President Donald Trump issued a stern warning Monday night that California will face “large scale fines” after a transgender-identifying male athlete captured state titles in two high school girls’ track and field events — defying a recent executive order banning biological males from competing in female athletic competitions.
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to deliver a landmark ruling that could redefine religious liberty and the limits of government authority over faith-based organizations. At the heart of the dispute is whether states can deny religious tax exemptions to faith-based nonprofits that don’t meet state-defined criteria for operating “primarily for religious purposes.”
Israel’s Foreign Ministry sharply criticized United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday after he called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into deadly shootings near an aid distribution center in southern Gaza–without once mentioning Hamas.
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted once again this week, spewing lava fountains and ash plumes into the Sicilian sky. The dramatic display of fire and smoke lit up the night near the eastern coastal city of Catania, temporarily closing local airports and prompting civil protection alerts, though no immediate injuries or fatalities were reported.
President Donald Trump declared Monday that any future U.S. agreement with Iran “will not allow any enrichment of uranium,” drawing a sharp contrast with a newly reported diplomatic proposal said to permit limited enrichment within the Islamic Republic.
The Netherlands’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the government after three smaller coalition partners declined to sign up to a stricter anti-migration policy, its leader Geert Wilders said Tuesday.
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan and Irish actor Liam Cunningham are among 11 people who set sail to Gaza to bring “urgently needed” humanitarian aid to the war-torn region, organizers said.
Northern Nigeria was reeling Monday from a bomb blast by suspected Islamist militants that left nine people dead, while the Nigerian Air Force reportedly killed at least 20 villagers after mistaking them for insurgents.
Senate Republicans are scrambling to trim more federal spending from President Donald Trump’s signature economic legislation than their House colleagues, after the bill–once praised by Trump as “big” and “beautiful”–came under fire for its ballooning deficit impact.
Millions of South Koreans cast their ballots Tuesday in a snap presidential election sparked by the dramatic impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who now faces rebellion charges after a brief martial law declaration in December. The election comes at a time of deep national division — but also on the heels of decades of explosive spiritual growth among South Korean Christians, who are praying for revival amid political uncertainty.
Another round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia has begun in Istanbul, Turkey, despite new reports of Russian attacks hitting Ukraine after Kyiv hit Russia with drones.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a sweeping overhaul of the United Kingdom’s defense posture on Monday, declaring that the country is moving into a state of “war-fighting readiness” in response to rising global threats, particularly from Russia.
Norm Eisen, a longtime Democrat operative and former Obama White House ethics czar, is under fire from conservatives for helping coordinate a sprawling web of 152 lawsuits aimed at blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda–raising questions about the politicization of the judiciary and the use of taxpayer-funded legal activism to obstruct an elected president.
In a significant victory for life and free speech, the state of Vermont has amended a law that previously targeted and restricted the work of pro-life pregnancy centers. This change comes in response to a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys on behalf of several Vermont pregnancy centers that were being unconstitutionally silenced for offering life-affirming alternatives to abortion.
Indonesian police said Monday that they are questioning 20 witnesses over the death of a Christian schoolboy in a bullying case that has shocked the Christian community.
A powerful wave of worship and revival swept through the Grand Ole Opry House last week during the 12th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards, where Christian artist Brandon Lake emerged as the night’s biggest winner and boldest voice calling believers to be the spark of a spiritual awakening.
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for two deadly attacks in Syria’s southern Sweida province, signaling a resurgence of the extremist group in areas once considered secure since the fall of the Assad regime.
A man who was in the United States illegally has been detained after a violent attack at a “Run for Their Lives” event in Boulder, Colorado, left multiple Jewish Americans injured — some reportedly set on fire — and one person dead. The event was held to raise awareness for hostages still held by Hamas, officials said.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations held a short-lived round of cease-fire negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, less than 24 hours after a sweeping Ukrainian drone assault targeted multiple Russian airbases, destroying or damaging over 40 military aircraft, including strategic bombers.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a major Second Amendment case challenging Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” allowing the state’s prohibition on the sale of AR-15-style rifles and other popular semiautomatic firearms to remain in place–for now.