Washington and Beijing are reportedly close to a deal to lift a U.S. ban on American firms supplying Chinese technology giant ZTE Corp.,originally imposed over allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions against both Iran and North Korea.
The Syrian military said it has taken an enclave in Damascus from Islamic State (IS) militants that gives it full control of the capital for the first time since the civil war began in 2011.
More than 800 people have been poisoned after eating toxic wild mushrooms across western Iran, local media report.
Some 50 people gathered outside the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe on May 21 to protest Tehran's alleged support for the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).
President Vladimir Putin hailed Russia’s economic and military ties with India as he hosted the country’s prime minister in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on May 21.
The Taliban has warned Kabul residents to stay away from "military centers" as they vowed more attacks in the Afghan capital.
“Dirty” Russian money is undermining Britain's efforts to stand up to the Kremlin and supports President Vladimir Putin's campaign "to subvert the international rules-based system," a parliamentary report says.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to announce on May 21 a new U.S. strategy for dealing with Iran in his first major address taking over the job last month.
Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose coalition won the most seats in Iraq's recent parliamentary elections, says the country's next government will be "inclusive" and respectful of their wishes.
Iran has urged the European Union to do more to preserve a landmark 2015 accord easing sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to the Black Sea resort of Sochi to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 21 to discuss ways to strengthen the two countries' "privileged strategic" relationship.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to hold an election rally in Sarajevo targeting expatriate Turks, an event being held in the Bosnia-Herzegovina capital after several European Union countries banned such demonstrations.
The Pakistani exchange student killed in the Texas high school mass shooting was due to return to her home country next month for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, her father says.
The Afghan government has closed hundreds of schools in the western province of Farah, the scene of a major Taliban offensive this week.
At least eight people were killed and dozens more wounded by multiple explosions at a sports stadium in the eastern city of Jalalabad late on May 18, local Afghan officials said.
The European Commission is taking steps to help European businesses avoid renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran as part of efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal.
The alliance of influential Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has captured the most seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections, according to final results released by the country's electoral commission on May 19.
Germany's economy minister has issued a warning to the United States about the risks of putting "America First," saying it will prompt European allies to respond in kind and put their own interests first.
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