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U.K. to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group
U.K. authorities have linked the IRGC and its proxies to a wave of violent plots on British soil.
Vatican hits back at U.S. claim that Pope Leo speaks as a politician
President Donald Trump's ambassador had sought to portray the pontiff as the political leader of the Holy See. The Vatican swiftly said he is “proclaiming the Gospel.”
Airstrikes intensify between U.S. and Iran
Iran has claimed control of the Strait of Hormuz and declared it closed, imperiling negotiations that the Iranian Foreign Ministry says are continuing.
Fire at Bangkok bar kills 27; exits may have been blocked, officials say
Preliminary investigations indicated that the fire may have been started by electrical short circuits, and that emergency exits may have been blocked.
Renovated Buckingham Palace will be a very royal office building
Since Queen Victoria made it her official residence in 1837, every British sovereign has lived there. King Charles III, born at the palace, is the first to opt out.
He fleeced the Navy for millions, then fled the country. Now he wants a pardon.
In an exclusive interview, the legendary con man known as Fat Leonard, back in prison, tells The Post about his wild escape and his bid for a presidential pardon.
After leader’s funeral, an emboldened Iran tests Trump, risking renewed war
Even as President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire “OVER,” life continued as normal in Tehran and the government insists on controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
Patriot missile deal and Trump’s praise for Zelensky put pressure on Russia
The Kremlin downplayed President Donald Trump’s reversal but said it could cause the war to go on longer.
Trump says U.S. and Iran will keep talking but declares ceasefire ‘OVER!’
The president suggested talks could continue amid military strikes, but analysts say a deeply flawed preliminary truce deal poses obstacles for negotiators.
At least 11 people killed as wildfires sweep southern Spain
The deaths in Andalusia included foreign nationals, and high temperatures raised fears of more fires across Europe.
Health workers fighting Ebola go on strike after months without pay
Doctors and Nurses on the front lines of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola response have reached a breaking point.
U.S. intensifies strikes on Iran’s coast along Strait of Hormuz
After President Donald Trump declared the collapse of a preliminary peace agreement on Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran traded renewed airstrikes.
After Greenland bluster, Trump surprises NATO allies with praise
The president embraced the alliance in a meeting Wednesday, extolling member nations’ defense spending and saying nothing about the Danish territory, officials said.
In shift, Trump praises Zelensky, will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles
It was a dramatic departure from Trump’s more acerbic tone toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he once derided as ungrateful.
In Iraq, huge crowds mourning Iranian leader reveal limits of U.S. role
Some officials said the outpouring of grief was intended to show the continuing close ties between Iraq and Iran despite U.S. efforts to hold sway in Baghdad.
Trump declares ceasefire with Iran has ended
The president at a NATO summit in Turkey declared the end of a truce after U.S. forces carried out strikes in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. gave Tehran details on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges
The claim, outlined in court papers, contends information shared with Iran could jeopardize the lives of pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities and LGTBQ people.
For Khamenei’s funeral, a highly scripted show of public mourning and fury
A regime that has survived months of attack by the United States and Israel is projecting a show of strength with enormous crowds and the reappearance of military leaders.
Tanker set on fire after being struck in Strait of Hormuz, British military says
The ship was struck with a projectile near Oman, a British maritime monitor said. No casualties were reported and Iran and the U.S. did not immediately comment.
Trump’s NATO-bashing casts shadow over U.S. pledge to defend allies
NATO’s Article 5 has long promised that an attack against one is an attack against all. President Donald Trump is not so sure.
Haitians in U.S. fear mass deportations; Haiti fears mass return
Mass deportations would cost the economy billions of dollars, analysts say, and mass arrivals would challenge a country already suffering record displacement.
Belarus gets squeezed as Putin seeks war help and Ukraine threatens strikes
Ukraine’s northern neighbor was used as a staging ground for Russia’s 2022 invasion, but the country seems intent on not being drawn further into the Kremlin’s war.
China test-fires long-range missile into Pacific, rattling U.S. allies
The unprecedented test of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.
Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s capital ahead of key NATO meeting
The overnight attacks on Kyiv killed at least 11 people as Russia stepped up a new offensive. Ukraine's president said NATO must do more to help his country intercept incoming mis…
Families of children killed in bombing of Iranian school join leader’s funeral
In Iran, the school deaths have become a symbol for U.S.-Israeli brutality and an unjust war. The Washington Post is reporting from the country under restricted conditions.
Turkey sees its status in NATO rise, thanks to its weapons factories and Trump
A friendship between presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and a need for weapons production, has changed how other NATO countries treat Turkey.
Putin visits military installation, vowing to take more of Ukraine
The Russian president donned military fatigues as he tried to counter a narrative that Moscow is stumbling in its war after Ukrainian drone strikes set off an acute fuel shortage.
In Tehran, huge throngs mourn assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled over the Islamic Republic of Iran for 37 years, was killed along with several family members in an airstrike in February.
In Lampedusa, island gateway to Europe, Pope Leo calls for protecting migrants
As he stressed human dignity in Lampedusa, Pope Leo also issued a July Fourth message to the U.S., saying "in every generation" immigrants "helped to shape the nation’s character.”
In a hit low-budget film, Beijing sees a way to court Chinese communities abroad
“Dear You,” a Teochew-language family drama and migration story, has raised fraught questions of identity among some Chinese communities abroad.