Rampling's comments came amid a wave of protest over the lack of minorities among the major nominees.

Mayim Bialik: There’s a resurgence of younger women who are rebelling against the idea that they have to show skin to be sexy.

Indonesia, Ethiopia and the Philippines have also banned the flow of migrant workers to Saudi Arabia until they could be assured the workers were given basic labor rights.

“I’m getting used to saying, ‘I’m transgender and I gave birth to her,’” Rafi said, “so that Ettie can be empowered to know her story, share her story, and not feel like it’s something embarrassing."

An exchange between Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at an invitation-only meeting underlined the hostility between the two Gulf rivals.

A representative of the bloc of 29 lawmakers who opposed the nomination said the FM nominee was not fit for the position because he favored "normalization" with Israel.

Taliban member says group demands UN Security Council cancel a resolution freezing assets and limiting travel of senior figures.

The German chancellor continued that Germany will make sure that Turkey received scheduled aid by the European Union to cope with the migrant crisis.