A senior Russian military official was shot in Moscow early Friday and has been hospitalized, authorities said.

A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, officials said, a rare bombing in Pakistan's capital as its Western-allied government struggles to rein in a surge in militant attacks across the country.

The European Commission is weighing energy, financial services and trade sanctions against Russia as the Ukraine war enters its fifth year.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring change.

Repairs at key missile sites began soon after they were hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes last year, but work at Iran’s nuclear facilities has been slower.

Software stocks and the broader Nasdaq Composite rose more than 1% as dip-buyers rushed into the market after days of intense selling.

Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Milan on Friday, part of his trip to the Olympics

Norway launched a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland as revelations from the Epstein files roil the Nordic nation.