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The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will hold its annual meeting May 21-30 in Geneva to discuss global public health priorities.

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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani stressed that the Islamic Republic strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, and under any circumstances.

Statement by Deputy Political Coordinator Tom Phipps at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

Pakistan is increasingly relying on diesel fuel smuggled from Iran as a report shows that up to 35% of diesel sold in the South Asian country is arriving illegally from its western neighbor.

In the context of Tuesday's arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the European Union emphasises that in such difficult and tense times, restraint and cool headedness are needed.

The Pakistani police have used water cannons and fired teargas canisters to disperse protesters who took to the streets in several cities across the country, hours after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested in Islamabad.

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested by paramilitary officers, his aide says, as his supporters depict the detention as "abduction".

The "Blood Comrades" are back. The shadowy pro-junta militia sows terror by targeting opponents of Myanmar's military for death and leaves a chilling calling card by their victims with their logo - an image of a Burmese warrior holding two swords.

A senior Iranian commander says the country's Army is in possession of the world's top radar and missile systems, turning into a thorn in the eyes of the enemies.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has said the United States dealt a devastating blow to the international rule of law by withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal some five years ago, adding that the opportunity to revive the deal is not always there.

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is possible if the US and the European signatories to the agreement have the will to reach that aim, warning that the opportunity will not last forever.

Students and teachers' rights activists across Iran joined forces to stage nationwide rallies on May 9 against what they call the deteriorating state of the educational system and the systematic suppression of students, teachers, and parents.

In yet another act of interference in Iran's domestic affairs, Washington has expressed support for those executed in Iran for committing blasphemous acts while accusing Tehran of violating human rights.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has slammed Iran for its "abominable record" on the death penalty and called on authorities to end capital punishment as the number of executions is "frightening."

China has expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Canada declared a Chinese envoy 'persona non grata' over allegations he was involved in efforts to intimidate a Canadian politician.

China has been accused by the Canadian government of trying to influence its politicians and elections.

Hong Kong police have seized a sculpture by a Danish artist commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre as evidence of "incitement to subvert state power," a charge under the national security law.

Lazy persons, drunkards, and "other persons with insufficient inner motivation" must be subjected to "repeated ... thought education" to ensure they take part in state-sponsored "poverty alleviation" campaigns to pick cotton in China's Xinjiang region, a previously unpublished internal government document ordered local cadres.

Brazil's Suzano SA, the world's biggest producer of hardwood pulp, may accept yuan for exports of its products to China, a further sign that the yuan's internationalization has gained momentum while the US dollar is losing its dominance in commodity markets, experts said.