As the war in Iran continues, millions of migrant workers in the Gulf are caught up in the ongoing conflict, adding to their already vulnerable existence.

European leaders are rejecting President Trump’s demand they send military assets to the Middle East to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which is being obstructed by Iran.

These foreign nationals are the silent engines that keep many of the region’s cities running, but the war has exposed some of their biggest vulnerabilities.

NPR’s A Martinez asks Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund of the United States how NATO regards President Trump’s request for help to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Cuba plunges into darkness as nationwide blackouts hits over 10 million people on the island, worsening an energy crisis fueled by oil shortages and U.S. sanctions.

The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?

After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay – the BBC’s Katy Watson explains what happened.

This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was “disturbed” by the president’s remarks.

A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.

Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism.

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike, marking a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month. Pakistan has dismissed the accusation.

The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status.

Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.

Iran has effectively shut down the flow of oil from the Gulf region. President Trump hasn’t offered a clear solution. Trump is calling for allies to assist the U.S. military in removing the Iranian threat, and many of the allies are resisting.

The European Union has rejected President Trump’s request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying the war is “not theirs.”

On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a “complete disconnection” of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.

The UN is deeply concerned by allegations there have been incidents of torture after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.

Mexico City set a Guinness record for the largest football training session as 9,500 participants filled the capital’s Zocalo square ahead of World Cup.