Oil fell Wednesday, as an unexpected increase in U.S. crude inventories outweighed worries over supply disruptions after an Iran-backed attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Houthi drone on the outskirts of Islam’s holiest city Mecca on Tuesday –– prompting swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group.

Turkey’s Justice Minister Akin Gurlek launched the crackdown, saying it was part of an initiative to protect children and family values.

The Justice Department is accusing several members of Russia's intelligence services of running a "global assassination network" that targeted Kremlin critics — including one alleged murder plot on U.

The cost of naval operations since the buildup began in January has topped $7.1 billion — not including all the US assets being used to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Alex Saab pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit money laundering and unlawful financial transactions in a Miami federal court.

The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to make his first public appearance in more than a year after an International Criminal Court judge said she expected him to attend a pretrial