The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency,

Polls have opened across Bangladesh for voters to cast ballots in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political turmoil

Speedskater Jordan Stolz of Team USA reacts after breaking the Olympic record during the men's 1000 m at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on on Feb. 11, 2026. Senior Correspondent As Jordan Stolz reached the 600-m mark of the 1000-m Olympic speedskating competition on Wednesday night in Milan,

Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday, extending a move off lows as traders assess the likelihood the U.S. will attack oil producer Iran as well as the impact of India shying away from Russian oil.

Disclosures in documents released by the Trump administration have roiled the world, leading to resignations and the threat of legal charges far beyond American borders.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Wednesday that Ukraine would "move toward elections when all the relevant security guarantees are in place."

Syria’s president, interior minister and foreign minister were the targets of five foiled assassination attempts last year, the U.N. chief said in a report on threats posed by Islamic State militants released Wednesday.

Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions were converging outside Argentina’s Congress, blocking traffic and clashing with police