Strategic Petroleum Reserve stockpiles are precariously low and have been hit by major equipment failures, leaks and spills, according to a government report.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and should be reimbursed.

Donald Trump has said he will abandon a proposed fee of 20 per cent on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the US and Iran contest control of the critical waterway. Wri

President Donald Trump announces a 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the US will be the 'guardian angel' of the strait. Iran's foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, mockingly responds to the fee.

Bahrain sounded its missile alert siren for the third time Tuesday morning as Iran retaliated over U.S. strikes targeting it. The island kingdom, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, urged the public to take shelter.

Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — a claim U.S. officials rejected, continuing a cycle of contradictory statements and stalemate over the vital waterway.

U.S. Central Command said it began strikes at Trump's direction just after the U.S. president told the Hugh Hewitt Show that Iran would be hit "very hard."

The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage,

Andy Burnham is expected to become the UK's next prime minister. It comes after the number of Labour MPs backing Mr Burnham to become the party's next leader reached 349. That means it is now mathematically impossible for any other candidate to win enough support from Labour MPs to challenge him.

Burnham’s bid cannot be challenged by fellow MPs, as he now has the support of almost the entire parliamentary party.

British Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham is expected to back a proposal from the Home Office to tighten immigration procedures despite opposition from his own party, though he may tweak aspects to make it more palatable.

Additional 27 nominations mean it is impossible for any other candidate to launch leadership challenge

President Trump said he will address the nation on July 16 as the war with Iran flares again and a high-stakes election season approaches.

It is unclear what the president will discuss when he talks to the nation in a primetime address.

Trump announced on Truth Social on Monday that he plans to give a "Speech to the Nation" on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. The specifics beyond that — where in the White House

The move by the United States takes away the last major concession to Tehran that had helped foster a ceasefire.

Ukraine's parliament accepted the resignation on Tuesday of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who stepped down after just a year in office at ​the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a reshuffle for which he ‌has offered little explanation.

Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as Ukraine's prime minister, with Zelenskyy saying he offered her a new role in relations with a key international partner.

Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as prime minister of Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a shift in the war-torn country's political strategy.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has stepped down as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced fresh changes to Ukraine's government.

A blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in northern Bangkok was the city’s deadliest fire in 17 years. The fire broke out late Sunday and spread quickly, leaving

A massive fire has devastated a music bar in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people and critically injuring 25 others

A huge fire engulfed a beer hall in Bangkok overnight into Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens before firefighters brought the blaze under control, authorities said.

A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning, killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control, officials said. Footage shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the Na Ladprao pub in the northern part of the Thai capital.