
UN Backs New World Map to Show Africa’s True Size
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents the size of Africa more accurately, following a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents the size of Africa more accurately, following a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups

Wall Street is set to receive several important updates on inflation this week, with investors closely watching new data that could influence expectations for U.S. monetary policy

President Donald Trump on Friday described the ongoing conflict with Iran as “small potatoes” and defended Vice President JD Vance’s assertion that months of intermittent fighting in the Middle East should not be…

Diesel prices in the United States hit a new record Friday, rising to an average of $5.85 per gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts global fuel supplies

Israel on Thursday released a Lebanese man from detention, marking the first such handover since the latest war with Iran-backed Hezbollah erupted six months ago. Four more Lebanese detainees are also expected to be…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday strongly rejected reports that the United States’ weapons and ammunition stockpiles have been significantly depleted amid the ongoing war with Iran

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz is “effectively gone,” arguing that Tehran is losing its strategic leverage as U.S. pressure intensifies

Iran’s ruling regime is reportedly more willing to continue confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors than pursue peace, partly to keep its increasingly disillusioned population under control…

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed Thursday that they launched drone strikes against Saudi military positions, vehicles and troop concentrations on several fronts

Smoke rises from Israeli strikes targeting the strategic Ali al-Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon on August 14, 2026. The Israeli military said Thursday that it had established operational control of the ridge following…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that there was a possibility of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv said it expected a “new dynamic” in diplomatic efforts to achieve peace

Syrians are demanding justice for widespread killings, torture and other abuses committed during the decades-long rule of the Assad family, but the country’s new government faces a difficult choice between…