Washington imposes targeted sanctions, hopes international pressure will put heat on junta

Climate campaigner Disha Ravi arrested for offering advice on joining protests

Scientists still studying whether fully vaccinated people can transmit the virus to others

US leader says democracy must prevail, as Washington begins shift from isolationism

Demand by Mohammad Javad Zarif comes ahead of Iran’s Sunday deadline to avoid some restrictions on UN nuclear inspectors

Much of country still in open revolt since troops deposed Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 1

Democrat to make his presidential debut on the world stage

Investigators also doubt bats carried virus to Wuhan market, suggesting there was an intermediate host

Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey to take part in a remote video hearing

Mount Merapi has spewed lava almost two dozen times over the last two days, caused hundreds of minor quakes, says geological agency

Joe Biden’s administration makes move after ex-president Donald Trump held 3 failed meetings with leader Kim Jong-un

Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing took part in massive anti-coup demonstration on Feb 9

Group of 20 argues they are entitled to employee status and benefits