The rebels were reported Friday to have captured Perim, an island vital to controlling the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.

At the BRICS summit in New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host presidents Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian and Xi Jinping.

Once shunned over its extremist roots, the Sweden Democrats could enter government for the first time as voters weigh immigration, crime and Sweden's political transformation.

The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate. The House Rules Committee has scheduled a meeting on the bill Monday,

Brazilian ⁠President Luiz Inacio ​Lula da Silva maintained ‌the numerical lead ‌over ⁠Senator ⁠Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff ​of the October election, a Datafolha ​poll showed on Friday. Lula ⁠is seen ⁠with 46% ⁠of the ​vote in a potential ​runoff,

The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.

Asian shares are declining while tracking Wall Street losses. Oil prices have gained, with Brent crude trading above $108 a barrel in its highest level since May, as tensions intensified between

Tariff uncertainty is creating new challenges for US companies, as shifting trade tensions with Canada and China affect input costs, supply chains, corporate spending and consumer demand.