The leaders of France and the U.K. will gather dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight back.

Pope Leo XIV is marking the halfway point in his four-nation tour of Africa with a day focused on encouraging Cameroon’s young people

Human Rights Watch says China is increasing pressure on 12 million Catholics amid a decade-long campaign to align religion with party ideology.

Australia’s most decorated living veteran has been granted bail 10 days after he was charged with committing war crimes in Afghanistan. The judge ruled Friday that Ben Roberts-Smith had

Asian stocks are lower even after Wall Street set another record, as investors watched for signs of U.S.-Iran talks and an extension of the ceasefire expiring next week. Oil prices fell Friday,

The U.S. blockade of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would last “for as long as it takes,” the defense secretary said.

Masood Masjoody had a long history of firing accusations at those he considered adversaries. So when he claimed on social media last fall that two fellow Iran-born activists were plotting to kill him,