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A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany's Baltic Sea coast in recent days got stuck again on Tuesday, authorities said, less than a day after swimming free. But rescuers were hopeful that it could still find its way out into ...

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran's Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war.

A 75-year-old woman running for mayor of South Africa's biggest city went snorkeling in a large, water-filled trench in a suburban road in a stunt to draw attention to what she describes as years of mismanagement by the city's authorities.

King Charles III will make a state visit to the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday, as the British monarch seeks to repair the U.K.'s fractured relationship with the U.S. following the Iran war.

President Trump vented frustration at the United Kingdom and France on Tuesday, saying the U.S. will no longer assist them because of their refusal to join military action against Iran.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he visited troops in the U.S. Central Command area on Saturday.

China and Pakistan released a five-point peace initiative for the war in Iran on Tuesday following a meeting between their foreign ministers.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing Tuesday to reaffirm bilateral ties and discuss possible diplomatic solutions to the Iran war, now in its fifth week.

The White House insisted Monday that behind-the-scenes talks with Iran are progressing despite public denials from Tehran as both sides traded attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

Chinese warships and military aircraft conducted a show of force around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea on Sunday amid growing tensions with the Philippines.