The United Nations Security Council has welcomed Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia as its five new non-permanent members for the next two years. The DRC joins the ...

An Islamabad court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in a case involving alleged misleading statements against state institutions.

Iran’s Islamic revolution, which brought Shias to power in 1979, and the Sunni backlash have fueled a competition for regional dominance. This timeline highlights Sunni-Shia tensions in recent decades ...

A firefighter walks past a destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has struck Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolás ...

Capital requirements are standardized regulations for banks and other depository institutions that govern the capital, as a percentage of their assets, that they must maintain. Having this capital on ...

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