The U.S. has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts. Astronomers are worried about setbacks to research.

The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.

The MV Hondius, which had carried passengers infected with the virus, anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday. Evacuations of other passengers were expected through Monday evening, officials said.

Iran was already struggling economically before 2026 brought widespread instability. A government-imposed internet shutdown has crippled an entire sector.

Dire conditions in Venezuela prompted an exodus. In the wake of the attack that ousted its top leader, the question is whether things have changed enough to make a return appealing.

Our reporter Emma Bubola visits the foothills of the Argentine Andes to find out why a giant Chinese-sponsored telescope is sitting dismembered.

Every April, young men in Thailand draw a card from a jar that determines whether they will serve two years in the military or go home free. The nation’s top court will decide on Tuesday if the conscription lottery continues.

The draft, which is mandatory for men, is a deeply divisive issue in the country. But volunteer enlistments have soared amid a surge in nationalism and a sluggish economy.

Spaniards line up at weddings, tennis tournaments and galas to eat ham prepared by Ernesto Soriano, one of the world’s best slicers of jamón ibérico.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia marked Victory Day in a scaled-down military event in Red Square, in Moscow, on Saturday.

The U.S. Navy’s blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows.

The port of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands is preparing for passengers to disembark from the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak Sunday morning, Spanish officials said.