A senior State Department official told reporters in a background briefing that it was a "reciprocal" action because Brazil has not approved President Donald Trump's nominee as ambassador to Brasilia.

An Indian cargo ship has sunk after being struck by a projectile off Yemen, officials said, raising concerns that the Middle East war's maritime front is expanding. It was unclear who launched the projectile,

Russia and Ukraine traded blame after a drone slammed into a beach in the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik. Russian officials said seven people were killed.

Israel intensified its airstrikes on Gaza over the weekend as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained publicly silent on a U.S.-backed agreement to disarm Hamas, deepening uncertainty over its implementation.

Spain reports 72 deaths as the Ceuta migrant crisis deepens, with intelligence officials saying Morocco allowed border controls to gradually relax.

Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the U.

The U.S. is pressing ahead with talks on allowing Ukraine to make Patriot interceptor missiles, which Kyiv urgently wants to defend against ​Russian attacks, even after President Donald Trump cast doubt on such a deal,

Lhamo also speaks and writes Chinese, which China mandated as its primary language for schools and government agencies in a sweeping new “ethnic unity” law implemented July 1. Under the new regulations,