Balendra Shah, 35, highlighted health and education for poor Nepalis as a key focus of his campaign, which rode a wave of public anger toward traditional politics.

The oil market is worried that Gulf countries will have to shut production if tankers are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Israel Defense Forces released a video Friday purporting to show strikes on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s military bunker in Tehran. Photo: Israel Defense Forces

China's President Xi Jinping says political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widens. Xi made

Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States to manage one of the Holy See’s most important bilateral relationships at a crucial time,

As the United States continues striking targets in the Iran war, President Donald Trump says the administration has its sights on Cuba. NBC News analyst and former Representative Carlos Curbelo says that Cuban leaders may already be at the negotiating table where they could potentially be offering concessions to the U.

The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation cited explicit threats by Iran against the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, attacks by Iran ​on Kuwait and the "almost ​total absence" within the Gulf of vessels available to ship crude oil and products.

Cuban diplomats abandoned their Embassy building in Quito Friday after Ecuador ordered the expulsion of the entire Cuban diplomatic mission.