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Cuba's leader says the US is inflicting "collective punishment" on the Cuban people amid plans to seize the country. US President Trump has said it would be a "big honor" to take the island nation.
While war in the Middle East sends oil prices soaring and households brace for higher bills, one tiny German village has spent 30 years making itself immune to exactly this kind of shock.
Veteran politician Ali Larijani came from a powerful family — but was never fully embraced by Iranian hardliners.
Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE have invested, or promised to invest, trillions around the world, everywhere from America to Africa. The Iran war may see their money spent closer to home.
With the center-right increasingly teaming up with the far-right in the European Parliament, EU politics may be headed for a significant shift.
In his resignation letter, US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent urged Donald Trump to avoid Israeli machinations and change course.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri, following Monday's suicide bombings that left at least 23 people dead. Authorities suspect Boko Haram militants as being behind the attacks.
As a consequence of the US-Israeli war against Iran, a new humanitarian crisis is looming. Millions of chronically ill people in Iran are at risk of losing access to medical care.
Etienne Davignon, the only surviving suspect, is ordered to stand trial over war crimes tied to Patrice Lumumba's killing six decades ago. The case represents a historic moment in confronting Belgium's colonial past.
Etienne Davignon, the only surviving suspect, is ordered to stand trial over war crimes tied to Patrice Lumumba's killing six decades ago. The case represents a historic moment in confronting Belgium's colonial past.
A Vatican appeals court overturned the conviction in a landmark fraud case involving a senior Catholic cardinal. Angelo Becciu is appealing a five-and-a-half year jail term.
The British leader urged allies to stay focused on Ukraine as he met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London and announced a new defense partnership, including UK support for an AI center in Kyiv.
Eighteen days into the conflict, Iran's Revolutionary Guards remain active despite major setbacks. Their flexible command structure sustains operations, yet analysts see signs of pressure within the power system.
The former leader of Sinn Fein is accused in London's High Court of being responsible for Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks in England. But Gerry Adams said he was never a member, instead calling them his "neighbors."
With airstrikes on Afghan territory, including the strategically important Bagram Airfield, Pakistan has declared open war on the Taliban. This escalation coincides with the war in Iran.
The series of suicide bombings in Borno state came after an attack on a military post on Sunday night.
As Trump dials up pressure on Europe to guard the Strait of Hormuz, Russia is taking advantage of the rise in energy prices to the detriment of Ukraine and its allies in Europe.
The Taliban government said at least 400 people were killed in an airstrike on a drug treatment facility in Kabul. Pakistan denied the accusation, saying its strikes hit military installations.
Donald Trump has mobilized around right-wing coded sports like MMA and wrestling, but his soccer World Cup push is a cultural clash.
Carlos Mazon, president of the Valencia regional government, is facing scrutiny over his handling of floods in late October 2024 that killed more than 200 people.
As Trump dials up pressure on Europe to guard the Strait of Hormuz, Russia is taking advantage of the rise in energy prices to the detriment of Ukraine and its allies in Europe.
Critics see the law as allowing authorities in Beijing more room to frame ethnic groups' demands for cultural autonomy as a push towards "separatism."
Donald Trump has mobilized around right-wing coded sports like MMA and wrestling, but his soccer World Cup push is a cultural clash.
A renowned lawyer who has become India's first openly queer member of parliament, Menaka Guruswamy from West Bengal has said she will stand for "equality, fraternity and non-discrimination."
Could African oil-producing countries such as Nigeria and Angola increase production in the short term and thus ease global shortages caused by the war in the Middle East? Experts explain what that might look like.
Reports indicate the US is redeploying some Patriot and THAAD air defense batteries from South Korea to the Middle East. The move comes as Pyongyang continues saber rattling.
Donald Trump has mobilized around right-wing coded sports like MMA and wrestling, but his soccer World Cup push is a cultural clash.
"Chaotic, frightening times": Diverse Academy Awards presenters and winners called out Trump's wars and restrictions on human rights.
The number of female representatives has increased since 2000 in parliaments across Africa. In some countries, that has meant more legislation with women in mind. In others, it hasn't changed much — yet.
French citizen Martin Ryan pled guilty to some of the accusations that he was collecting intelligence on behalf of Paris.
