A major security breach was reportedly detected at a high-profile army base in Washington amid the United States' war against Iran.
A Qatari complex housing the world's largest liquefied natural gas export plant suffered "extensive damage" amid a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf.
US Intelligence Chief Tulsi Gabbard, presenting the intelligence community's 2026 Annual Threat Assessment, said that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan are the most significant nuclear threats to the United States.
Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once flowed on the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor.
US President Donald Trump has said Israel will not attack Iran's valuable South Pars gas field unless Tehran "unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar".
A day after his much-talked-about resignation, which he claimed was in protest of the Iran War, Joe Kent, US President Donald Trump's former counterterrorism chief, blamed Israel for pushing into the conflict.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the US on Wednesday said it has launched a hunt for Indian national Kalpeshkumar Rasikbhai Patel for allegedly defrauding multiple victims between 2017 and 2021.
US-Israel-Iran War Highlights: The war in the Middle East broke out when the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
US Israel Iran War News LIVE Updates: Iran has been striking its Persian Gulf neighbours' energy facilities since the war started on February 28, and has made the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, nearly impassable.
This year's World Happiness Report highlighted the impact of social media as many countries impose or mull legislative restrictions on social media use for young people.
A helicopter en route from Kathmandu to Nepal's Khotang district crashed on Wednesday while attempting a landing on a farm.
President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of US troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the US military prepares for possible next steps in its campaign against Iran,
Qatar has declared the military and security attaches at the Iranian Embassy, along with their staff, "persona non grata" and has requested that they leave the country within 24 hours.
Pakistan announced on Wednesday a "temporary pause" in hostilities with Afghanistan to mark the end of Ramadan, after Kabul promised to avenge the deaths of hundreds killed in a strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre.
Qatar's state-run energy company said on Wednesday that fires set by Iranian strikes on its main gas facility had caused "extensive damage", after Tehran said it would retaliate in kind for an attack on its own energy infrastructure.
US companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday.
US intelligence concluded Wednesday that Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment capacities destroyed last year by the United States and Israel, contradicting a key justification by President Donald Trump for his ongoing war.
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a "temporary pause" in fighting in view of Eid-ul-Fitr and at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar.
In North Korea's 2026 parliamentary elections, Kim Jong Un achieved a landslide win as the Workers' Party of Korea and its coalition partners reportedly captured 99.93 per cent of the ballot and every available seat, according to Yonhap News Agency.
US Vice President JD Vance deflected concerns about high gas prices by criticising the Biden administration.
Israel’s National Security Minister has filmed himself in front of gallows, threatening the death penalty.
Khaled Batarfi, a Saudi political analyst, says Iran’s attacks on the GCC are irrational and create anger.
Stocks tumble as attacks by Israel, Iran on critical energy infrastructure exacerbate fears for global energy supplies.
Video released by Iran's Red Crescent shows emergency services rescuing survivors of US-Israeli strikes on Tehran.
Prices are likely to rise substantially if the Strait of Hormuz remains, in effect, closed, market watchers say.
Lionel Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo in the 900-goal club as Nashville eliminates Miami from CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Democrats staged a walkout of an Epstein files briefing by US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Women killed, 13 injured when debris from a missile, or possibly a cluster bomblet, hit a beauty salon near Hebron.
Daniel Levy, says that the US-Israel war on Iran is reckless and harms allies for Israel's benefit.
Three women in an occupied West Bank hair salon became the first Palestinian deaths of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Foreign minister warns Iran that regional neighbours have 'significant' capabilities with which to respond to attacks.
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy come after Israel attacked Iran's South Pars gasfield and navy assets in the north.
Qatar is expelling Iran’s military and security attaches after Iranian missiles caused “extensive damage” to Ras Laffan.
Afghans are burying the victims from a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul.
Brazilian police say that raid in Rio de Janeiro targeted a leader of Red Command, a powerful criminal group.
Activists and politicians have called for the late Chavez to have his honours stripped after accusations of rape emerge.
Tehran defiant as US and Israeli attacks continue.
Liverpool book quarterfinal with champions Paris Saint-Germain after dismantling Turkish giants Galatasaray at Anfield.
Angel Esteban Aguilar is suspected of masterminding the 2023 assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate.
With trade between the two countries at a record high, Charles is using the visit to highlight the pair's deep ties.
Iranians in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump.
The US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady at 3.5–3.75 percent amidst a cooling labour market and Iran pressures.
Rights group says Palestinian children consistently report 'appalling and debilitating conditions' in Israeli prisons.
General Vladimir Padrino spent 11 years as the country's defence minister, acting as a key ally of Nicolas Maduro.