International News

5:18 PM on Wednesday, March 4

China has set an economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for this year, a slight decrease in the face of a prolonged property slump and other headwinds and global uncertainty

5:07 PM on Wednesday, March 4

More than 150 Cuban medical staff have departed Honduras after the Central American country's new government abruptly cancelled the agreement

3:40 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers amid flight cancellations and airspace closures

12:20 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press

10:37 AM on Wednesday, March 4

A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba

10:18 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for talks in Moscow

8:01 AM on Wednesday, March 4

A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters

7:10 AM on Wednesday, March 4

The U.S. military says the United States and Ecuador have begun a joint military operation against organized crime groups in the South American country

6:12 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island

4:41 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Libyan authorities say a Russian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded and erupted in flames before sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off the North African country's coast

4:26 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan

2:46 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order

2:37 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Governments around the world are rushing to organize the return of their citizens from the Middle East on Wednesday and air traffic seems to be picking up slightly as travel across the region remains heavily disrupted by the widening Iran war

1:46 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran

1:01 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before his father's death though he’s never being elected nor appointed to a government position

9:41 PM on Tuesday, March 3

The U.S. and Israel’s joint war against Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding hundreds of thousands of people

9:06 PM on Tuesday, March 3

A widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has seen major strikes, missile fire across the region, and fresh fears for global energy and markets

8:59 PM on Tuesday, March 3

Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day

9:03 PM on Monday, March 2

U.S. President Donald Trump says “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the U.S.-Israeli war on the country ends

8:56 PM on Monday, March 2

Explosions are sounding in Iran's capital city as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters a fifth day