Pope Leo XIV addressed officials in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, calling on people to work against inequality and protect natural resources.

The move may signal a more constructive relationship between Ukraine and the European Union following the ouster of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earlier this month.

The Attorney General's Office of El Salvador presented new witnesses in the trial against 486 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13 gang.

Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.

Asian stocks have retreated while oil prices gained as investors reacted to shaky prospects for more talks on ending the war with Iran. in Japan and South Korea briefly reached new highs on

European stocks closed lower on Wednesday as traders assessed the Iran ceasefire extension, economic updates and a flurry of corporate earnings.

Nearly two months after the United States joined Israel in launching a war against Iran, Congress remains as formally disengaged as in the first days of the conflict, having yet to hold a single public hearing on the issue and facing a looming statutory deadline that may come and go without a clear assertion of its authority.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government is still investigating a potential violation of national security laws in the incident.