With a third of the world's fertilizer shipments stalled by the war in Iran, nitrogen prices have jumped 80 percent since February — and economists warn the real hit to American grocery bills is still to come.
Days after Pope Leo XIV pleaded with the traditionalist group to 'please turn back,' the SSPX ordained four bishops without papal approval — triggering automatic excommunication and a formal declaration of schism.
The International Maritime Organization opened two new sea lanes to free tankers and cargo ships trapped since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February.
A barrage of ballistic missiles and attack drones tore through civilian neighborhoods in the southern Ukrainian city, reigniting fears over the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
A vigilante movement has ordered all undocumented immigrants out of the country by month's end. At least five Mozambicans have been killed, and more than 3,000 Malawians are sheltering in an open field outside Durban.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a framework for Israeli forces to vacate two areas of their buffer zone, yet Hezbollah and Iran say Israel is breaching last week's memorandum by refusing a full withdrawal.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the agreement after four days of talks in Washington, though Hezbollah was not a party and the truce hinges on the group laying down its arms.
The $850 million campus in Jackson Park was dedicated with former presidents Clinton, Bush and Biden on hand, opening to the public on Juneteenth.
U.S. officials blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guard for a drone that struck a Singapore-flagged vessel off Oman, forcing a pause in efforts to evacuate stranded seafarers.
The quake off Iwate Prefecture rattled buildings as far as Tokyo and registered violent shaking in Aomori, but officials issued no tsunami warning.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 1,118 cases and 291 deaths from a fast-moving Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has now reached Uganda and France.
Paris hit 40.9°C and the U.K. logged its hottest June day on record near 38°C as a Saharan heat dome pushed Spain and Portugal toward 44°C.
The Labour leader stepped aside after losing the confidence of much of his party, opening a leadership contest that analysts say favors Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a political newcomer backed by President Trump, narrowly defeated leftist Iván Cepeda in a runoff, becoming the most-voted candidate in Colombian history.
WatchWashington temporarily cleared the way for Tehran to sell crude in dollars for the first time in decades, but Iran flatly denied Vice President JD Vance's claim that U.N. nuclear inspectors are headed back in.
The 38-year-old Argentina captain reached 18 career World Cup goals, passing Germany's Miroslav Klose, as the defending champions beat Austria 2-0 in Dallas.
Kyiv's special forces collapsed a span of the railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal, then struck again to wreck the repair crews sent to fix it, severing a vital Russian supply line.
Constable Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, was fatally shot at a Hilton hotel in the Cote-des-Neiges neighborhood; a civilian also died and the gunman was killed by police.
Palestinian authorities reported 1,005 deaths from near-daily Israeli strikes and gunfire along the line dividing the territory, eight months after a truce was meant to halt the fighting.
Tehran says it will begin charging fees for 'navigational services' through the world's most important oil chokepoint within two months — a move U.S. officials warn is deeply problematic.
A powerful offshore quake struck Mindanao on the first day of the school year, triggering a tsunami warning, landslides and more than 1,000 aftershocks across Sarangani and General Santos City.
For the first time in tournament history, players pause midway through each half to drink water — a heat-safety measure now blamed for sapping momentum and inviting commercial breaks.
Russian air defenses reported shooting down at least 194 drones over the capital region overnight, but strikes set the Kapotnya refinery ablaze and forced every major Moscow airport to halt flights.
In Brussels, the defense secretary lashed allies for denying basing rights during the Iran war and warned that 'some countries will fail' his assessment of the alliance.
Moscow launched 70 missiles and more than 600 drones overnight, killing five emergency workers in a 'double-tap' strike and igniting the roof of a UNESCO-listed cathedral.
Human rights chief Volker Turk reported 1,100 wounded and dozens kidnapped since January as armed groups push beyond Port-au-Prince into the countryside.
With a major adversary no longer blocking progress, Ukraine begins formal negotiations to join the European Union, though challenges remain.
John McGinn's 28th-minute strike at Boston Stadium delivered Scotland's first World Cup victory since it beat Sweden in 1990 and sent the Tartan Army to the top of Group C.
U.K. troops detained a sanctioned oil tanker off England's south coast on Sunday in what London called the first British-led operation of its kind against Moscow's sanctions-busting fleet.
Long-range Ukrainian drones struck the Taneko and Taif-NK refineries in Tatarstan, part of a campaign that has driven Russian refining to its lowest level since 2009.