He also warned that NATO faces a “very bad future” if US allies fail to assist in securing the crucial waterway. Follow for live updates.

The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, ...

Five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, who sought asylum in Australia will be granted humanitarian visas, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, confirmed Monday.

Stocks have climbed, bond yields have fallen and the US dollar has weakened across President Donald Trump’s second term so far — market movements the president has welcomed.

A bipartisan group of senators passed a bill Thursday aimed at improving housing affordability.

Extracts from CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb’s new book, “American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World,” reveal how his election bucked history.

Two Iranian films — Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” and the documentary “Cutting Through Rocks” — are vying for Oscars this Sunday, two weeks after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

Authorities in New Mexico launched a search this week of a sprawling ranch formerly owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which has come under renewed interest after allegations surrounding ...

Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team have been struggling to find consensus behind an election-year agenda to address Americans’ chief concerns over affordability and their cost-of-living.

Two people armed with a handgun shot at the US consulate in Toronto early Tuesday morning, Canadian police say.

Messages show that Ferguson affectionately referred to Epstein as her “spectacular and special friend” and told him “I am so proud of you” while he was serving jail time.

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, who once commanded a base long associated with UFO lore, has been missing for nearly two weeks.