When Jose Antonio Kast was inaugurated as Chile's president on March 11, he inherited a country under real strain.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Marvel's fourth "Spider-Man" movie starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, opens in theaters in July.

U.S. forces targeted hardened Iranian missile sites on the Iranian side of the Strait of Hormuz with bunker-buster bombs in an effort to re-open it.

Several organizations have canceled celebrations to mark Cesar Chavez Day after allegations surfaced that holiday's namesake may have engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior.

South Korean stocks surged more than 5 percent Wednesday, on a semiconductor rally boosted by the ongoing U.S. chip giant Nvidia's global artificial intelligence (AI) conference.

Police said Wednesday they will set up a crowd control zone with a capacity of 100,000 people around the stage where K-pop group BTS will perform in central Seoul this weekend.

Taiwan said Wednesday it has changed South Korea's name in its immigration systems from "Korea" to "South Korea," in a reciprocal move as Seoul continues to list it as "China (Taiwan)" on its e-arrivals.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton claimed victory late Tuesday in a close race to be the Democratic Senate nominee in November, as voters headed to the polls to cast ballots in primary elections.

On March 18, 2014, the U.S. State Department ordered Syria to close its embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates in Michigan and Texas.

Musician Phillip Sweet turns 52 and actor/musician Queen Latifah turns 56, among the famous birthdays for March 18.

Venezuela overcome a dramatic Bryce Harper home run to upset Team USA en route a maidan first World Baseball Classic crown Tuesday in Miami.

An unidentified projectile struck the premises of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said.

S. Korea's government has launched a major initiative to foster domestic AI semiconductor companies, committing tens of billions of dollars.

Police fatally shot a gunman Tuesday at a Veterans Affairs clinic in rural Georgia where the suspect opened fire and wounded one person, authorities said.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon entered the party's primary for the upcoming local elections, while continuing to pressure party leaders to pursue reforms

S. Korea's healthcare system is becoming increasingly concentrated in Seoul, leaving many rural communities with limited access to medical services.

S. Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun gave an ambiguous answer Tuesday when asked whether the U. S. had formally requested that Seoul send a warship.

About one in 20 elementary school students in S. Korea reported experiencing school violence, with verbal abuse accounting for the largest share.

N. Korea may have earned as much as $14.4 billion from arms exports and troop deployments linked to Russia's war in Ukraine, the report said by KRIS

S. Korea's heavy reliance on oil passing through Strait of Hormuz is raising concerns prolonged Iran-related crisis could deal a direct blow to Korea.

Korea Conservative bloc is facing a deeper crisis than electoral losses, as it risks losing its long-held identity as the steward of economic policy.

S. Korea's Shinsegae Group has partnered with U.S. AI firm Reflection AI to build the country's largest AI data center, marking a major step in Korea.

The House oversight committee subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to give a deposition on the Justice Department's probe involving Jeffrey Epstein.

Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday that she could skip future editions of the Dubai Tennis Championships because of a slight by the tournament's director.

Diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Iran escalated after Iranian reacted to President Javier Milei calling the Islamic Republic an enemy.