Funding cuts in health research, and the antivaccine movement make it challenging to respond to viruses.
The capital market is not Iranian economy's main financing engine, but it still matters politically and psychologically.
Iran demands the release of assets frozen abroad, the lifting of sanctions and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran proposes Bitcoin-based ship insurance for the Strait of Hormuz, a move likely to raise global maritime concerns.
Ukraine says its territory is attacked overnight with 524 drones and 22 missiles.
The Libyan coastguard threatened those on board Sea-Watch 5, but it's the NGO ship's captain who is under investigation.
MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
Attacks conducted days after US and Nigeria say they killed deputy ISIL leader.
Israeli forces had been preparing the makeshift sites in western Iraq since late 2024, the US newspaper reported.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that the historic Kamal Maula mosque is a temple dedicated to a Hindu goddess.