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Germany agrees on deal to buy long-range U.S. Tomahawk missiles, Merz says

By Associated Press

The agreement on the long-range missiles, which are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory, was reached this week on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey's capital, Ankara, Merz said.

Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Ukraine's drone strikes on oil refineries and other infrastructure across Russia have triggered a widespread fuel crisis with gasoline shortages and rationing in multiple regions and motorists waiting for hours to fill their tanks.

Irish citizen sentenced to 14 years for killing a U.S. tourist in Hungary

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

The victim, 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski from Portland, Oregon, was in Hungary on vacation and reported missing on Nov. 5, 2024, after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest.

Ebola death toll in Congo tops 600. New cases also suspected in previously unaffected provinces

By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press, Justin Kabumba, The Associated Press

According to the Congolese health ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.

U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across the Mideast, threatening the interim deal to end war

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But Thursday’s appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar.

Trump says ceasefire is 'over' as U.S. launches more strikes on Iran

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Genesis Magpayo, Dan Sagalyn, Veronica Vela, Sonia Kopelev

The U.S. is carrying out a second straight night of attacks on Iran. The U.S. military says it launched strikes to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump signaled these strikes earlier Wednesday at…

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Summit revealed NATO 'not in a great state,' but it could be worse, says ex-ambassador

By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn

To discuss the latest developments in Iran and at the NATO summit, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ivo Daalder. He was the U.S. ambassador to NATO during the Obama administration and is now a senior fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center.

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What to know about Nigel Farage's dramatic resignation and political gambit in the UK

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Facing awkward questions about his finances, the anti-immigration politician dramatically announced that he’s quitting Parliament in order to run again, a move critics denounced as a ploy to dodge a parliamentary probe.

FIFA's Infantino targeted by complaint to Olympic ethics body after Trump lobbying on Balogun ban

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

Trump took credit Monday for FIFA’s decision — unprecedented in modern World Cup history — to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play Monday against Belgium despite getting a red card in the team’s previous game.

Why Trump wants Greenland

By Danica Kirka, Stefanie Dazio, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has mulled territorial expansion via Greenland, Canada and Venezuela during his second term. But of the three, he comes back to Greenland most often.