Once billed as a $500 billion futuristic city, NEOM is being dramatically downsized amid rising costs, regional tensions, and competing national priorities.

Indonesian health authorities have ramped up screening at Jakarta's main international airport, monitoring travelers from four countries as global hantavirus cases draw increased attention.

Gov. Jared Polis cut the former Mesa County clerk's nine-year prison sentence in half, ordering her release on parole June 1 — a move that drew criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.

Previously unreported Saudi Air Force strikes on Iranian soil in March 2026 exposed how deeply Gulf states were drawn into the US-Israel-Iran war — and how backchannel diplomacy pulled them back from the brink.

The United States is preparing to indict 94-year-old Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of humanitarian planes, marking a dramatic turning point in US-Cuba relations amid a worsening fuel blockade.

China's president invoked an ancient Greek historian to caution the U.S. against a clash of superpowers, as trade, Taiwan, and Iran dominated the two-day summit.

A massive eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono on May 8 killed three hikers who entered a restricted exclusion zone, raising urgent questions about adventure tourism safety on active volcanoes.

A multi-country hantavirus cluster linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and sickened at least eight, triggering a coordinated international public health response led by the WHO and CDC.

President Trump's high-stakes visit to Beijing comes amid escalating Iran conflict, with analysts questioning whether China will support America's costly Middle East intervention.

A Reuters investigation reveals Saudi Arabia secretly launched military strikes on Iranian soil in late March 2026 — the kingdom's first known direct military action against its regional rival, fundamentally reshaping Middle East power dynamics.