Speedskater Jordan Stolz of Team USA reacts after breaking the Olympic record during the men's 1000 m at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on on Feb. 11, 2026. Senior Correspondent As Jordan Stolz reached the 600-m mark of the 1000-m Olympic speedskating competition on Wednesday night in Milan,

Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday, extending a move off lows as traders assess the likelihood the U.S. will attack oil producer Iran as well as the impact of India shying away from Russian oil.

Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from U.S. President Donald Trump who suggested sending another aircraft carrier group to the Middle East and a public angrily denouncing Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide

Nigerian authorities say the United States is sending troops to Nigeria to train the West African country's military in combating extremism as a multifaceted security crisis spreads in the north.

Disclosures in documents released by the Trump administration have roiled the world, leading to resignations and the threat of legal charges far beyond American borders.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison.

An adviser to Ukraine's leader says there's been "no change in the negotiations" that would lead to an announcement of elections in the coming weeks.

Italy’s conservative government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday has approved a bill introducing new measures aimed at fighting illegal immigration, including a so-called