International News

6:22 AM on Thursday, March 19

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China

5:39 AM on Thursday, March 19

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with Washington to lift some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West

5:22 AM on Thursday, March 19

EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month

8:06 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people

6:08 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz into the crosshairs of yet another geopolitical conflict

2:53 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Mexican authorities have arrested an Ecuadorian fugitive accused of helping organize the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

2:28 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by César Chavez, the long-admired Latino icon, while he led the United Farm Workers union

12:34 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The U.N.'s agency for children says it will investigate claims from Israel's military that one of its shipments into Gaza smuggled tobacco products into the strip

12:18 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Cuba’s president has lashed out after the latest threat from the Trump administration after President Donald Trump said he can do “whatever he wants” with the island

11:24 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas

10:06 AM on Wednesday, March 18

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9:26 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Rising energy costs caused by the Iran war have forced Egypt to hike fuel and cooking gas prices, hitting the country's already struggling poor and middle classes hard

9:18 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump

9:07 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting

8:05 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Northern Israel's largest city, Kiryat Shmona, on the border with Lebanon, is under fire from both Hezbollah and Iran

7:42 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Attacks on a town along Sudan’s border with Chad have killed at least 17 people and injured 123, Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, said

2:02 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr

1:23 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Iran has broadened its strikes on major energy facilities in the Middle East, eliciting strong warnings from Gulf Arab states that called it a dangerous escalation that threatened to draw them into direct combat with Tehran

1:08 AM on Wednesday, March 18

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran

12:53 AM on Wednesday, March 18

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacked Qatar again the U.S. would retaliate and “massively blow up the entirety” of the field