
The situation in Afghanistan is rapidly deteriorating, and there is a risk that instability will spread to neighboring countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, addressing the plenary session of an international conference dubbed “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” on Friday. “Unfortunately, we have recently seen ...

The United States said Thursday’s resignation of Saad Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate was “disappointing.” “It is critical that a government committed and able to implement priority reforms be formed now,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after Hariri abandoned his efforts to form a government nine months after accepting ...