The South Korean authorities and the country's religious community are discussing the possibility of relaxing restrictions on in-person services, which were halted due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing officials

The remains of French soldiers who participated and died during the Crimean war of 1853-1856 will be reburied in the city of Sevastopol as French and Russian archeologists begin joint excavations on its battle sites, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday

German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized her Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz on the issue of accepting refugees from the burned down Moria camp in Greece, the Bild tabloid newspaper reported on Monday

The Lebanese forces have killed a leader of a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), who is responsible for the recent attack on military intelligence officers, the army said on Monday

President Donald Trump's nomination for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize reflects success for a Trump-brokered deal in which Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to establish full diplomatic relations, thereby removing an obstacle to peace between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors, the White House said in a press release on Wednesday