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2:32 AM on Sunday, April 19

Iran has doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in place

12:25 AM on Sunday, April 19

President Donald Trump’s oil embargo on Cuba has exacerbated a crisis that has turned Havana’s nightlife dark and quiet

11:47 PM on Saturday, April 18

Iran has reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and has warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect

11:05 PM on Saturday, April 18

A U.S.-backed project in South Africa aims to extract rare earth minerals from industrial waste as part of a Trump administration priority to reduce reliance on China

11:00 PM on Saturday, April 18

A humanoid robot has won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, running faster than the human record

8:35 PM on Saturday, April 18

1:53 PM on Saturday, April 18

As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips

1:20 PM on Saturday, April 18

Peruvian interim President José María Balcázar has decided to leave the purchase of 24 fighter jets for the country's military to his successor

12:56 PM on Saturday, April 18

A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000

11:50 AM on Saturday, April 18

9:00 AM on Saturday, April 18

Animal-derived skin care products are gaining popularity, from salmon sperm facials to moisturizers made with beef tallow — the fat around a cow's internal organs

9:00 AM on Saturday, April 18

7:58 AM on Saturday, April 18

The contiguous United States is experiencing record drought levels for this time of year, according to weather data

4:24 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries

3:28 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran now says the Strait of Hormuz is fully closed until the end of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports

12:58 AM on Saturday, April 18

Australia and Japan have signed contracts for the first three of a $6.5 billion fleet of Japanese-designed warships

12:21 AM on Saturday, April 18

Across Afghanistan's capital, buildings are being razed to make way for major construction to modernize Kabul's heavily congested streets

12:09 AM on Saturday, April 18

Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, with no word on when in-person instruction will resume

11:56 PM on Friday, April 17

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway

12:42 PM on Friday, April 17

In a brief look back to what happened in business and finance this past week, sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March to their slowest pace in nine months, as easing mortgage rates failed to motivate home shoppers during what’s traditionally been the busiest time of the year for the housing market