Politics

French authorities said a French citizen who had been held in Iran for more than 880 days had been released and returned home, along with another Frenchman who had been under house arrest in Tehran. The release of the men…

Iran celebrated its annual fire festival. This ancient festival, known in Farsi as Chaharshanbe Suri, takes place on the last Tuesday before Nowruz, the Persian New Year (March 20). People jump over and around the lights, shouting, “My yellow is…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a “pragmatic approach” to prevent the EU-US tariff dispute from escalating into a full-blown trade war, and expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. Speaking in…

Unredacted materials relating to the assassination of 35th US President John F. Kennedy in 1963 were released on Tuesday at the direction of US President Donald Trump shortly after his inauguration. Over 1,100 documents totaling more than 31,000 pages were…

Iran has again denied accusations of supporting Yemen’s Houthis after the United States carried out a series of airstrikes against them, and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would bear “full responsibility” for its actions. The Houthi health ministry said…

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the southern Italian city of Naples on Thursday morning, causing minor damage and sending 11 people to hospital, authorities said. The quake was the strongest ever recorded in the Phlegraean Fields, a vast zone of…

A chest X-ray has confirmed positive changes in Pope Francis’ condition after his fourth week in hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Medical officials said Francis’ health was slowly but surely improving,…

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been handed over to the International Criminal Court after being arrested on a warrant that accuses him of crimes against humanity related to his brutal anti-drug crackdown during his time in office. The 79-year-old…

U.S. arms supplies to Ukraine have resumed, officials said. The move came a day after the Trump administration lifted a freeze on military aid to Kyiv in its fight against the Russian invasion, and Ukrainian authorities said they were ready…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium were unjustified, but his government had no plans to retaliate. Last month, US President Donald Trump mentioned that he was considering exempting Australia from tariffs, a free…