ANC gets 30% in South Africa’s election, partial results show
South Africa's once-dominant African National Congress was headed for its worst-ever election performance Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls had been counted.
Pope Leo heads to Africa for first major foreign tour
Pope Leo XIV embarks Monday on an 11-day visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea for his first major international trip since becoming pontiff last year.
Trump slams right-wing commentators who oppose Iran war
“They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too!” Trump wrote in a nearly 500-word social media diatribe.
Oil prices jump back toward $100 on Mideast ceasefire doubts
Oil prices jumped and most stock markets fell Thursday as investors weighed the prospects of a shaky Middle East ceasefire and a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, crucial to restoring oil and gas shipments.
Israel dismisses calls to add Lebanon to US-Iran ceasefire
Israel vowed more strikes against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international demands that the fragile truce between the United States and Iran in the Gulf be expanded to cover the war in Lebanon.
Iranian nuclear chief insists on Tehran’s right to enrich uranium
Iran’s nuclear chief has insisted on Tehran’s right to enrich uranium in any potential peace talks with the United States.
