Australia yesterday said a woman would lead its army for the first time in history, as part of a reshuffle of the country’s defence force leadership.

Pope Leo blasted violations of international law by “neocolonial” world powers in a forceful speech yesterday during an Africa tour, hours after US President Donald Trump’s direct attack on the leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church.

A US naval blockade of Iran is a major, open-ended military endeavor that could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and put tremendous strain on an already fragile ceasefire, experts say.

UK-French initiative appears to be separate from Trump's announced blockade

Lafarge had finished building a $680 million factory in Jalabiya in 2010, just before Syria's civil war erupted in March

Conference aims to form “strictly defensive” multinational effort to restore freedom of navigation

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns Israel could act as spoiler, flags nuclear dispute and Hormuz tensions as key hurdles

Here are details on the planned blockade and its implications for oil markets.

Brent crude futures gained $7.03, or 7.4 percent, to $102.23 a barrel by 0810 GMT

Lieutenant general Susan Coyle was named Australia's Chief of Army following a three-decade career during which she has served in the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and the Middle East.

Both the Iranian and American delegations departed Pakistan without a deal

Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing officials and people familiar with the matter.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he does not care if Iran comes back to negotiations with the United States after talks in Pakistan failed to produce a deal.

Only nine years old when communism collapsed, Magyar said he had decorated his walls with photos of leading political figures in his Budapest family home

"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime and terrible for Foreign Policy," Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social.

Mamdani pointed to a program to fill city street potholes -- over 100,000 since January 1 -- as evidence he is committed to making the lives of everyday New Yorkers better.

Republicans have highlighted allegations of birth tourism as a reason to limit access to U.S. citizenship

Orban's defeat, in a vote that saw a record turnout, dealt a heavy blow to nationalists, including US President Donald Trump who supported him

Artemis II astronauts expressed awe on Saturday over their record-setting lunar flyby mission, urging unity on Earth after witnessing the planet’s isolation like a “lifeboat” in space.

Hezbollah yesterday denied any link to a cell accused by Syrian authorities of planning an attack on a religious figure in Damascus, saying it conducts no activity in the country.