A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial strains and reassessing its trajectory.

View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way.

With deep spiritual ties to Iran, Pakistan’s minority Shiites are angry about the killing of Iran’s top clerics in U.S.-Israeli strikes, complicating Pakistan’s role as mediator.

Argentina’s right-wing president has tamed the country’s runaway inflation. Now he wants to transform its values.

The 7.5-magnitude undersea quake occurred off Iwate Prefecture, on the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu.

Oil prices rose to $96 a barrel after the U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship. President Trump said American negotiators were heading to Pakistan for more peace talks.

The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading.

The U.S. remains an essential player. The problem, one analyst said, is how to deal effectively with a power that is “indispensable, coercive and unpredictable at the same time.”