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Belgium has rejected a U.S. request to impose an entry ban on travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, deepening a transatlantic dispute over how to respond to a potentially deadly Ebola outbreak ahead of the FIFA World Cup, the global football (soccer) tournament beginning Thursday in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, targeting air defense and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump increased military pressure on Tehran following days of escalating attacks and stalled nuclear negotiations.

Tehran warned Wednesday it would “reassess” its participation in peace talks with the United States after President Donald J. Trump said Iran would have to “pay the price” as the two nations traded fire overnight.

North Korea’s uranium-enrichment capacity could soon rise by roughly 75% once a new facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex reaches full production, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive citing analysis from Vertic, a London-based arms-control verification group.

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Iran has “taken too long” to negotiate an agreement with the United States and said Tehran will now “have to pay the price,” signaling that Washington may be prepared to escalate military pressure after a fresh round of hostilities in the region.

Families have been burned out of their homes in Belfast as anti-immigrant violence hit Northern Ireland’s capital following a knife attack for which a 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder.

At least 12 people were killed, and nine others wounded after heavily armed gunmen opened fire in an informal settlement near Johannesburg, South African police said.

The United States launched what it called “self-defense strikes” against Iranian targets Tuesday after a U.S. Army Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, raising new fears that a fragile ceasefire could collapse into a broader war.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran shot down a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, vowing that the United States would respond to what he described as a direct attack on American forces.

Russian attacks killed at least three people in northeastern Ukraine and damaged a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.

Hungary’s anti-corruption watchdog chief said Monday that corruption and alleged procurement abuses during the 16 years of rule by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may have cost the country as much as 60 trillion forints ($194 billion).

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed victory Monday after parliamentary elections seen as a key test of Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus nation and one of the world’s oldest Christian countries.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti urged rival parties Monday to help end 18 months of political deadlock after his Vetevendosje party won parliamentary elections but failed to secure enough support to govern alone.

U.S. President Donald Trump called Monday for Israel and Iran to immediately stop firing on one another, pressing both sides toward a ceasefire after an overnight exchange of Iranian missile barrages and Israeli airstrikes raised fears of a renewed regional war.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged residents in vulnerable coastal areas to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines, killing several people and triggering tsunami warnings in parts of Southeast Asia.

Antisemitic hate crimes in London surged sharply in May, rising 72 percent from the previous month, according to new Metropolitan Police figures.

Armenians voted Sunday in a closely watched parliamentary election that could determine whether the South Caucasus nation continues its gradual shift toward the European Union or restores closer ties with traditional ally Russia, which has warned of serious consequences should Armenia continue its westward course.

Students held protests across about 20 provinces in Iran on Saturday against educational policies imposed by the country’s Islamic rulers despite the risk of a potentially deadly crackdown, witnesses said.

Montenegro moved closer to becoming the European Union’s next member Friday as EU leaders signaled the Balkan nation could join the bloc by 2028, while officials also reflected on lessons learned from Hungary’s years of democratic backsliding under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Armed conflict intensified across the Middle East on Saturday as U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites after intercepting drones and missiles launched by Iran toward Arab Gulf states, while Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least nine people, including three members of the Lebanese military, officials said.