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Jordan’s King spoke over the phone to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. It’s the first conversation between the two leaders since the onset of the bloody war in Syria.

Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida took office as the 100th premier on Monday. Later, the new cabinet was announced with several new members.

The hidden assets and offshore dealings of several world leaders, politicians and billionaires have been revealed in one of the biggest financial document leaks.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the United States is in a state of “shock and confusion” after the Taliban managed to take full control of Afghanistan.

Pyongyang and Seoul restored cross-border hotlines on Monday after the lines were cut in August, holding their first liaison call. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had recently expressed willingness to restore stalled lines with South Korea to promote peace.

The United States has warned China against quote military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan. Beijing considers the island as part of the People’s Republic of China.

Foreign experts are helping terrorists conduct false-flag chemical attacks in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Hama in an attempt to implicate Damascus. The Syrian News Agency, SANA, says rockets and toxic warheads have already been transferred to the eara.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed it has been holding talks with the new Iranian government to reduce tensions between the two Persian Gulf rivals. The Kingdom has announced Riyadh-Tehran dialogues are still at an “exploratory phase”.

A soon-to-be-released report says thousands of pedophile priests or other members of the church have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950s.

An explosion outside a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killed at least 12 people and wounded 32 others on Sunday. It comes more than a month after a suicide bombing outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport took the lives of 200 civilians and 13 U.S. service members.

Pyongyang has accused the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of applying double standard over missile tests by the member states. The UNSC held an emergency meeting on Friday over North Korea's recent missile launches but failed to agree on a joint statement.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Riyadh is conducting a “dialogue” with Washington regarding the war in Yemen. He says Riyadh is seeking to end the Yemen war.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he was earlier warned of the driver shortages which led to the ongoing long queue for petrol, unprecedented demand for fuel across the United Kingdom and the closure of thousands of petrol stations a “long, long, long” time ago.

Libya has conducted a major crackdown against migrants, detaining at least 4,000, including hundreds of women and children. During the operation, at least one person was killed and 15 others were wounded, two in serious conditions.

Tens of thousands of Brazilians flooded into the streets of the large cities in the country on Saturday to demand President Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment. The Brazilian leader’s popularity has hit the lowest point of his time in office, according to a new poll.

Qatari voters have chosen none of the 26 women in the first legislative elections in the Persian Gulf Arab state on Saturday.

President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, warned on Saturday Israel's rejection of the two-state solution will force Palestinians to "go for other political choices".

At least 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus in the U.S. – more than any country across the globe – according to a Reuters tally.

240 Bahraini Muslim scholars have strongly condemned Israeli foreign minister’s visit to Manama and rejected all forms of normalization with Tel Aviv.

A research has concluded it was "probable" a U.K. intelligence headquarters was used to assist the U.S. in the assassination of Iran's top anti-terror commander lieutenant general Qassem Soleimani. Tehran has stressed determination to take revenge from the assassins of the late commander.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was arrested upon his return from exile in Ukraine.

Dropping a plan to run for vice president in 2022 election, Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte announced he will retire from politics after his term ends. The controversial leader has faced backlash during the recent years over his bloody war on drugs.

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the coup leader in Guinea, is sworn in as interim president for a transition period of unspecified length. Former President Alpha Conde was toppled in a September coup.

Some 15 millions of customers in Britain are facing higher bills for gas and electricity since Friday as the energy price cap has increased.

The deposed leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared in a court on Friday in Nay Pyi Taw for trial on corruption charges.