U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

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A Russian court has banned a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group and has labeled it as extremist in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on the community. On Tuesday, a St. Petersburg court held

An extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz will upend global energy markets. The pain would be felt most acutely in Asia, analysts said.The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is sending shock waves across global energy markets,

The United States Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was attacked by two drones according to initial estimates from the Saudi Ministry of Defense in a statement early on Tuesday morning in the Middle East,

Pakistan’s information minister says Afghan ground forces have attacked Pakistani military positions at 16 locations along the southwestern border and fired on multiple points in the northwest

The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was buried Monday in a shiny golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence in the state that gave name to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels.

A youth‑led uprising in Nepal last September left 77 people dead and forced the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, intensifying demands for political change ahead of Thursday’s (March 5) general election.