will likely be asked to take it, Joe Biden says. The Kremlin responded for the first time to the suggestion of ...

Afghanistan Has a Lot at Stake in the Iran Conflict From a massive refugee population to a major trade partner, Iran is of crucial importance to the Taliban regime.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran, warning that returns on a massive scale have the potential to ...

MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list ...

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, around his factory which produces school meals, outside St. Petersburg, Russia on Sept. 20, 2010. (Alexei Druzhinin ...

There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.