The decision to reverse a one-game ban landed badly in Europe, at a moment of already-heightened geopolitical tension with the United States.

Brent and U.S. crude futures rose after a report of an Iranian attack on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

A Chinese court has sentenced a former executive of a government management committee to death for taking bribes worth more than $323.7 million.

Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza, a move that experts say puts pressure on Israel as progress from the US-brokered ceasefire plan has stalled.

The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.

It is important to note that this is the real Islamic Republic of Iran,” one mourner told NBC News. “The popularity of the people is the real power.”

An amendment to South Korea’s communications act will clamp down on purveyors of false information online. Critics worry it could threaten freedom of speech.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who's facing an impeachment trial, says she expects to be "bloodied but unbowed" by the process.