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The ceasefire in the Iran war abruptly faced its most perilous moment Monday after the United States began trying to open the Strait of Hormuz to allow hundreds of stranded commercial ships sail out.

A driver plowed into people in the center of the German city of Leipzig on Monday, leaving two people dead, authorities said.

Iran threatened ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as the U.S. began to guide vessels through the waterway, a bold operation President Trump launched to break an impasse in peace talks and reduce the economic fallout from the war.

He had met his 6-year-old son only once. A few days together in a life otherwise spent apart.

The United Arab Emirates' eastern emirate of Fujairah says an Iranian drone sparked a fire at an oil facility.

Pope Leo XIV condemned violations of media freedom and paid tribute to slain journalists during his weekly Sunday prayer, multiple news outlets report.

The Israeli government has approved the purchase of two U.S.-built fighter jet squadrons for the Israeli air force.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party is poised to wrest control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key local election.

Britain's Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, announced Monday that they are expecting their third child.

The U.S. military is denying Iranian claims that it struck a Navy ship in the Middle East as President Trump launches a program to help vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.