A comprehensive scientific investigation is underway at the Durupınar formation in eastern Turkey, a 515-foot-long site that some researchers believe could be connected to the Biblical account of Noah’s Ark.

Hurricane Polo remained a formidable storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast Wednesday morning, carrying 150 mph sustained winds as its outer rainbands began reaching southwestern Mexico.

North Korea says it has successfully tested a new missile system believed to carry a hypersonic glide vehicle, further expanding Pyongyang’s growing nuclear-capable arsenal.

Russian missiles and drones killed at least five people in Ukraine while Kyiv targeted Russian oil refineries, authorities confirmed, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to meet U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the United Nations in New York.

Romanian prosecutors have detained controversial former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu for 24 hours as part of an investigation into an alleged 1.1 million euro ($1.26 million) fraud scheme and organized criminal group.

President Donald Trump delivered a blunt message to Cuba’s communist leadership Tuesday, declaring before the United Nations General Assembly that the government in Havana is failing and that freedom will ultimately reach the Cuban people.

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping security agreement with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, clearing the way for a larger American military presence across the strategically vital Arctic island.

Iran-backed Houthi forces pressed deeper into strategic areas of Yemen this week, seeking control of mountain positions that could secure their recent gains along the Red Sea and further weaken the country’s Saudi-supported government.

President Donald Trump delivered a stark warning to Iran from the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, presenting Tehran with a choice between a negotiated settlement and a renewed American military campaign against the Islamic Republic.

Hungary’s new government is seeking protection from possible U.S. penalties over its continued purchases of Russian oil and natural gas, as Budapest navigates a new relationship with Washington following the defeat of longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award from a prominent Pakistani Muslim cleric who praised Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party has claimed a commanding victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, despite concerns over the fairness of the vote.

A 65-year-old Rwandan man has become the first person in Britain to be charged with crimes linked to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, British prosecutors confirmed Monday.

U.S. forces have supported the movement of more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz during the past two months, according to U.S. Central Command.

Much of Moscow was apparently burning Sunday as Ukraine launched one of its largest drone strikes on the Russian capital, killing several people and injuring dozens while disrupting the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections.