Russia says a daily "humanitarian pause" will be introduced in the Syrian rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta starting on February 27.
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Yemen which would have called out Iran for failing to stop the supply of Iranian-made missiles to Huthi rebels.
Amnesty International says dozens of women are at risk of "long jail terms" for protesting against the compulsory hijab in Iran.
Around 200 people have staged protests in the Czech capital to demand the release of a Syrian Kurdish leader who was detained in Prague at the request of Turkey.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the warring sides in Syria’s civil war to “immediately” implement a 30-day cease-fire across the country.
The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to open its 37th annual session, which will include a speech by Iran’s justice minister, who has been sanctioned by the European Union and host Switzerland.
Iran has arrested three more environmentalists on spying charges, the country's powerful judiciary has said.
A prominent leader of Syria’s Kurdish community has been detained by Czech authorities on a warrant from Turkey.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are set to hold talks on February 25 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over implementation of a 30-day United Nations cease-fire in Syria, the French presidency says.
North Korea has condemned the latest U.S. sanctions targeting its regime, accusing Washington of trying to hamper an improvement in ties with South Korea during the Winter Olympics.
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations.
Czech President Milos Zeman has repeatedly lobbied for a suspected Russian hacker detained in Prague and wanted by the United States to be extradited to Russia, Justice Minister Robert Pelikan was quoted as saying on February 24.
The UN Security Council is scrambling to reach agreement on a resolution seeking a cease-fire in Syria and has put back a vote until February 24.
Afghan officials said a suicide bomber has killed two security personnel and wounded seven in an attack in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
Pakistan will be put back on a terror financing watch list by June if it does not take further action against militants operating within its borders, media are reporting.
Iran's civil aviation organization has grounded ATR-72 planes belonging to Aseman Airlines after one of them crashed this week with 66 people on board, state media reported on February 23.
The United States says it will open its new embassy in Jerusalem in May, a move scheduled to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel's independence.
Sweden's military has cited an increasingly assertive Russia in a request to parliament for a major increase in the Nordic country's defense spending.
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