The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 700 points on Thursday, notching its lowest closing level in 2026.

Senate Democrats have filed legislation hat would keep the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Trump's stated goal of a "takeover" of the Caribbean country.

The war is expanding into Lebanon, as an Israeli offensive to dismantle Hezbollah has displaced 800,000 people there, with more than 680 people killed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more

Israel warned Lebanon on Friday that it would face further damage to its infrastructure ‌until Iran-backed Hezbollah is disarmed, after the Israeli military destroyed a bridge in south Lebanon in what appeared to be the first such strike of the war.

Both sides have claimed to inflict heavy losses in what has become their deadliest fighting in years, a confrontation Pakistan has described as an “open war” with Afghanistan.

Poland’s government is scrambling to keep access to major EU defense loans after the president blocked the law allowing the country to access the funds. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Poland

Former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Brenda Shaffer, says Iran’s strategy of targeting Gulf states and regional neighbors has been counterproductive. She adds that Tehran’s ability to sustain drone and missile attacks is constrained,