Israeli and American leaders have been sharpening their threats ahead of elections in both countries, while Iranian leaders have remained defiant.

Israelis are gearing up to vote in the first national elections since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza.

Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans’ attempt to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections next week.

North Korea accused South Korea of fabricating last month's land mine explosions inside the DMZ in a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council, state-run media reported Monday.

President Donald Trump at a Sunday political rally predicted a trade dispute with Canada would ​be resolved "soon," without providing specifics.

Jordanian security forces on Monday arrested three suspects in connection to Friday's deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the Karak region.

Russia's FSB security ⁠service ⁠has thwarted a planned ⁠Ukrainian drone attack from inside Russia on ​a key element of Moscow's air defence system and on an electricity facility, ‌the FSB said on ‌Monday,

Protests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.