Watch: Thick smoke billows from South Korea car parts plant in deadly fireRescuers recovered the bodies of at least 10 people killed in a huge fire at a car parts plant in South Korea's central city of Daejeon. Four others are still missing and 59 were injured.Videos show huge flames and thick smoke pouring from the building, with firefighters struggling to contain the blaze.Firefighters said...

How Iran war laid bare the world's reliance on Gulf oil and gasNick Marsh,Asia business reporterandShanaz Musafer,Business reporterGetty ImagesThe US-Israel war with Iran has made startlingly clear how much the world relies on energy from the Gulf region.Since the conflict began, the price of oil has soared and is currently trading at over a third higher at $100 a barrel, pushed up by air...

It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well'Jonathan the tortoise, believed to be the world's oldest living land animal, is still with us at 193 years old, contrary to a spurious, and possibly scammy, social media post and a flurry of news outlets mistakenly reporting his death.On Wednesday, an X account purporting to be Joe Hollins, the veterinarian who cares...

'I feel hope': Venezuelan opposition leader talks about being released from detention 'I feel hope': Venezuelan opposition leader talks about being released from detention Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jesús Armas, a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader, who was – until recently – held at one...

Trump administration at crossroads in US-Israel war with IranAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentGetty ImagesThree weeks after the joint US-Israeli war against Iran began, the conflict has reached a fuzzy state of mixed messages and uncertainty, with Donald Trump's public comments often seemingly contradicted by realities on the ground.The war is "very complete, pretty much", Trump has...