Some governments are taking innovative steps to discourage the practice. One country fines participants including the wedding DJ.

Nepal is holding its first election since a youth-led uprising against corruption toppled the government last year. Here is what to know.

Satellite images show damage near vital equipment on sites in at least five countries.

U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launch joint operations against suspected narco-terrorists in Ecuador, marking latest partnership to combat drug trafficking, SOUTHCOM announced.

Two unidentified Black girls were found dead inside suitcases buried in shallow graves in Cleveland after a dog walker made the discovery near Ginn Academy, police said.

The Austin shooter reportedly posted anti-Christian, antisemitic hate speech on X before killing 3, wounding 13. Authorities are investigating possible terrorism.

New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone to resume transgender youth treatments after the hospital halted services due to federal funding threats.

The vast majority of deaths reported so far have been in Iran, but the human toll is being felt around the world.

Shipping companies are not sending oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz because they fear their ships might be attacked.

The Pentagon and Middle Eastern countries say that most of the drones have been intercepted. But some have slipped through and caused damage.

The Islamic Republic is aiming to draw out the conflict and broaden the fighting. That would force President Trump to risk more casualties and more political capital.

Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.

Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.

A single Iranian suicide drone hit a commercial port in Kuwait, killing at least six servicemembers.

The U.S. urged Americans to leave 14 countries, and closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait after drones hit them. Israel’s military intensified operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah, which fired rockets into Israel.

Iran launched a drone attack on U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, prompting shelter-in-place orders for Americans across Saudi Arabia. No injuries were reported.

The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.

The country has one of the most feared armed forces in Africa, yet within its own borders, it has repeatedly failed to stop abductions and attacks.

Rwanda’s government responded by claiming the sanctions unjustly targeted only one party to the conflict and misrepresented the facts.

President Trump also declined to rule out sending ground troops into Iran as the conflict spread into the Gulf countries and Lebanon and Israel exchanged strikes.