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The European Union this week cashed in about $1.9 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances of immobilized assets of the Central Bank of Russia held by EU central securities depositories.

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for a missile strike on a Saudi-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea.

China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of drones to the U.S. and a ban on dealings with six American entities, in response to recent restrictions imposed by Washington.

Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, smashing business premises and a train station, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Trump administration said Tuesday it paid a $3,500 fine for being in contempt of court after a federal judge ruled Homeland Security didn't turn over documents being sought in a case about immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.

U.S. and Middle East officials said Tuesday they were zeroing in on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential return to normalcy that cheered oil investors and sparked records on Wall Street.

Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.

Russia is trying to turn the Black Sea into a "second Strait of Hormuz," Ukraine's acting foreign minister warned as attacks on Ukrainian ports and commercial vessels are prompting shipowners to halt calls through the country's main maritime export ...

Negotiations between Oman and Iran over future control over the Strait of Hormuz are making significant progress, Iran's foreign ministry announced on Tuesday, as Washington touts an incoming deal to reopen the waterway.

The DOJ sued Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday, arguing the county's ordinance restricting where licensed gun owners may carry firearms, including in and near churches and synagogues, violates the Second Amendment.