3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (621+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (517+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed five civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1153+ words) MEXICO CITY — The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as "foreign terrorist organizations," with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday. The announcement came during the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (563+ words) CASABLANCA, Morocco — Morocco and Spain are arguing over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final — with besieged FIFA boss Gianni Infantino hovering backstage. FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (446+ words) ADEN, Yemen — The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (132+ words) BEIJING — A cargo ship docked for repairs in a Chinese port caught fire, killing 25 people, Chinese state media reported Thursday. A total of 42 people had been on the vessel, and 12 of them were safely evacuated, Xinhua reported. Five were injured…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (653+ words) Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to several residents, which could bring the rebels closer to targeting shipping through a critical waterway to the Red Sea. Separately, an Israeli strike killed at…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (290+ words) FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday to cool inflation that is being fed by high oil prices from the Iran war. The decision was supported by a stronger-than-expected economy that suggests businesses can weather the higher…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (718+ words) BANGKOK — Shares in Europe and Asia were mostly lower Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street as the price of crude oil again traded above $100 a barrel. The future for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and that for the Dow Jones…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (645+ words) SENOIA, Ga. — An animal hospital is apologizing to a family that brought in a 19-year-old cat to be euthanized, only to learn the cat was still alive 18 months later and living with a hospital employee. A report filed with the…...