Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Thrust Into U.S.-Iran Power Struggle
Ali al-Zaidi, a political unknown, has been tasked with forming a new coalition government. Now, he must grapple with growing U.S. pressure to curb Ir...
Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Artillery Strike on a University
Pakistan, which has been waging an “open war” on its neighbor, did not acknowledge strikes on civilian areas Monday that officials said killed at leas...
Sri Lanka Arrests 22 Monks After 240 Pounds of Cannabis Found in Luggage
The group of Buddhist monks were arrested on Saturday at the country’s main international airport after a trip to Thailand that the authorities said w...
Man Pleads Guilty to Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
Austrian prosecutors said the man plotted in 2024 to set off a bomb outside the concert, which was later canceled. He and another man still face separ...
First Fully Loaded L.N.G. Tanker Since War Began Appears to Have Crossed the Strait
Liquefied natural gas transit has been effectively halted. A ship managed by Abu Dhabi’s state oil company managed to cross, said Kpler, a maritime da...
The Small U.K. Agency That’s a 911 for Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to d...
They Lost Their Homes in Cuba to the Communist Government. Will They Ever Get Them Back?
With Cuba in dire economic crisis, people whose properties were seized by its government decades ago say it’s time to resolve thorny compensation clai...
Mali Rebels Strike Major Blow Against Junta and Russia’s Africa Corps
Coordinated attacks signified a major escalation of insurgent violence in a region of West Africa where military leaders had seized power and warmed t...
Iran Offers Plan to Focus on Strait of Hormuz and Delay Nuclear Talks
In its latest offer delivered on Sunday, Iran proposed opening the key waterway to shipping traffic and lifting the U.S. blockade, while postponing th...
Canada’s New Route to Citizenship Has Thousands of Americans Lining Up to Apply
Canada has opened a route to citizenship for people who can prove they have a Canada-born ancestor. Millions could qualify, and Americans are already ...
Top Iranian Official in Russia for Talks With Putin on Middle East War
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, will meet with President Vladimir V. Putin for “necessary coordination,” as negotiations with the U.S. to end...
China Will Require Meta to Unwind Acquisition of AI Start-Up Manus
The impact of the ruling was not immediately clear, but it could send a chilling signal to Chinese tech founders seeking to partner with foreign compa...
