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One in six Russian adults takes a dimmer view of President Vladimir Putin after watching a video investigation by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny that links a luxury palace to the Russian leader, an opinion poll indicated on Monday.

The European Union's executive defended the bloc's top diplomat on Monday over a trip he made last week to Russia, which announced the expulsion of three EU diplomats while he was holding talks.

Britain and the European Union said on Monday they were requesting that a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council be held to address the crisis in Myanmar, where the military seized power a week ago.

South Africa halted Monday's planned rollout of AstraZeneca's COVID19 vaccinations after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild infection from one variant, stoking fears of a much longer catandmouse battle with the pathogen.

Leaders of rival Palestinian factions began Egyptianbrokered reconciliation talks in Cairo on Monday to try to heal longstanding internal divisions, ahead of planned Palestinian elections later this year.

An Australian journalist who has been detained for nearly six months in China where she worked for a statetelevision channel has been formally arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, the two countries said on Monday.

Daniil Medvedev enjoyed the perfect Australian Open preparation as he fired Russia to victory in the $7.5 million ATP Cup with a dominant 64 62 win over Italy's Matteo Berrettini in Melbourne on Sunday.

Many Palestinians see a ruling by the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories as a belated chance of justice for victims of Israeli attacks.

Stacey Plaskett couldn't cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. But she can help prosecute him.

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to raise the refugee cap for the current fiscal year to 62,500, a sharp increase from the 15,000 set by former President Donald Trump, two people familiar with the move told Reuters on Friday.

An Israeli security guard shot dead an unarmed Palestinian who tried to break into a house in a small settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Israeli military said.

Former adult star Mia Khalifa on Friday said she is "still standing with the farmers" after her comments, criticising the treatment being meted to the protesting farmers, drew sharp reactions. A tweet by international pop star Rihanna on Tuesday, trigge...

The FDA said on Thursday evening that it has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on Feb. 26, to discuss the company's request for emergency use authorization.

Two weeks into Donald Trump's postpresidency, it feels like he hasn't really gone away.

Somalia is unlikely to hold its indirect election for a new president on Monday as planned, provincial officials say, despite lastminute talks between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his opponents to arrange the vote.

Beximco had separately ordered 1 million doses for sale on the private market, with the hope to start marketing it this month.