Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed starting on Wednesday, raising alarm throughout the increasingly desperate community.

American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter as well as an Iraqi official.

The Italian government said that U.S. military aircraft can't land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily en route to missions in the Middle East.

Gold logged its worst month since the global financial crisis despite climbing for a third session Tuesday on signs the US and Iran are open to ending the war in the Middle East.

Israel has passed a new law making the death penalty the default punishment for certain lethal attacks. Palestinian prisoners and their families fear the measure could lead to executions without due process.

India has begun its long-delayed national census, a policy-shaping exercise that will collect a wide range of data and, for the first time since independence, include citizens’ caste.

The growing US air superiority over Iran is opening the door for B-52 Stratofortress bombers to fly overland missions, America's top general said Tuesday. The US Air Force has been flying its B-52 bomber fleet for over 70 years.

Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the U.S.-Israel war on Iran could end before Easter. The pope was speaking to reporters Tuesday as he left the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome.