Donald Trump announced plans for heightened economic measures against Iran and any nations conducting business with it, describing the campaign as the most severe economic operation ever deployed against a country.

A surge of Israeli emigration, driven by concerns over the government’s direction and ongoing conflicts, is reshaping the country’s demographic and economic future as elections approach later this year.

The publisher of Stars and Stripes, the US military’s official newspaper, resigned over disagreements with the Defense Department regarding editorial control and government influence.

Russia has begun importing gasoline from India after Ukrainian strikes damaged its refineries, forcing the historically fuel-exporting nation to rely on imports during the ongoing conflict.

Ukrainian-born soldiers captured fighting for Russia explain their motivations in interviews at a prisoner-of-war camp in Western Ukraine, with some citing regional identity and others describing coercion or financial incentives.

Prince Harry and Meghan plan to relocate to the United Kingdom this fall with their children, who will attend British schools, though the couple will not resume royal duties.

Bangladesh holds its first contested presidential election in 35 years Thursday, with ruling BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir facing opposition nominee Oli Ahmad despite the outcome appearing predetermined.

Over 200,000 people have been newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan region due to intensified fighting, the UN reported, as drone attacks target critical infrastructure in el-Obeid.

South Australian authorities discovered more than 1,000 dead greater crested terns across three offshore islands, marking the largest suspected H5 bird flu mass mortality event since the strain arrived on mainland Australia.

Human Rights Watch reports that escalating Israeli settler attacks are forcing Palestinians from West Bank homes, with the group accusing Israeli authorities of enabling the violence through funding and impunity.

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, according to Japan, following a U.S. decision to reduce military exercises with South Korea.

The DOJ is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged as “86 47,” which prosecutors claim was a coded threat against President Trump.