Negotiations to end the war between the US and Iran remain at an impasse, after President Donald Trump said that no talks are taking place or scheduled. Follow for live news updates.

The United States sanctioned two senior officials of the International Criminal Court, as the Trump administration cracks down on the global tribunal.

Nigeria on Wednesday kicked off campaigns for the presidential election scheduled in January, with incumbent President Bola Tinubu seeking reelection against a fractured opposition. Africa's most populous country will hold the election against a backdrop of worsening economic and security crises that have caused anger among voters against Tinubu's

At least nine people were killed and six injured in a hotel fire in Kolkata early Wednesday, with police warning the death toll could rise, Press Trust of India reported.

Hageman, Wyoming’s lone House member, won the GOP nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis, NBC News projects.

Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military,

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold spent four days without power last month after a problem with its engineering, according to a spokesperson for the Navy's 7th Fleet.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a law introducing a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants