Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Iran’s leaders to “choose wisely” and said a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would continue “as long as it takes.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Iran’s leaders to “choose wisely” and said a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would continue “as long as it takes.”
China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it expected to host a second round of U.S.-Iran talks but did not say when, as a Pakistani delegation visited Iran’s capital. …
Sri Lanka had been refusing to send back the Iranian Navy personnel, including survivors from a warship that the United States torpedoed, during active hostili…
For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls f…
The leftist lawmaker has been a prime target of President Trump’s attacks on South Africa. The ruling, handed down after a conviction on gun charges, leaves Mr…
After talks in Islamabad last weekend led to a two-week cease-fire, Pakistan is offering to host another round in an attempt to sustain ongoing peace efforts.
Putting a stop to Iranian shipping will further add to Iran’s economic pain, analysts said, but it might not be enough to force concessions or lessen the globa…
The status of U.S.-Iran peace talks was not clear early Thursday, a day after a Pakistani delegation arrived in the Iranian capital. President Trump said Israe…
Neither side confirmed a meeting. Israeli and Lebanese officials have said a cease-fire in the war against Hezbollah is under consideration.
China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.
Corruption and economic mismanagement brought down Hungary’s authoritarian leader. Will his political disciples avoid those pitfalls?
Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
An effort to privatize the facility is a key test of whether Kyiv can overcome concerns about Russian attacks and corruption to attract foreign investment.
In a cloud forest village, a network of residents, foreigners and pacifist Quakers offered a precarious yet vital sanctuary for families expelled by the U.S. g…
Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become mo…
The diplomacy came as the White House dismissed reports that President Trump wanted to extend the cease-fire, while still expressing optimism that talks could …
A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other…
A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other…
The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resumed and a cease-fire is set to expire next week.
In confirming the precise location of William Shakespeare’s Blackfriars house, a British scholar raises fresh questions about what he intended to do with it.
Fighting that erupted in 2023 has forced millions from their homes and left widespread hunger that is now being compounded by strife in the Middle East.
President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the Un…