The Trump administration, sidestepping a widening battle in the Strait of Hormuz, said it was anticipating a reply from Tehran on its latest terms for ending the war.

A third British passenger from the stricken Hondius cruise ship has a suspected hantavirus infection, health authorities in Britain said.

The bodies have not yet been recovered because continued eruptions and dangerous conditions prevented rescue teams from reaching the location.

Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of former U.S. Ambassador Manuel Rocha, the imprisoned former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba dating back to the 1970s in one of the longest-running betrayals in the history of the foreign service.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate with "everyone", ​including the Europeans, the Kremlin said on Friday after the Financial ‌Times reported that European Union leaders were preparing for potential talks.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least five people. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that the strikes Friday targeted the village of Toura near Tyre, wounding eight

Pope Leo XIV has prayed for political leaders to end "fratricidal hatred" in the world. He spent Friday, the anniversary of his election, in Pompeii, marking a feast day important to him. Leo

Judges ordered Parliament to convene a committee to consider removing President Cyril Ramaphosa over a case involving money stolen from a couch at his farm six years ago.