The State Department has notified Congress of plans to shutter five international diplomatic posts, marking a rare contraction of the U.S. foreign footprint.

Misleading social media posts triggered a massive influx of migrants toward Ceuta, resulting in dozens of deaths and widespread border chaos.

Brent crude hovered near $85 a barrel as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage amid ongoing regional tensions.

A Ukrainian drone struck a beach resort near Gelendzhik, killing seven people – including three children – and injuring about 40.

Nathan Owen claimed his Jaguar I‑Pace was accelerating on its own and unresponsive to the brakes, leading to a 35‑minute pursuit on the M62 and a four‑year jail sentence.

President Trump told reporters Iran faces a “last chance before decapitation” as the United States continues diplomatic outreach, while Iran’s foreign ministry says no negotiations are taking place.

Cuba's fragile power grid suffered a devastating secondary collapse during nationwide restoration efforts, deepening an energy crisis fueled by chronic shortages and outdated infrastructure.

As tensions persist, a senior US Central Command intelligence officer has asked analysts to brainstorm unconventional ways to pressure Iran.

Ukrainian drone strikes on a popular Russian Black Sea beach resort and the Crimean Peninsula left at least 11 people dead and dozens wounded.

Family and friends have identified Ashley Garibay as the In-N-Out employee killed during a shooting at a newly opened restaurant in Idaho.

Twenty-five U.S. states have filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade challenging the Trump administration's new forced-labor tariffs, arguing they are an illegal workaround to replace struck-down import taxes.

Spain's high court has launched a criminal investigation into the July 2026 mass border crossings in Ceuta to determine if networks orchestrated the crisis.

Capital One filed a court document defending its closure of over 300 Trump Organization accounts, arguing the action followed anti-money-laundering reviews.

President Trump announced that talks with Iran and a deal are imminent to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though U.S. and Iranian officials quickly denied any new direct negotiations.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with an ICRC official in Naypyidaw, providing the first independent visual proof that she is alive after years of isolation.

Myanmar's military junta has released rare photographs of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC representative, offering the first visual proof of her condition in years.

President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran would begin, though the Iranian foreign ministry insisted no direct talks were under way.

The New Zealand Parliament has officially enacted the English Language Bill, granting statutory recognition to English alongside existing official languages.

A massive migrant surge in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has sparked intense EU debates over border security and calls to suspend the Schengen area.

Greek police arrested a 26-year-old suspect who confessed to transporting the body of 38-year-old charity worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross in an Athens suitcase.