Clashes between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces have been reported near oil-rich Marib Province.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has spoken to Tehran "directly," adding that the Iranians "want to make a deal" with the United States. He also said the war, which began on Feb. 28, is "hopefully" coming to an end in the near term.

It is the second consecutive year the State Department has prevented key Palestinian officials from attending the U.N. meeting in New York.

The international fact-finding mission on Iran says the findings center on a pair of airstrikes, including one on a school in the southern city of Minab.

Iranian forces in recent days have brought down at least two American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

Market bets on further European Central Bank rate hikes are being driven largely by higher energy prices but policymakers will look ​at a much wider set of economic indicators when deciding their next moves,

US officials made a rare visit to Myanmar this week to secure the release of an American businessman who had been detained in the war-torn country since June.

The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.