A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of new weapons as part of a plan to bolster inter-Korean border firepower, state-run media reported Friday.

Royal officials also announced Wednesday that the king and queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a costly refurbishment.

As Greece braces for another blistering wildfire season, a new line of defense is taking shape in Earth’s orbit.

Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for the Socceroos and will likely be enough for the Paraguayans to advance

Israel's U.N. ambassador and analysts slam a new report alleging the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children, calling it a biased political attack.

Energy shortages have continued to plague Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, following repeated, intensified Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula.

As a double whammy of powerful earthquakes rattled Venezuela’s northern coast on Wednesday, residents of the capital, Caracas, scrambled out on to the streets from shuddering, fractured buildings. “It was horrible.