Azerbaijan evacuates Tehran embassy, blames Iran for attack January 27, 2023 at 01:29AM

Kyiv seeks more weapons as fighting intensifies in east Ukraine January 26, 2023 at 11:34PM

After weeks of pressure from allies, Germany and the United States have promised Ukraine dozens of modern tanks to help push back Russian forces, opening the way for Canada, Poland, Finland, Norway and others to make their own pledges. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy thanked allies for their support but renewed calls for tougher sanctions on Moscow and made clear his country needed more weapons.

IMF delegation to visit Pakistan next week for talks on 9th review: Official January 26, 2023 at 11:52PM

According to the statement released by the IMF, the international fund organization resident representative for Pakistan Esther Perez Ruiz said: "At the request of the authorities, an in-person Fund mission is scheduled to visit Islamabad [from] January 31 - February 9 to continue the discussions under the ninth EFF review."

More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather January 26, 2023 at 11:06PM

More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing. The coldest winter in 15 years, which has seen temperatures dip as low as -34 degrees Celsius, has hit Afghanistan in the middle of a severe economic crisis.