As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a harsh crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened U.

Russian attacks are hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure hard, leaving residents without power and heat in one of the coldest winters of the war to date.

Military vehicles were seen rolling into Dier Hafar and Maskana Saturday. Thousands have fled the northern Syrian towns in recent days.

The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces

The country’s electoral commission is expected to soon announce that President Yoweri Museveni has won re-election after four decades in power

The alleged use of Lebanese territory to destabilize Syria and undermine the rule of President Ahmad Sharaa, has emerged as a sensitive security issue

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters takes effect Saturday. The High Seas Treaty governs nearly half the planet’s surface, addressing

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday urged U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation interference.