Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounces the United States' "illegal" sanctions and "criminal" blockade of his country, calling on newly sworn-in lawmakers to help improve the nation's economy.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vows to strengthen his country’s military capabilities and nuclear arsenal, days before US President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

A surge of coronavirus cases among Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand prompts a flare-up in online hate speech against them.

Iran’s Leader expresses gratitude towards the country’s nursing staff for their sacrifices during the coronavirus pandemic.

ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda slams as “unacceptable” sanctions imposed by the US administration against her.

Journalist and commentator Seyyed Mohsin Abbas says the French government acts selectively about freedom of speech.

Iran’s Leader says the Islamic Republic will continue to resist until facing the US with as much disgrace as is possible.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States’ model of governance has proven “an utter failure,” and human values have taken the biggest hit in America.

Some 2,000 activists hold a protest at a state university in Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's policies.

US President Donald Trump took the chance in his independence day speech to attack the “radical left.”