U.S. Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces."

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war.

History’s first U.S.-born pope called the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”

Unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming more frequent as Earth warms.

The villagers entered the cave on May 19, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit.

The number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo is nearing 1,000, with at least 220 suspected deaths.

There have been no new deaths from the outbreak since May 2.

The visas for Woodensky Pierre and nearly a dozen Haitian soccer officials have yet to come through with just weeks to go before the start of the tournament.

The U.S. military targeted a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The sanctions target Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority and any person or entity cooperating with the agency.

"Let's start with that," the Israeli prime minister said of the Palestinian territory, where he and his military are widely accused of genocide.

The number of cases of sexual violence in conflicts around the world rose sharply in 2025 from 2024.

The Russian drone was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine. It crashed into an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump has warned that Cuba “is next” after U.S. military forces captured Venezuela's autocratic leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a January raid.