Iran said Monday, November 2, that it could reopen the strategically important Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States agreed to its conditions, offering a significantly accelerated timetable as diplomatic efforts continue to prevent another escalation...
Turkey has nominated Feridun Sinirlioglu, head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations.
The nomination, submitted on October 30 and announced the following day, puts an experienced Turkish...
According to ancient myths, Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, invaded India long before Alexander the Great was born.
Dionysus is an Ancient Greek god and also part of the Roman pantheon. He was known as Bacchus to the...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled the traditional G20 summit group photo on Friday following intense European objections to Russia's participation.
The two-day diplomatic gathering of the world's largest economies opened amid visible internal tensions in Atlanta. Rubio pulled...
Archaeologists in Romania have uncovered a nearly 1,800-year-old Roman sarcophagus containing the remains of a child buried with toys, jewelry, and floral offerings. The discovery in Constanța, on the Black Sea coast, offers new evidence of childhood and burial...
Governments across Europe and other parts of the world are increasingly urging households to maintain emergency supplies of food, water and essential medicines, reflecting growing concerns over military conflicts, cyberattacks, extreme weather and disruptions to critical infrastructure. France and...
Israel entered a period of political uncertainty after final vote counts confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing bloc had lost its parliamentary majority, leaving rival parties facing potentially weeks of complicated negotiations to form a new government.
Israel's Central...
Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual 1,900-year-old tomb inside a theater in the ancient Greek city of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum (Greek: Ἀπολλωνία ἐπὶ Ῥυνδακῷ) in northwestern Turkey. The discovery has puzzled researchers because the city already had a separate burial...
Three people were killed and five others injured Thursday when heavy rain triggered a landslide that sent rocks falling from a fairy chimney, one of the towering volcanic rock formations shaped by millions of years of erosion, near the...
Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have captured their first 4K footage of a rare deep-sea fish with a transparent head, offering an unusually detailed look at the animal nearly 2,000 feet below the surface of the...
An Egyptian tomb at South Saqqara has preserved one of the earliest known claims of moral integrity in an ancient Egyptian personal inscription. Its owner, Khuwy, declared, "I never took anything from any man," according to a new analysis...
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself the country's legitimate president-elect Wednesday, after fleeing to the United States. He also accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Brazil's Supreme Court of orchestrating electoral fraud. US President Donald...
Projections from three major television networks in Israel reveal that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may retain power despite losing his majority in elections.
With 86 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc secured 53 seats against 48 seats for Gadi...
Scientists studying ancient DNA from human remains in Ecuador have uncovered evidence of 1,500 years of genetic continuity and a rare case of tuberculosis dating to before European contact with the Americas. The study, published in PNAS Nexus, sheds...
Archaeologists have uncovered the nearly complete floor plan of a 2,400-year-old Numidian house in Tunisia, offering new insight into how homes were arranged within an ancient fortified settlement. The building was found at Sidi Saïd, near Bargou in the...
