President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. may seize Iran's Kharg Island on Monday as Tehran allowed 20 cargo ships to travel ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, has urged the United States to pressure Ukraine to ...

Follow NBC News' latest coverage on the Iran war, Trump's ground operation threats, peace talks and energy prices.

In Europe, France has requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council following the killing of three UN ...

Meanwhile, attacks continue in Iran, Lebanon, and across the region - with a refinery in Israel set on fire by debris from an ...

Iran-US war latest: Massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai port hit as Trump issues fresh warning to Tehran - US president ...

During the tour, the Ukrainian president said he ​discussed the region's supplies ⁠of diesel, vital for Ukraine's defence ...

Ukraine's parliament is in gridlock as relations have broken down between the legislative and executive branches of ...

Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the month-old war by the U.S.

Sam is The Independent's World Affairs Editor. A multi award-winning journalist, documentary maker and broadcaster, Sam has covered conflict for more than 30 years – including Somalia, Rwanda, Iraq, ...

The stakes are further elevated as President Donald Trump deploys thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East for an ...

A night of drone attacks reportedly killed two people and injured 12 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, as a maternity ...