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Russia has sent a sanctioned cargo ship to resupply its air base in Syria, signaling that Moscow intends to preserve one of its most important military footholds in the Middle East despite the fall of longtime ally Bashar al-Assad, according to U.S. officials and satellite images reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Hungary has plunged into an unprecedented constitutional and political crisis after President Tamás Sulyok refused to resign following the expiration of an ultimatum issued by Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

Conflicting messages from Washington and Tehran left the future of the Iran war uncertain Monday, as President Donald Trump said talks with the Islamic Republic were still moving forward even after Iranian state media reported that Tehran had suspended indirect negotiations over Israel’s expanding offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The United States and Iran exchanged new strikes over the weekend, raising fresh concerns across the Gulf even as negotiators continue working toward a deal aimed at winding down the fighting.

Ukraine said Sunday that its drones struck several Russian energy targets deep inside Russia, including an oil refinery and a key pumping station, while denying Moscow’s claim that it also targeted Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is reportedly considering seeking a senior United Nations position as investigations expand into alleged financial irregularities linked to institutions established during his years in power.

Paris police detained dozens of people as celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s UEFA Champions League football (soccer) triumph descended into violence late Saturday, while authorities in Budapest, which hosted the final, also dealt with clashes and security incidents involving supporters.

The European Union and Hungary said Friday they had reached a landmark agreement that could eventually unlock up to 16.4 billion euros ($18.8 billion) in previously suspended funding if Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government completes sweeping anti-corruption and rule-of-law reforms.

Romanian authorities say a Russian drone struck an apartment building in eastern Romania, causing a fire and injuring two people, prompting condemnation from the NATO military alliance and the European Union.

A suspected Islamic extremist armed with a knife stabbed three men in front of schoolchildren at a train station near Zurich, Switzerland’s financial capital, officials said Thursday.

The Pentagon has spent months positioning warships, aircraft, surveillance assets, and Marines around the Caribbean as President Donald Trump weighs possible military action against Cuba, according to a Politico report.

President Donald Trump is weighing whether to approve a 60-day memorandum of understanding with Iran that would extend the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping, and launch a new round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Authorities in Bangladesh came under pressure Thursday after preventing the Eid-ul-Azha sacrifice of a rare albino buffalo nicknamed after U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

The world’s wealthiest families are reducing their exposure to the U.S. dollar amid growing concerns about the long-term outlook for the world’s dominant reserve currency due to rising American debt levels and geopolitical tensions, according to reports released Thursday by UBS and JPMorgan Asset Management.

A heated parliamentary clash between Hungary’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar and allies of former leader Viktor Orbán has added to divisions among evangelical Christians following the country’s dramatic political transition.

A Chinese dissident who fled his country in a rubber boat has been detained in South Korea after spending over a day at sea in what supporters described as his fourth attempt to reunite with his family.

European Union Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius is urging European governments to expand weapons production, open military stockpiles to Ukraine, and adopt a “peace through strength” strategy to deter Russia.

Somaliland’s emergence as a potential U.S. and Israeli partner marks a major strategic shift in the Red Sea region, offering Washington and Jerusalem a new foothold near the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Iran-backed Houthi threats continue to menace global shipping.

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Iran is running out of leverage in nuclear negotiations, accusing Tehran of trying to delay talks in hopes of outlasting him politically while its military and economy weaken.

Syria’s transitional leadership has uncovered remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s secret chemical weapons program, including undeclared munitions, raw materials, and equipment linked to the production of deadly nerve agents, according to officials cited by Reuters and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.