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Nearly three months into the conflict, the Iranian regime has succeeded in confounding U.S. and Israeli expectations for a speedy victory. The regime survived a wave of targeted killings early in the...

The fate of a shaky ceasefire between Iran and the United States is yet again uncertain, with President Donald Trump first issuing threats of renewed war against Iran on Sunday before saying a day...

An oil spill has reached the shores of a pristine Gulf island in Iran surrounded by clear turquoise waters that provide refuge for endangered sea turtles and dolphins, according to videos circulating...

Getting a filling at the dentist can be painful, expensive and generally miserable. A crown or a root canal is even worse. Still, you do it because your dentist says you should. But in a surprising...

Artificial intelligence has been propelling financial markets around the world this year — but not the stocks that you may have expected. True, Nvidia, the world’s most valuable publicly traded...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned from China on Friday, facing major decisions on Iran, as his top aides have drafted plans for a return to military strikes if Trump decides to try to...

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping emphasized stability on Friday as they met for a second day in Beijing, albeit without clearly resolving any major points of contention on trade,...

YORKVILLE, Ohio — The simple tin can is proving to be one of the toughest tests for President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Just over a year ago, Trump imposed high tariffs on steel to try to stifle...

LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain staved off calls for his resignation on Tuesday, but he remains in deep political peril as he waits to see whether his Labour Party rivals will formally...

The Trump administration’s public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what US intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to...

When Prime Minister Keir Starmer led the Labour Party to victory in Britain’s last general election, in 2024, he campaigned on a platform of stability, selling his party as the antidote to years of...

LONDON — Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign on Monday, effectively rejecting their leader’s efforts to quell a mutiny in the party ranks and raising...

Health officials are closely monitoring the passengers from the cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, as they have begun returning to their home countries around the world. Some...

Dr. Kyle Staller is a gastroenterologist, so it may be surprising that many of his patients come to him complaining not only about stomach trouble but about their brains, too. Irritable bowel...

In mid-March, Babak, 49, an Iranian product designer at a tech company in Tehran, Iran, was called into his boss’s office and told that his position was being eliminated. Iran’s government had...

I watch sidewalks carefully to avoid falling, but some of my nastiest spills have happened at home. What can I do to fall-proof my house? It’s wise to look out for cracked pavement and uneven...

President Donald Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, are scheduled to meet in Beijing this coming week for a high-stakes summit that could shape the next stage of rivalry between the world’s two...

Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained throttled Saturday, after naval skirmishes between U.S. and Iranian forces in recent days heightened tensions in the vital shipping route. For weeks, the...

HONG KONG: As the war in Iran drags on, China has deepened its influence with fuel-starved neighbors, offering to ease shortages while pushing its renewable energy technology. In the days after the...

LONDON — With the right-wing populist Reform UK party headed by Nigel Farage posting significant gains in local elections, Prime Minister Keir Starmer took responsibility Friday for large Labour...