U.S. Vice President JD Vance says negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.

Hungarians are voting in a crucial election that could end populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule.

Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

A Syrian man has buried his wife and four of his five children after Israeli strikes hit Beirut earlier this week.

Police removed protesters and reopened Ireland’s only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over soaring gas prices has left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the country.

A 9-year-old boy has been rescued from his father's utility van in eastern France, where he was locked up for a year and a half.

Britain has put its plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on hold after the U.S. administration withdrew support for the deal.

Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones despite a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire.

Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has been reelected for a sixth term, winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday's election.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance says negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.

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Donald Trump has made a public flex of his political influence abroad on a scale that few, if any, U.S. presidents have, trying to marshal power he’s used domestically to sway races around the world.

The long-term fallout of the war in Iran is only beginning to take shape, but this much is clear: The conflict has left the Middle East unsettled, alliances strained and the world facing uncertain shifts in the balance of economic and military power.

Bill Mann, a reporter and editor who covered the Philippines, Egypt, India, Scandinavia and Washington, D.C. over a nearly 50-year career at The Associated Press, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia.

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has become a citizen of Albania.

The Chicago White Sox are expanding their tribute to Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and longtime fan of the baseball team.

Tensions have escalated between Israel and Hezbollah, with intensified attacks on Friday.

Prince Harry is being sued for defamation by Sentebale, an African charity he co-founded in honor of Princess Diana.

The centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again.

A raffle in France offers the chance to win a Picasso portrait for a 100-euro ticket.

The faith-based AI market is expanding, with tools for various religions.

Since the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. was announced, leaders in President Donald Trump's administration have been quick to say the Iranian military and its capacity have sustained significant damage during the weeks of fighting.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took a short and happy break as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer.

The first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century are home.

Stefano Gabbana has stepped down as chairman of the fashion house that he co-founded with Domenico Dolce.

Protests over high fuel prices in Ireland have entered a fourth day, sparking concerns about fuel shortages and emergency services as demonstrators clogged roads and blocked access to refining and distribution sites around the country.

Friday marks six months since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect, but progress remains limited.

South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho vowed to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments.

With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.

Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade.

Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party.

President Donald Trump says the only reason the Iranians are alive today “is to negotiate,” as he sends Vice President JD Vance overseas to work on a resolution to the war.

With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network.

Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a bill to regulate mining as the country seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the government.

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran.

An AP reporter describes how Israel's massive bombardment of Beirut stunned the city.

A federal judge from Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopians.

A transgender darts player says she’s “not done fighting” after the sport’s governing body enacted rules barring transgender women from women’s tournaments.

The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth.

Nigeria's officials say that an army general and several soldiers have been killed during an attempt to raid a military base in the northeast.

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the war in Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy, and that's the case whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds.

Argentina's Congress has approved a bill that eases glacier protections to boost mining investments.

Lebanon is reeling after the deadliest day of renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively criminalized the activities of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial, the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and civil society organizations.

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month.

Air travelers are facing a new reality of higher fees, fewer flights and tough choices about whether a trip is worth the cost.

Britain and Norway have conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic.

BTS has kicked off their long-awaited world tour with a concert in South Korea.

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.

Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors.

U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors.

Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran.

Many Iranian soccer fans in the U.S. have conflicting emotions about their homeland's beloved national team as the World Cup comes to North America.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval.

Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds.

U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021.

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A ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran appears to be in jeopardy.

March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.

A fire has broken out at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response.

Turkish authorities have detained nine people in connection with an attack on police outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul.

Lebanon’s health ministry says that Israeli strikes during the day killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war.

President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a private meeting with the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday.

China’s government says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama and scheming to replace its port operation on the Central American country’s critical canal.

Iran, the United States and Israel have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization.

Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire.

A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Australia’s most decorated living veteran did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday.

Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran.

South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea.

The president who yearned for a Nobel Peace Prize and once reveled in the appearance of solving conflicts has turned to the language of annihilation as he struggles to find a resolution to his war in Iran.

President Donald Trump’s recent statements of intent about his administration’s plans for Iran have raised questions about international law.

A founder of one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge.

The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station.

Tehran residents are rushing to stock up on bottled water and charge cellphones, flashlights and portable power banks as the hours tick down to Trump’s latest ultimatum for a deal in the war with Iran.

Delta Air lines is joining a growing list of U.S. carriers raising checked bag fees.

Donald Trump Jr. has lashed out at the European Union.

Scam compounds have mushroomed across Southeast Asia since the pandemic.

The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released.

Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Turkish officials say that gunmen attacked police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul.

The British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a major music festival to be canceled.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance says he is in Hungary to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's reelection bid.

A couple living in Iran's capital have grown used to the sound of daily airstrikes five weeks into the war.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war.

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state.

U.S. President Donald Trump pulls back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate.

Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012.

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed back deadlines for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices plunged and U.S. stock futures jumped after President Donald Trump held off on his threat of devastating attacks on Iran.