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The White House and wider world clung to a "fragile truce" in the Middle East on Wednesday as President Trump worked to declare military victory over Iran and pivot to a negotiation phase that would lead to lasting peace.

President Trump excoriated NATO Wednesday ahead of his scheduled meeting with its top official, saying the international alliance flopped dramatically when it didn't help the U.S. during its military strike on Iran.

Iran on Wednesday released a 10-point framework for peace negotiations with Washington that includes extreme demands that are difficult to square with U.S. objectives.

Cambodia has erected a statue and awarded a medal to honor a rat that uncovered scores of landmines left over from warfare in the 1960s and '70s, multiple news outlets report.

WSSC Water is reducing fluoride in the water it delivers to 1.9 million customers because of supply chain issues caused by the Mideast war.

Indonesian authorities on Wednesday extradited an alleged Scottish crime boss to Spain, after his removal was delayed multiple times as police pursued an ongoing investigation, officials said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said Wednesday that U.S. forces are standing by and ready to act quickly if Iran fails to uphold the terms of the newly announced ceasefire.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama in a scheme to take over its port operations on the Central American country's ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a chief critic of the U.S. war on Iran, welcomed President Trump's ceasefire with Tehran on Wednesday but said the U.S. leader put out his own fire.

President Trump said Wednesday his team is working closely with Iran to turn a two-week ceasefire into a lasting peace that prevents Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.