Pakistan declared “open war” on Afghanistan after the two countries traded attacks in a sharp escalation following months of tensions. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on what led to fighting between the neighboring nations.

Britain said on Friday it had temporarily withdrawn its staff from Iran and closed its embassy, citing the security situation in the region.

Hannah Spencer, a plumber by trade, won a British parliamentary seat in a district that had been represented by the Labour Party for generations. Her victory signaled frustration from left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Top officials with Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior have unveiled for the first time the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership.

Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank collectively invested $100 billion dollars in OpenAI, which is double what it raised in a 2025 funding round.

A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people.

The European Union border agency Frontex is focusing surveillance efforts on the Greek island of Crete. Migrant crossings from Libya surged in 2025 despite a broader 26% drop in irregular migration