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A U.S. seizure of an Iranian cargo ship and reports of vessels coming under fire in the Gulf have pushed a fragile ceasefire with Tehran to the brink.
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A dramatic escalation in tension over the Strait of Hormuz drives oil prices and risk assets higher in early trade.
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The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".
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The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.
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Early results put his Progressive Bulgaria on 45%, well ahead of the liberal PP-DB coalition, which stood at 15%.
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Many of today's papers preivew Starmer's statement about the Mandelson vetting scandal in parliament today.
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Musicians are furious that the use of classical music to disperse groups is playing to stereotypes.
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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."
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The military said it had disabled the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Marines boarded the ship and seized it.
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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The price of oil jumped sharply and stock futures tumbled Sunday evening as traders digested renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the critical Strait of Hormuz.U.S.
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Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.
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The authorities said a total of 10 people had been shot in a crime scene in Shreveport that involved multiple sites. The gunman was fatally shot by officers, the police said.
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8 children were fatally shot in what police say was a domestic violence incident, while others were injured.
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Traders, hopeful on Friday that a peace deal was near, were digesting the developments over the weekend.
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The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire Wednesday. And the two sides seem far from a resolution. President Trump says the US has taken custody of an Iranian vessel.
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The bipedal humanoid, developed by smartphone maker Honor, blazed through the 13-mile race in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, surpassing the human world record for a half-marathon.
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. forces had seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that allegedly attempted to breach a U.S. naval blockade
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It was not even close as a bright-red Chinese humanoid named "Lightning" lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday.
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The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.
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Maritime and military law experts say an expansion of the naval blockade announced last week raises legal and practical questions but has ample historical precedent.
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Iran's top negotiator says his government has "no trust" in its enemies, after Trump says the U.S. won't be blackmailed.
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The warning comes after a north-west London synagogue was hit by an arson attack overnight.
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The president accused Iran of violating the ceasefire as ships reported attacks in the Strait of Hormuz but said U.S. representatives would be back at the table this week.
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He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years.
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Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week.
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Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Monday as a U.S. seizure of an Iranian vessel deepened tensions, keeping investors on edge.
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The situation in the Middle East took a whiplash as war tensions spiked, after hopes for peace seemed in sight last week.
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After a spate of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in London, British authorities are investigating a shadowy online group with possible ties to Iran.
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Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
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At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.
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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright's acknowledgment in a TV interview undercut President Trump's earlier claim that price increases would be "short-term."
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"First responders on scene. Confirmed victims," the university said in an alert.
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Plus, the government digs in over the Mandelson vetting row.
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It didn't work out too well for kings, either.
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In Luanda, Catholics expressed love and admiration for Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, but not so much for President Trump because of the war in Iran.
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The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz has escalated again as Iran reverses its reopening of the crucial waterway and fires on ships attempting to pass. Saturday's developments come after the United States said it would continue its blockade of Iranian ports.
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