Iran and Oman are nearing a proposed Hormuz framework, Tehran says, but the deal would not automatically reopen the waterway. Follow along for live news updates.

Former foreign minister Alexander Downer discusses the ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran as US President Donald Trump dramatically increases his rhetoric towards the regime.

Vice President JD Vance also said deal negotiations between US and Iran would “be messy” and take time. Follow along for live news updates.

Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage” of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. That could potentially reopen the critical waterway,

European soccer’s governing body says it has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite FIFA apologizing for its failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

Infantino attends WAFCON amid FIFA controversy

Despite growing calls for Gianni Infantino to step down as FIFA president following his controversial high-profile proposal to sell off commercial and operational rights to ​the World Cup, he retained the backing of FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and other members of FIFA management,

Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco.

Dozens of health workers working at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are protesting Thursday to demand payment for their wages

The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo was in Congo on Wednesday as aid workers said the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading at an “alarming” rate and some health workers are striking over lack of pay.

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay.

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom

Russia and Ukraine traded accusations on Tuesday that each side’s attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number,

In Yaroslavl, about 150 miles north-east of Moscow, huge clouds of black smoke could be seen over the Slavneft-Yanos refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.

At least 17 people were killed and 44 injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kiev and the surrounding region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

Israel said two of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday while Lebanese authorities said Israeli retaliatory attacks killed at least one person, a flare-up in

The Israeli military confirmed that two soldiers were killed during combat operations in southern Lebanon, marking the first Israeli military deaths since a fragile ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah came into effect in June.

The violence comes amid talks between Lebanon and Israel as Beirut pushes for a phased Israeli troop withdrawal.

Initial probe indicates explosive detonated when troops entered building in Majdal Zoun; Lebanon reports 1 killed, 12 others hurt as IDF responds to 'blatant violation' of ceasefire The post Two reservists killed,

Mexican officials say a social media influencer was killed by a gunman during a livestream in the violence-torn state of Sinaloa

A Mexican social media influencer was fatally shot while filming a livestream with friends outside a fast food restaurant in the northwestern city of Culiacan. Video shows two men pull up next to Cesar Gastelum before firing a shot directly at him.

Influencer César Gastélum was shot and killed during a livestream in Culiacán, Mexico. Authorities have not identified a motive for the shooting. Mexico’s president said both the perpetrators and the mastermind must be arrested.

César Gastélum was streaming video from outside a KFC in Culiacán, a city in Sinaloa state, when he was gunned down on Tuesday.