The airstrike on the Haret Hreik neighborhood targeted the leader of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s elite and battle-hardened fighting unit, Israeli authorities said.

Permssion granted by the Spanish govenment for a stricken cruise ship to dock in the Canary Islands was thrown into doubt by the islands' president.

France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential French-British mission in the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.

A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said.

Consuelo Porras, Guatemala's attorney general, will leave office May 17 after many years of confrontation with President Bernardo Arévalo.

Japan stocks rose more than 4% on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 hitting 62,000 for the first time as Asia-Pacific markets rallied despite renewed tensions in the Middle East. The broader regional advance came after President Donald Trump warned Iran would be bombed "at a much higher level" if it failed to agree to a peace deal.

Global shares are mostly higher and oil prices have fallen as hopes rise for progress in ending the war with Iran. South Korea’s Kospi soared nearly 7% to a fresh record as Samsung

The Pentagon said the Iran war cost $25 billion for roughly two months of spending. Battle damage could net much more.