An election earlier this month was the country's first since youth-led protests against corruption and poor governance.

The strike on Prince Sultan Air Base also damaged at least two Air Force refueling aircraft and underscored that despite weeks of strikes, Iran still poses a threat.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as Ukraine seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran's attacks during the war in the Middle East.

Ukraine on Saturday agreed to cooperate on defence with the United ‌Arab Emirates and Qatar as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travelled to both countries amid escalating tensions in the region.

A bipartisan group of four senators has plans to visit Taiwan, Japan and South Korea in the coming days on a trip meant to bolster U.S. alliances seen as important to countering China's dominance in Asia.

A pro-Iran hacking group claimed to breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox and posted some of the contents online.

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting. The world’s fastest-growing continent is reeling from the economic impacts of the war in Iran.

Colombia has held a ceremony to honor 69 security force members killed in a military plane crash earlier this week. On Friday in the capital Bogota, the church placed the photographs of the