Britain Thursday ordered its navy to escort U.K.-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian soldiers seized a tanker in the flashpoint Gulf region. "The Royal Navy has been tasked to accompany British-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz, either individually or in...

Sudanese protest leaders and their rebel partners have ended their differences over a power-sharing deal signed with the country's military rulers, vowing to work jointly for peace, a leading protest group said Thursday. On July 17, the umbrella protest movement signed a power-sharing...

The first shipment of Russian S-400 defense systems to Turkey has been completed and a second shipment is now being planned to arrive in Ankara, Turkish military officials said Thursday. Turkey began accepting delivery of the S-400s earlier this month in a move that has strained ties with...

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello has announced he will resign Aug. 2, conceding power after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of crude and insulting chat messages between him and his top advisers. A crowd of thousands outside the governor's...