Fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US oil blockade since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Two American arms package sales to Taiwan have been delayed as President Trump prepares to visit China, raising questions about the United States’ commitment to Taiwan.

Some Cuban-Americans in South Florida are eager for regime change in Cuba and hope the Trump administration will make it happen.

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has expanded to the Indian Ocean, as a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.

A court in Japan has ordered the Unification Church’s local arm dissolved, after it bilked followers for decades. Ties between the church and Japan’s ruling party became a political scandal.

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is “about as wrong as things could go” for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.

Weapons stocks will not alone decide the outcome of this conflict, but it’s certainly a significant factor, writes the BBC’s Jonathan Beale.

The US soldiers were killed after a drone evaded air defences to hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on Sunday.

An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state.

The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

The measure, which is not expected to pass, would require the withdrawal of US forces from the operation until approved by Congress.

NCPC say the measure is necessary to prioritise the “safety and comfort” of Nigerian pilgrims.

The Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia’s Southwest Papua province are a marine biodiversity hotspot and a divers’ paradise.

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iran war on Sunday and IDed Tuesday by the Pentagon; two soldiers haven’t yet been publicly identified. Their unit kept troops supplied with food and equipment.

From the Israeli town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, the BBC’s Jon Donnison heard what sounded like a full-on gun battle.

Civilians are being displaced, taking shelter in tents, parks and cars, as Israel retaliates to Hezbollah rocket attack.

The party’s founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial.

President Trump offers new reasoning for the U.S. attack on Iran. And, results from the first midterm primary of 2026 are in, providing an outlook for the matchups for key Senate seats.

Israel’s military said it had begun a “broad wave of strikes” in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.

Israel’s military said it had begun a “broad wave of strikes” in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.

Israel continues airstrikes, as Iran widens regional attacks, Trump claims Iran would have struck first if U.S. had not acted, results are in for several U.S. Senate primaries ahead of the midterms.