Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in the 2015 nuclear deal, announced his resignation on Instagram on Monday, which can only take effect once President Hassan Rouhani accepts it.
US President Donald Trump headed toward Hà Nội on Monday (local time) for his second high-stakes summit with the DPRK, with the world watching to see if the US leader can deliver concrete results on curbing the nuclear ambition from Pyongyang.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that the controversial relocation of a US military base in Okinawa will not be delayed despite a referendum that saw voters reject the move.
The United States is delaying a planned increase of tariffs on more than $200 billion in Chinese exports after both sides hailed "substantial progress" made in trade talks.
Senegal's President Macky Sall won in the first round of the election Sunday, his prime minister said, although his two main challengers look set to contest the outcome.
Donald Trump said Kim Jong Un could soon put North Korea on the fast-track to becoming a major power Sunday as his former rival chugged across China in an armoured train, heading to their highly-anticipated summit in Việt Nam.
European and Arab leaders on Sunday opened their first summit in a bid to bolster cooperation as EU President Donald Tusk said neighbours "should not leave it to powers far from our region", alluding to China and Russia.
The British government said Thursday that Brexit talks with the EU will focus on winning new guarantees to reassure eurosceptic MPs, rather than on demanding the divorce deal be re-opened.
A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid 300 million kilometres from the Earth for clues about the origin of life and the solar system landed successfully on Friday, scientists said.
The two main challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an electoral alliance Thursday, posing a threat to the premier's long tenure in office as he also faces potential corruption charges.
More than 2,500 foreign children from 30 countries who have fled the Islamic State group's last redoubts are living in desperate conditions in camps in northeastern Syria, Save the Children said on Thursday.
A UN Security Council sanctions committee has agreed to allow North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's delegation to travel to Việt Nam for a summit meeting with US President Donald Trump, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Pope Francis kicks off a red-letter global child protection summit on Thursday for reflections on the sex abuse crisis, while victims tired of hearing pledges for change clamour for incisive reforms.
Prime Minister Theresa May said she had made "progress" in talks with the EU on Wednesday as she sought to extract concessions on the terms of Britain's divorce, but as expected there was no major breakthrough.
At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, fire officials said on Thursday.
No-fly zones for drones within 5 kilometres of British airports will come into force next month, the government said today, after drone sightings caused severe disruption at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
US lawmakers said on Tuesday they were probing whether President Donald Trump is rushing to sell sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia to please corporate supporters who stand to profit handsomely.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, with his business mission under threat of being overshadowed by soaring tensions between India and Pakistan.
Cyclone Oma intensified to a damaging category three storm, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday, warning that it could bring severe weather to the continent after hitting the Pacific Islands.
Thousands of people, some carrying banners proclaiming 'That's enough', took to the streets of the French capital on Tuesday evening to protest a spate of recent anti-Semitic attacks, including the daubing of swastikas on nearly 100 graves in a Jewish cemetery in eastern France.
