A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia could compound the Iran war's impact on world travel if a fragile agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz collapses and Persian Gulf oil shipments stay blocked.

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

The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States.

The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left.

A South African opposition party leader, Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking firearm laws.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is receiving the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award.

A Kazakh court has convicted 19 Kazakh activists after a protest against Beijing’s crackdown in China’s far-western Xinjiang region last year, in what advocates call an extraordinary move by the Kazakh government to silence dissident at the behest of Beijing.

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed.

Russia has launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine, targeting civilian areas with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.

India’s Parliament has opened debate on a landmark bill to reserve one-third of seats for women, a reform that could also trigger a sweeping redrawing of electoral boundaries and heighten political tensions.

Australia's defense minster says the Iran war had greatly complicated the global strategic landscape and the country is significantly increasing its military spending.

Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa has been marked by an unusual dynamic with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump appears strained.

The World Health Organization says vaccination programs across Africa have saved more than 50 million lives over the past five decades, but progress is slowing in some countries.

Pope Leo XIV is again emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Paramedic groups say the Israeli military has killed four Lebanese rescue workers and wounded six others in three consecutive, targeted strikes.

Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza have set sail from the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona.

A student has opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey, killing nine people and wounding 13 others.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has recently been taking a firmer stance with the U.S., defying pressures where other countries have caved.

The most popular last names in the U.S. might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of 2020s.

The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona has resumed in Argentina.

Two U.S. families have gone to Italy's highest court to challenge a law limiting citizenship claims to Italian descendants removed by more than two generations.

Spain's government has finalized a migrant amnesty measure that paves the way for potentially hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status in the country.

A Parisian art enthusiast has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket.