World News

491 stories

Status of the Strait of Hormuz

For seven weeks the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively turned into a choke point by Iran, disrupting one of the world’s most important energy passages. Journalists given rare access to the waterway report dozens of...

Iran Reasserts Control Over Strait of Hormuz

Iran announced it had reversed its brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying control of the strategic waterway has returned to strict military management. Tehran warned it will continue to restrict transit so long...

Pope Leo XIV Draws Massive Crowds in Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Cameroon, part of his wider Africa tour, brought large crowds and a string of public and pastoral engagements in Douala and Yaoundé. Authorities and organizers said his open-air Mass in Douala...

Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Has Reopened

Iran announced via state media that it has reopened the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow, strategically important channel at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. The declaration followed actions Tehran said it had taken that...