The push in Iran to step up penalties comes a year after a wave of protests.

The announcement follows a string of high-ranking administration officials' visits to China this year.

Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan's determination to guarantee Nagorno-Karabakh residents all rights and freedoms in line with the country's constitution and international human rights obligations, including safeguards for ethnic minorities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Canadian Parliament on Friday as he continues his efforts to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraines war against the Russian invasion

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as the leader of both Fox News parent company and his News Corp media holdings, with his son, Lachlan, set to take his place

NASAs recent initiative to systematically scrutinise UFO sightings is a step in the right direction

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman also voiced concern about the possibility of Iran, a mutual adversary of Saudi Arabia and Israel that the U.S. wants to contain, could obtain a nuclear weapon

Palestinian health officials say the death toll over a day of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip has risen to six

Irans legislature approved the Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity bill for a trial period of three years, the official IRNA news agency reported

The U.S. is going to stay in touch with both its partners, India and Canada, about this issue