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A British yacht owner who was warned away from a Russian warship by gunfire criticized the U.K. government Wednesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to downplay the incident by saying there wasn't anything sinister about it.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence tool Grok was used to identify targets to strike against Iran, a top defense official revealed Tuesday.

Cuba's powerful Communist Party, or PCC, called an unscheduled session Wednesday, a rare occurrence that comes days after President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced an economic reform package aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy.

Congress is nearing a vote on the Pentagon's request to send $130 million in military assistance to armed groups in Syria fighting the Islamic State, but changing dynamics on the ground could weaken the program's effectiveness and dampen the Trump ...

President Trump said Wednesday a pending deal with Iran will bring peace, forestall Tehran's nuclear ambitions and avoid the "economic catastrophe" that would have unfolded if bombs kept falling in perpetuity.

Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: "Versailles is not gold leaf - Versailles is the real deal."

Germany and Poland signed a new defense agreement on Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation amid heightened tensions with Russia and growing uncertainty over U.S. engagement in Europe.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday praised President Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to end the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a "massive step forward," and said allies are ready to support it.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a meeting Wednesday that seeks to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the former prime minister of Spain, appeared before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in connection with his alleged role in a government airline bailout and links to jewelry discovered in a police raid on his office.