Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he would request the deployment of Russian border guards along his country's frontier with Azerbaijan to prevent further escalation after new clashes.
Turkey is offering to protect Kabul's strategic airport after US forces leave in what experts view as a high-risk bid to improve Ankara's strained ties with Washington.
Five Iraqi troops were killed when their helicopter crashed on a mission north of Baghdad, the military said, as a security source confirmed it had been hit by ground fire.
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet told Iran on Friday to address with the chronic water shortage in Khuzestan province rather than use excessive force to crush protests.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi announced Saturday the arrest of a "terror cell" behind a Baghdad market bombing that killed dozens and was claimed by the Islamic State group.
Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country's 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet 'unexpected urgent' refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan.
