Iran’s oil and natural gas facilities were also attacked by US and Israel, state media reports, as US drops 5,000-pound bombs on Iranian missile sites. Follow for live news updates.

Oil prices surged today after energy infrastructure in Persian Gulf countries came under attack, with fires reported at facilities in Qatar and aerial threats intercepted in Saudi Arabia, following a ...

As oil prices rise to $108 per barrel, Iran said parts of its oil and natural gas facilities — including the world’s largest natural gas field — were attacked. Follow for live news updates.

African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide. But Rick Ross says this moment was inevitable — and believes Africa’s global ...

Meanwhile, at least two people were killed in central Israel after an Iranian ballistic missile attack while the US dropped 5,000 pound guided bombs on Iranian missile sites along the Hormuz strait.

Tehran has confirmed that its top security official Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been killed.

Two weeks before President Donald Trump is scheduled to hash out critical US-China disputes in Beijing, he has set a new condition for the negotiations: help reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Nigerian artist and filmmaker Malik Afegbua is using AI to preserve Africa’s stories and bring ancient cities to life.

EU foreign ministers decided against expanding their naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz, even as President Donald Trump criticized allies who rebuffed his demands for assistance in reopening ...

He also warned that NATO faces a “very bad future” if US allies fail to assist in securing the crucial waterway.

Iran’s top security official and one of its most powerful decision-makers — as well as the head of the Basij, Iran’s feared paramilitary force. Follow for live news updates.

Israel’s defense minister says Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was killed, but the claim remains unconfirmed, with no official response from Tehran and conflicting ...