More than 900 people have been ​killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since Hezbollah entered the regional war in support of Tehran on March 2, and more than 1 ⁠million people have been forced to flee their homes, Lebanese authorities say.

Gas prices worldwide have soared since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and the widening war has pinched tanker traffic in the crucially-important Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Ride-hail drivers, many of whom are on the road for hour...

Much of the oil produced in the Middle East is exported to Asian countries, which are now using a range of different methods to adjust to the fuel crunch caused by Iran's partial blockage of the Strait of Hormuz amid its war with the U.S. and Israel....

Cuba has reconnected its electrical grid across much of the country, the Energy and Mines Ministry said early on Tuesday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against the communist-run ‌island, saying he could do anyt...

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a coffee on Sunday in an apparent attempt to prove that online rumours of his death have been greatly exaggerated.

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran.

More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the ‌International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex co...

St. Patrick's Day is marked annually on March 17, the traditional death date of Ireland's patron saint, and has become a celebration of Irish culture and heritage worldwide.

U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to persuade other countries to help protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a development analysts say is partly the result of how he has treated allies since returning to the White House...

Andrew Chang explains what we know about Iran's sea mine capabilities and why they can be such a destructive and difficult naval threat to remove — especially in a critical shipping route. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stoc...

Cuba faces a nationwide blackout as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda in March 1949 buried in their archives, marking the oldest-known recording of whale song.

For decades, dozens of early Doctor Who episodes were feared to be lost forever — until two of them turned up recently in the garage of a deceased collector.

While U.S. President Donald Trump tries to convince allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he is also sending 2,500 marines to the region — the first deployment of U.S. troops since it and and Israel first attacked Iran on Feb. 28.

After decades of mystery, an investigation by Reuters, spanning from Ukraine to New York, may have just revealed the street artist Banksy’s identity. Reporter Blake Morrision, talks about his investigation and if knowing who the artist is changes o...

Andrew Chang explains why unblocking the world's most vital energy chokepoint is much harder than it may seem. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated...

Calling Cuba a 'failed nation' with a 'nice landscape,' U.S. President ‌Donald Trump said Monday that ⁠he thinks ‌he will have the 'honour' of ⁠taking ⁠Cuba, adding he could do anything he wants with it.

For a snapshot of how the U.S.-led war in the Persian Gulf is affecting global trade and supply chains, look at Yiwu, China. Shipping containers of household goods are backing up as logistics come under pressure.