Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.

He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.

The United States has been involved in many military operations around the world since President Trump returned to office.

Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, popularized decades ago by Toronto’s Caribbean diaspora.

Samsung Electronics, a global memory chip supplier, has been a major beneficiary of the A.I boom. It has also become the center of a debate over how to divide its spoils.

A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.

The two countries discussed long-term military cooperation, as they opened a memorial for North Korean troops killed in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.

Images of Kim Ju-ae at the helm of the military vehicle, with her father riding on top, added to speculation that she was being groomed to succeed him as North Korea’s leader.

As the Persian Gulf conflict boosts the oil revenue that finances Moscow’s war against Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces are striking at Russia’s ability to refine and ship its crude.

From India to Southeast Asia to South Korea, currencies are crumbling as governments race to secure fuel that is priced in American money.

Stopping Iran’s production of drones is critical to opening the Strait of Hormuz and halting its attacks on Gulf nations. But can it be done?

President Lee Jae Myung called on the public to cooperate, likening the energy supply disruption caused by the Iran war to the Asian financial crisis and the pandemic.

He delivered a lengthy speech at his country’s rubber-stamp Parliament, declaring that his nuclear power will shield his country from American hostility.

The turnout for the K-pop titans’ show was much lower than projected by officials, hitting the bottom line of some restaurants. Shares in the group’s management company also fell.

Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing.

The group’s new album “Arirang” includes a nod to a beloved Korean folk song and other important historical references.

The K-pop supergroup’s first show in over three years will stream live on Netflix at 7 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday. The New York Times will cover it live from Seoul.

Japanese members of some K-pop bands have been absent from recent concerts in China. Experts say that’s linked to tension between Tokyo and Beijing.

President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

Allies have rushed to defend the Mediterranean nation, where the drone hit a British base. Some Cypriots wonder why the bases are still there.

American officials have said for years that they would prioritize the Indo-Pacific. Now they’re moving warships, missiles and air defenses out for a war in the Middle East.

The concrete runway barrier played a key role in a disaster that killed 179 people. An audit revealed officials skimped on construction fees and then falsified records.

At a gathering in Florida, the president asked the leaders of a dozen Latin American and Caribbean nations to help the U.S. military crush armed trafficking groups.

After a long battle with drug addiction, Sae Joon Park felt settled in a new life. But he was deported last year and is now fighting to get back to Hawaii.

Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory.