The criticism of the pontiff’s stance on Iran highlighted what Vatican officials have described as an unprecedented low in relations with the United States.

The defense secretary says the ceasefire holds despite Iranian attacks on U.S. forces. He said the United States would call on allies to take over the mission to reopen the waterway.

The president has repeatedly suggested that the conflict was nearing a conclusion while simultaneously escalating threats against Tehran.

A letter from 30 lawmakers calls on the U.S. to expose Israel’s weapons program, which it doesn’t acknowledge and was built in secret beginning in the late 1950s.

A growing cohort are using Instagram and TikTok to share unmoderated coverage of the beleaguered island.

Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. should be wary of being dragged into a “quagmire” after tensions flared in the Strait of Hormuz.

Residents of Tuapse, on the Black Sea, complained of an inadequate government response and coverup of what they say is a huge environmental and health disaster.

The secretary of state will travel to Italy this week, the State Department said. Observers view the trip as an attempt to patch up ties with the Vatican and Italy.

While Roman Mongold, a Ukrainian soldier, was pinned down and surrounded by the enemy, he managed to trade voice memos with his wife thanks to a commander’s help.

Reputed cartel boss Daniel Kinahan lived a luxe life on the lam, largely in the open, until Irish authorities had him arrested near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper.

NATO said it was working to understand details of the plan to draw down about 5,000 troops, which coincides with a feud between the president and the German chancellor.

Passengers on the first direct flight from Miami to Caracas since 2019 were excited to return but anxious about what they would find. For others, passport issues are still a hurdle.