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Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday.
The number of worldwide executions jumped to their highest level since 1981 in 2025, pushed in part by a "staggering" increase in Iran's use of the death penalty, according to Amnesty International o...
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Iran responds to US proposal through Pakistan.
At a Women in Motion event held alongside the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, Oscar-winning actor Julianne Moore said true gender equality remains far off globally and in the film industry as she acc...
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran
Since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, the UN says it’s verified the execution of at least 32 political prisoners.
Machines are increasingly replacing humans on the front line, but troops are still vital for defending territory.
The private world of one of Africa's most powerful political women is revealed in a BBC World Service exclusive.
Critics have denounced the event as a blurring of the separation of church and state mandated by the US Constitution.
Meet the man who wants Ukraine to use autonomous drones that could decide on their own to use lethal force.
The country is investigating the source of the strike, which it calls a "dangerous escalation".
A drone strike sparked a fire near the United Arab Emirates’s Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, authorities said, in an attack Abu Dhabi condemned as a threat to regional security. The strike hi...
A suspected Ukrainian military drone was found crashed in Lithuania on Sunday, officials said, as Baltic NATO members face growing concern over stray drones crossing into their airspace from the war...
The US president has pressured Iran to concede to demands including dismantling nuclear programme and missile stocks.
At least five people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on several locations in southern and eastern Lebanon.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has faced repeated Ebola outbreaks.
The World Health Organization declares the epidemic a global health emergency.
Officials blamed the shooting on 'armed individuals', though no details were provided about attackers or their motives.
Israel bombed a kitchen that provided meals to the displaced in Gaza, killing three and injuring others.
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday to move quickly towards a peace deal or face destruction, as Washington’s war with Tehran and its allies continues to stall negotiations, drive up ener...