The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.

Little is left of Kostiantynivka, a city on the front lines. Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.

Countries are learning that the finer things in life sometimes have a serendipitous side benefit.

Leo XIV is to issue his thoughts about artificial intelligence in the modern world, using a centuries-old form of papal communication called an encyclical, the first since he became pope.

The militant chief, in a speech, criticized the Lebanese government for engaging in direct talks with Israel.

Andriy Melnyk, criticized as a Nazi collaborator and lionized as an anti-Soviet resistance leader, was given state honors for his reburial near Kyiv.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration made “significant progress” toward a deal with Iran. A senior U.S. official also said that the U.S. and Iran had agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and to have Iran dispose of its nuclear material. Iran has not commented publicly on the potential agreement.

Glamorous and a touch old-fashioned, the French film festival increasingly defines what Hollywood celebrates each year.

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.

In a speech, Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, delivered a grave indictment of settler attacks in the West Bank and abuse of prisoners.