The United States has canceled tourist visas for five of the seven board members of La Nación, Costa Rica’s leading newspaper, a move local groups called unprecedented and a threat to press freedom.

The US Navy has deployed two guided-missile destroyers into the Persian Gulf to break a two-month Iranian blockade, facilitating the transit of two US merchant ships through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

More than 100 activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have been taken to the Greek island of Crete after Israeli forces intercepted their vessels in international waters near Greece.

Robert Golob and his liberal Freedom Movement are set to move into opposition after failing to secure enough support to form a governing coalition following March’s parliamentary election.

India's Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings in a criminal case against a Christian priest for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by proclaiming in prayer meets that “there is only one religion which is Christian”.

Freedom of thought, expression, and access to information are fundamental pillars of any democratic society. These principles ensure that individuals can freely express their opinions, access diverse sources of information, and participate actively in public life.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said that the Israeli occupation forces carried out 53 violations against Palestinian journalists during the month of March.

North Korea issued a stark warning after the US and South Korea launched their annual joint military drills. Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, said the exercises could destabilize the Korean Peninsula and pledged to strengthen the country’s deterrence capabilities.

Statement by the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan