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Lorena becomes a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico as Kiko travels over open waters

By Associated Press

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday the storm is expected to strengthen in the next 24 hours.

With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press

They are unsure where to go, when to leave and if they will ever return. Israel has declared Gaza City to be a combat zone while the military moves forward with plans to overtake it in a campaign to crush…

PHOTOS: China’s military parade reveals new hypersonic missiles, drone submarines and ICBMs

By David Rising, Associated Press

There was no shortage of pageantry at Wednesday's military parade in Beijing, but beyond the spectacle, it also provided the first good look at China's latest military hardware.

WATCH: Reform UK Party leader Farage testifies on censorship before House Judiciary Committee

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The supposed threat to free speech in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe has been taken up by allies of President Donald Trump including Vice President JD Vance, who claimed in February that “basic liberties” in Britain are under threat.

U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean, killing 11

By Nick Schifrin

President Trump announced Tuesday that the United States sank a boat after it left Venezuela carrying drugs. It is the first known military strike in the region since the president ordered an increased presence in the Caribbean. Nick Schifrin reports.

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How Lebanon is planning to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year

By Simona Foltyn, Hadi Raghda, Zeba Warsi

The Lebanese government approved a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, the group whose military wing was recognized by previous governments as a parallel security structure to Lebanon’s armed forces. The agreement calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament by the end of the…

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WATCH: U.S. carried out strike on drug-carrying vessel that left from Venezuela, Trump says

By Aamer Madhani, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela.

What to know about Russia’s GPS jamming of a European official’s plane

By Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Bulgarian authorities aren't investigating a suspected Russian interference operation involving a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen because they say the interference is now common.

Putin and Xi reaffirm ‘old friend’ ties in face of U.S. challenges

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” during meetings in Beijing.

3 deported by U.S. held in African prison despite completing sentences, lawyers say

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims the three men are dangerous criminals, but lawyers argue they were released into the community after serving their sentences.