Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a late Thursday speech that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil trade, should remain shut.

The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."

The International Criminal Court prosecutor announced that the United States did not commit crimes against humanity with sanctions against Venezuela.

In a statement on Thursday morning, Trump appeared to U-turn on what he told FIFA president Gianni Infantino less than 48 hours ago.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will spend billions on forward operating locations in the North to assert sovereignty over the increasingly contested region. Carney announced he is

A three-year-old party won Nepal's general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime minister, with a ​mandate for the rapper-turned-politician to restore political stability.

NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket has been repaired and is ready for rollout back to the launch pad next week.

China has passed a new law promoting ethnic unity and national identity, formalizing policies on integration and development in minority regions.