In September, a senior Iranian commander made an unannounced visit to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites in the southern Iraqi city of Kerbala. Hassan Pelarak, a top officer in the Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, had recently been sanctioned by the U.S. for weapons smuggling. He...

 Oil prices were steady on Wednesday as the market awaits a pact from producers on output and Britain became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for use, boosting hopes for a future recovery in oil demand. Prices were hit by a surprise build in oil inventories in the United...

George Russell will replace Lewis Hamilton for Sakhir GP in Bahrain after the seven-time champion contracted COVID-19, Formula 1 announced on Wednesday. "Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you to everybody at Williams for giving me this opportunity," Russell said on formula1.com. “I...

Germany saw a new daily high for coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, although the number of new cases has stabilized. The Robert Koch Institute said 487 patients died from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 17,123 deaths over the course of the pandemic. The...