Iran and U.S. nuclear talks show promise as President Donald Trump says Iran "wants to make a deal very badly." Iranian officials call indirect negotiations "a good start."

Vance is offering economic opportunities to Armenia as the Trump administration works to advance a deal aimed at ending the country’s decades-long conflict with Azerbaijan.

"The situation today, in short, is complex," Cuba's UN envoy told Newsweek, accusing Trump of pursuing "peace by force."

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he still plans to compete wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his country who were killed in the war with Russia, even though the International Olympic Committee said it cannot be used.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to never walk away from his job to change Britain, brushing off a challenge to his authority by the Labour leader in Scotland and other figures in the party who have called on him to quit.

For over a year, Russian forces have slogged through battlefields in Ukraine without seizing a single urban stronghold. Now, these attritional advances are on the verge of paying off.

Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as Japan’s benchmark set another record after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister. France's CAC 40 edged up 0.2% in early trading to 8,

Marit's 29-year-old son, is on trial facing 38 charges, including raping four women and assaults against ex-girlfriends.