U.S. and Iranian negotiators remain “very far apart," Leavitt said, as Trump raises fears of an attack by sending more military forces to the region.

Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars and conflicts.

As the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan began in Gaza on Wednesday, Palestinians headed to the shattered ruins of mosques or to makeshift prayer spaces made of tarpaulins and wood, mourning their dead and their lost places of worship.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow and reaffirmed his support for the island nation.

Eleven people have been arrested for a deadly attack on a far-right student activist at a protest last week in Lyon, France.

The Trump administration is withdrawing forces from Syria as part of a strategic shift now that the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa is taking control of the fight against terror groups, according to a senior US official.

"We can state that Russia is trying to drag out negotiations that could already have reached the final stage."

A large shark was caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's waters, surprising researchers. "There's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," one said.