The U.S. and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution.

In the face of intense heat and strong winds, a dry field or a parched tree is potential kindling for a new outbreak, with the fire’s spread unpredictable.

The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.

Overnight, the U.S. military said it struck Iran's Revolutionary Guards' military command centers, drone facilities after Tehran fired at U.S. forces.

South Korea's chip heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics soared more than 20% on Friday, tracking a sharp rally in U.S. technology stocks.

Escalating Russian strikes have renewed concerns that airspace violations could lead to confrontations with NATO members.

An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 32 miners Thursday and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves across the Pacific.