A tense calm returned Thursday to the streets of the Dutch town of Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam, after riot police struggled to restore order when an anti-Islam activist burned a copy of the Quran, deemed a holy book by Muslims, outside an asylum seekers’ center.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has reportedly directed nearly all active-duty generals and admirals, along with their senior enlisted advisers, to assemble next week at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia for an urgent and unusual meeting.
Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press, raising fresh concerns over Tehran’s push to expand its missile program even as it rebuilds facilities bombed by Israel during June’s 12-day war.
A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in southeastern Nigeria amid ongoing violence against clergy in the country, church officials say.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized a wide-scale strike on Houthi targets in Yemen while en route to New York aboard the “Wing of Zion” aircraft, his office confirmed Thursday.
The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the second quarter, fueled by stronger consumer spending and a steep drop in imports, according to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Churches in several parts of the Philippines opened their doors Thursday for residents in anticipation of more misery after Tropical Storm Ragasa killed at least 25 people in several Asian nations, officials said.
Former U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton has appeared to condemn Christian white men and their faith less than two weeks after the assassination of born-again Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Hungary’s embattled Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered political setbacks after a European Parliament committee rejected his government’s request to strip immunity from prosecution from one of his main rivals, as anti-government protests drew tens of thousands of people in Budapest over the weekend.
Amid President Donald Trump officially designating Antifa a domestic terror organization, a new report details how a prominent billionaire may be funneling millions to extremist groups engaging in violent uprisings nationwide.
US President Donald Trump has presented a detailed plan to end the war in Gaza, secure the release of remaining hostages, and oversee reconstruction of the Strip under non-Hamas authority. The initiative was outlined Tuesday during a high-level meeting with leaders from eight Arab and Muslim countries on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, according to Arab diplomats familiar with the discussions.
A drone launched from Yemen struck the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday evening, wounding more than 20 people in one of the most serious Houthi attacks on the city to date.
The U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday it had dismantled a massive covert cellular network across the New York metropolitan area, a system officials say could have crippled communications just as nearly 150 world leaders arrived in Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly.
Frustrated about Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald J. Trump warned Moscow on Tuesday that Ukraine would be able to “fight and win back” all the land it lost since the Russian invasion began in 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump met Tuesday with leaders from across the Arab and Muslim world on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, calling the talks his “most important meeting” as he sought to rally support for ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Russia on Tuesday denied involvement in drones that violated the airspace of Nordic nations Denmark and Norway, forcing major airports to close and stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
At least two people are dead, including the gunman, and several others injured after a shooting early Wednesday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas.
Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites destroyed by Israel during the 12-day war in June, according to satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press. However, experts say a crucial component — large planetary mixers needed to manufacture solid-fuel missiles — remains absent.
Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone of the year, has battered southern China after carving a path of destruction across the Philippines and Taiwan, leaving more than 20 people dead and dozens still missing.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared that Ukraine, with the backing of NATO and the European Union, has the potential to reclaim all of its territory seized by Russia since the 2022 invasion, in what marked his strongest statement yet on the war.