Mike Waltz said the U.S. naval blockade was having the intended effect of pressuring Iran's economy, but Tehran has said it is not backing down.

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly said he is thinking of "blowing up" all of Iran as he left Camp David early to return to the White House.

Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on President Donald Trump's warning to Iran that they 'better behave' as tensions escalate.

As world leaders prepare to gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week, a growing number of flashpoints across the Middle East are raising concerns about a wider regional escalation, from renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to fresh warnings exchanged between Washington and Tehran.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a struggle to stabilize his position and keep his agenda on track after voters inflicted two more defeats on his party, ejecting it from a state legislature for

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement after first exit polls of the Berlin and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania state elections, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2026.

Political shifts in Germany are being watched closely in Europe and beyond, Katya Adler writes.

Three South Korean military officers have been injured in an explosion near the country’s heavily fortified border with North Korea

Three South Korean military officers were injured Monday after a suspected landmine exploded inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating South Korea and Pyongyang.

Three people were hospitalised. Hundreds of thousands of mines, if not more, are thought to be buried in the area Three South Korean military officers were injured in an explosion during an operation near the heavily mined border with North Korea,

Three South Korean military personnel were injured Monday in an unidentified explosion on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

Andy Burnham has approved a request from Saudi Arabia for the UK to provide the kingdom with military support in its fight with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, in an escalation of British involvement in the conflict.

The alerts advised Americans to "be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions" and said the conflict could "escalate rapidly."View on euronews

Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in the Iran war.

Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on the State Duma election’s final day, including hundreds targeting Moscow.

Russians living abroad cast their votes ⁠on ⁠Sunday, the final day of ⁠a parliamentary election, in what many described as a moral duty, ​if ultimately a futile act of protest against President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.

The United Russia party, led by President Vladimir Putin, has secured victory in Russia’s parliamentary election, taking 49.4% of the vote, according to preliminary results reported by local news agencies on Sunday.

Russia's ruling United Russia party was on track to easily win a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, partial official results showed on Sunday,