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7:23 AM on Sunday, March 15

Pope Leo XIV has urged a ceasefire in the Middle East and called on leaders in the Iran war to reopen talks

7:04 AM on Sunday, March 15

Gunmen ambushed and killed security personnel who were on patrol in communities in Nigeria’s Plateau state, according to the state government

7:02 AM on Sunday, March 15

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is expanding, but the public data that tracks it is drying up

6:14 AM on Sunday, March 15

McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Prix, as Formula 1 champion Lando Norris said the team must rule out a repeat

1:40 AM on Sunday, March 15

Chanel and producer Charles Finch host a star-packed pre-Oscar dinner at the Polo Lounge, mixing Hollywood buzz with a pitch for supporting filmmakers

1:36 AM on Sunday, March 15

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1’s second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes at the Chinese Grand Prix

12:55 AM on Sunday, March 15

Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 209th career triple-double and DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers

12:32 AM on Sunday, March 15

Star freshman Cameron Boozer battled through a rough night for No. 1 Duke against Virginia's Ugonna Onyenso inside in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game

12:02 AM on Sunday, March 15

Two major Caribbean newspapers are shutting down as readers shift to social media and ad money dries up

11:59 PM on Saturday, March 14

Vietnam hold a nationwide vote to choose a new five-year National Assembly, just two months after the ruling Communist Party confirmed its leadership at its national congress and reelected To Lam as general secretary

11:29 PM on Saturday, March 14

Wilyer Abreu hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Maikel Garcia sparked the comeback with a two-run shot, and Venezuela beat Shohei Ohtani and defending champion Japan 8-5 in the World Baseball Classic to advance to the semifinals

11:03 PM on Saturday, March 14

A new action movie by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has the distinction of being produced with the backing of the Ministry of State Security

10:12 PM on Saturday, March 14

Isaiah Evans scored 20 points, Cameron Boozer made two free throws with 3.9 seconds to seal the game and No. 1 Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia 74-70 on Saturday night for its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship under coach Jon Scheyer and its third title in the past four years

9:22 PM on Saturday, March 14

Daniil Medvedev handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the year and advanced to the final at Indian Wells with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory

9:10 PM on Saturday, March 14

Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. got the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal off to a pulsating start, combining for the first WBC game with two leadoff homers

8:16 PM on Saturday, March 14

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems to examine the country’s war deterrence

6:52 PM on Saturday, March 14

The “Bridesmaids” cast has reunited at the Dolby Theatre as Oscar presenters

4:16 PM on Saturday, March 14

Australia's government says another three members of Iran's women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland

2:20 PM on Saturday, March 14

The six U.S. service members who died in the crash of a U.S. military refueling aircraft included an Alabama father who had just been promoted and deployed

11:03 PM on Friday, March 13

Iran has warned people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, including the busiest in the Middle East, as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters its third week