Balendra Shah, 35, highlighted health and education for poor Nepalis as a key focus of his campaign, which rode a wave of public anger toward traditional politics.

Rather than force regime change, President Trump and Marco Rubio aim to win control of the island by deepening its economic dependence on the US.

The oil market is worried that Gulf countries will have to shut production if tankers are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

The Israel Defense Forces released a video Friday purporting to show strikes on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s military bunker in Tehran. Photo: Israel Defense Forces

Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States to manage one of the Holy See’s most important bilateral relationships at a crucial time,

A Bangladeshi man accused of using social media to trick teenage girls into sending him sexually explicit images — and then threatening to share them with their friends and family if they didn’t send more — has been transported to Alaska to face federal charges.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke ​to Saudi Arabia Crown ‌Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Iran's strikes ​on the kingdom ​amid a sprawling conflict in the ⁠region, Downing Street ​said in a statement on ​Friday.