The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the episode.

The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanished.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon.Trump reiterated that he has a phone call scheduled

The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and has formally escalated its request for information from the country, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the episode.

Israelis around the world gathered to mark three years since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, the deadliest day in the country's history.

The two have yet to agree on the terms of a deal that would see Hamas lay down its weapons in exchange for Israeli troop withdrawals. Israel says it will not pull back until Hamas

Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.

Israelis have gathered at intersections, bomb shelters and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran on Oct. 7, 2023. The attack killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage,

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are claiming new attacks on military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are claiming new attacks on military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia as the kingdom is pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war

Middle East Institute senior fellow Ret. Gen. Joseph Votel discusses the latest Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz and more on 'America Reports.

The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation reports that three people have been killed in attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim responsibility for

Bulgaria’s president says that Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a significant deterioration of the security environment in the Black Sea region.

Rescue operations were underway after drones hit ships off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.

Drones struck two tankers in the Black Sea near Bulgaria on Tuesday, in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone.

The crew of a merchant ship was missing on Tuesday after the vessel sank in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria following a drone strike that Prime Minister Rumen Radev described as a gross violation of international law.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro are both focused on persuading the undecided voters ahead of the Oct. 25 presidential election. More than 33 million people, or 21% of

Banned ⁠from public office, former President Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest, serving a 27-year sentence for a coup ​plot after his 2022 election loss. The 71-year-old wa

Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, has pulled off a surprisingly strong showing in Brazil's first round of presidential elections, giving him momentum in the weeks before an Oct. 25 runoff against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers' Party (PT) candidate for presidential re-election, reacts during an address to supporters after the country's electoral authority said Liberal Party (PL)'s candidate Flavio Bolsonaro will face Lula in the runoff of a presidential election,

Scientists ⁠Henri Kagan ⁠and Kenso Soai won ​the 2026 Nobel Prize ‌in Chemistry "for the ‌discovery of ⁠non-linear ⁠effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis," ​the award-giving body said on Wednesday.

Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to potentially suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere or harvest moisture from desert environments.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given to two chemists for "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."

The chemical reactions they have developed are spectacular,” Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said.