Iran-backed Houthi fighters have seized the critical Bab al-Mandab waterway, establishing a severe oil chokehold that tests the Trump administration.

Iran has mobilized 313,000 volunteer fighters in Tehran amid escalating conflict with the United States, severe economic strain, and internal dissent.

The sole holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial has broken his silence, defending his vote amid an 11-1 split over postpartum psychosis.

Indonesia has received its first aircraft carrier from Italy, sparking domestic debate over fiscal pressures, high costs, and actual defense priorities.

The lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has defended his position, stating he harboured no doubts that she deliberately planned the killings.

Russians began three days of voting in the country’s first parliamentary election since the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A deadly shooting at a South Cotabato high school has left three dead, including a 16-year-old gunman, sparking national concern over firearm access and campus security.

A California driver has been charged with second-degree murder following a drug-impaired SUV crash into a Los Angeles bus that preceded a deadly helicopter crash.

A romance fraud victim lost close to one million dollars over two years following an initial connection on LinkedIn with a profile using stolen photos.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that Moscow is actively preparing hybrid attacks involving drones and rockets targeting European nations supporting Ukraine.

South African police have recovered the body of a ninth woman in Dawn Park, deepening an urgent multi-agency investigation into a disturbing series of killings across the Ekurhuleni municipality.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to give at least thirty days' notice before any major physical changes or demolition at the Kennedy Center.

International oil prices dipped below key psychological thresholds as fading supply anxieties in West Asia prompted a broad cooling across global energy markets.

A Texas Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet crashed in northern Michigan following a suspected bird strike, prompting temporary evacuations as the pilot safely ejected.

A Los Angeles driver was arrested after her SUV collided with a city bus, killing two people. Just hours later, a news helicopter covering the scene crashed, killing three more people.

Following a Saudi appeal over Houthi advances near the Red Sea, China privately urged Tehran to use its influence to curb the Iran-backed group.

The Pentagon is weighing a major drawdown that could remove tens of thousands of U.S. troops and military assets from Europe, despite warnings from NATO allies over Russian aggression.

Scientists have identified the tilcayo in Bolivia's Yungas forest, marking the first new living cat species named in over a century.

The U.S. State Department has granted visas for Iranian officials, including the president, to attend the UN General Assembly under strict travel limitations.

After nearly two centuries in France, the 16th-century Codex Azcatitlán has returned to Mexico for an exhibition at the National Museum of Anthropology.