France's finance minister said the country is ready to help secure the Strait of Hormuz but not when missiles and drones are attacking ships in the passage. European countries are reluctant to get involved in the U.

The leader of Cuba is vowing to put up "resistance" against the U.S. as President Trump suggests he may "take" the island nation, whose communist government has faced intense U.S. pressure and languished under energy shortages.

Nigeria suicide bombings in Maiduguri killed at least 23 people and wounded over 100 others in deadly attacks targeting a hospital and market Monday night.

Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the country’s most influential figures, has died at the age of 93. Ilia II died late Tuesday after

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned she’s facing an “extremely difficult” meeting with Donald Trump, after the US president criticized Japan for rebuffing his demand for warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

US expands Golden Dome cost estimate to $185 billion, enlists top defense firms The price tag for the Golden Dome missile ​defense shield has grown to $185 billion, up $10 billion, to accelerate key space-based ‌capabilities,

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital after weeks of cross-border clashes. Pakistan denied carrying out the strike, instead saying it “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.

The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and U.S. President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing at the World Cup in June shifted on Tuesday to Mexico where its diplomats suggested Iran's soccer team could play its games.