October has been one of the most violent months in the strait since the beginning of the war between Iran, the United States and Israel.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it has lifted personal economic sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez.

Weekend attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia have largely cut Saudi Arabia off from the world. The normally cautious kingdom is accepting defensive

Colombia opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, marking a major shift in relations with Israel after conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella restored diplomatic ties severed by his predecessor over the war in Gaza.

Bloodied residents in Ukraine climbed out of windows and down rescuers’ ladders Tuesday as deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv set their homes ablaze.

A sensitive trial involving a Ukrainian soldier accused of sabotaging the undersea Nord Stream pipelines bringing Russian gas to Europe opened in Hamburg.

The government appointed its own manager of the last big news channel to be critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The authorities have now replaced leadership at five major news outlets.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a sit-down interview with NPR as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the 5-year mark. And, Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer.