One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran.

U.S. futures were trading modestly lower following surprisingly strong jobs data from the federal government.

The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships.

Russia plans to send a second oil tanker to Cuba, according to Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov.

Dutch authorities have recovered a priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands.

A man has killed four children in a machete attack at a nursery school in Kampala, Uganda.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities.

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China.

There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack.

New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them.

Britain has accused Iran of holding the global economy hostage as diplomats from over 40 countries discuss ways to press Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”.

Russian officials say that a Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board.

Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands.

Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed.

A federal appeals court in the United States has denied a request to reopen a criminal case against Boeing tied to two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets.

President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran.

Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms.

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island.

Indonesian search teams rescued 21 people from a raft a day after their boat sank in rough seas.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants.

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election.