The British government released new documents revealing that Prime Minister Keir Starmer knew his pick for U.S. ambassador had risky ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. NBC News’ Hala Gorani details what the British government said and new revelations about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Epstein.

The U.S. will ​release 172 million barrels of oil from its strategic ‌petroleum reserve in a bid to reduce oil prices that have soared due to supply shocks from the U.S.-Israeli war on ​Iran, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on ​Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a munitions factory that produces light arms, state-run media reported Thursday, where he test-fired newly developed pistols alongside his daughter Ju Ae.

Explosions shook Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, from Wednesday night into Thursday morning as Israel unleashed a wave of attacks that it said targeted Hezbollah.

The men were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin who were not previously known to police, police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said.

China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise. On Thursday, China’s parliament approved a new five-year plan that puts advances

Iran’s sports and youth minister said that the country is in no position to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in its ongoing war.

South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies. A diplomatic rift continues over foreign policy that the Trump