Youth-led pro-democracy protests have swept Thailand in recent weeks, calling for political reform and frank discussion about the powerful king's role in the country -- long a taboo subject. A private ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand delays human testing for coronavirus vaccine
Thailand will delay human trials of its coronavirus vaccine due to limited production capacity at overseas facilities, a senior official said on Wednesday, but it hopes to resume trials by the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Iran nuclear deal: UN rejects US bid to ‘snapback’ Iran sanctions
The UN Security Council has blocked a controversial bid by the US to trigger the "snapback" of all sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal. Indonesia's permanent representative, who holds ... ( read original story ...)
US pressure keeps elite infighting in check in Iran
Trump's sanctions are hurting the Iranian people, but forcing the country's decision-making elites into cohesion. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 21,000: health ministry
Iran's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 119 to 21,020, the health ministry's spokeswoman told state TV on Wednesday, with the total number of identified cases rising to 365,606. Sima ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Accuses Allies of Helping Terrorists, Iran Lauds American ‘Isolation’
The United Nations Security Council rejected American efforts to reimpose sanctions on Iran and to extend an international arms embargo on Tehran. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 21,000 : Live news
Myanmar has reported the highest single-day surge in coronavirus cases. The country has expanded a lockdown in conflict-wracked Rakhine state which registered the bulk of infections. Doctors in South ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Security Council president dismisses U.S. sanctions move on Iran
Indonesia, the current president of the council, said Tuesday it was "not in the position to take further action." ... ( read original story ...)
Erdogan: Turkey will make no concessions in eastern Mediterranean
President Erdogan said Turkey will do whatever is needed to obtain its rights in Black Sea, Aegean and Mediterranean. ( read original story ...)
Greece to extend territorial waters amid dispute with Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his country is planning to exercise it’s legal right to extend its territorial waters along its western coastline from six to ... ( read original story ...)