A government-imposed nationwide communications blackout has left Iranians outside the country scrambling to reach family and friends.

White House envoy Steve Witkoff announced the formation of a committee of Palestinian technocrats and the start of “full demilitarization and reconstruction.”

Diplomats from Denmark and Greenland agreed to set up a “high-level working group” after the White House talks, but said there was little consensus so far.

It was the first known release of U.S. citizens from Venezuelan prisons since the U.S. military captured authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.

A Washington Post review of videos from Iran posted online of recent protests illustrates how widely violence has spread.

The two Middle Eastern countries exchanged messages through a Russian intermediary saying they would not preemptively attack each other.

Iranians across the country have taken to the streets at great risk, facing a violent government crackdown.

More than 30 people were killed and dozens injured when the crane collapsed onto an express train carrying nearly 200 people, Thai officials said.

After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist.

Russia’s Belgorod is experiencing the power and heat outages that are normally inflicted by Russian forces on neighboring Ukraine.

Amid a lethal crackdown against anti-government protests, Iran’s opposition and its most prominent leader, Reza Pahlavi, face differences within their own ranks.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated Tuesday that more than 2,000 people have been killed since demonstrations began on Dec. 28.

The verdict in Yoon Suk Yeol’s case is expected next month. He faces insurrection charges over a failed push to impose martial law in 2024.

The military force moved about $1 billion using two exchanges registered in Britain, according to TRM Labs, which specializes in crypto investigations.

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more.