Syria Seizes Advanced Missiles and Drones Bound for Hezbollah
Syrian security forces have intercepted a large shipment of advanced weapons near the Iraqi border that authorities said was intended for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon.
Syrian security forces have intercepted a large shipment of advanced weapons near the Iraqi border that authorities said was intended for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon.
Israel and Lebanon concluded two days of U.S.-brokered negotiations in Rome on Wednesday, reporting progress toward establishing two pilot security zones in southern Lebanon as part of a broader ceasefire framework requiring the disarmament of Hezbollah.
Ukraine faced mounting political turmoil Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, triggering rare wartime protests as Russian forces intensified attacks across the country.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed sorrow Thursday after a fire swept through a state-run child welfare home in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Algiers, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others.
The United States carried out two waves of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive day of American attacks on military assets belonging to the Islamic regime as the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz widened across the Middle East.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed four Hamas weapons storage facilities in central Gaza overnight and eliminated a senior terrorist commander accused of directing attacks against Israeli troops, the Israeli military announced Thursday.
Germany’s Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament, has approved legislation that would criminalize the public denial of Israel’s right to exist, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation requiring the Trump administration to develop and implement a plan to dismantle the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees while transferring its humanitarian responsibilities to more accountable organizations.
NATO leaders received more than they bargained for during last week’s summit of their military alliance in Turkey, leaving with an unusual diplomatic gift: a personalized Turkish-made revolver complete with live ammunition, courtesy of host President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
French legislators have approved a controversial assisted dying bill, despite strong opposition from churches and sections of the medical profession, who warn the law could fundamentally alter the country’s approach to caring for the elderly and the seriously ill.
Pakistani Christian advocacy leaders have praised the European Union’s legislature for condemning the persecution of Christians and other violations of freedom of religion or belief in Pakistan and several other countries.
More than 10,000 people died above expected levels across Europe during the record-breaking late-June heatwave, according to official mortality monitoring data.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar accused former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Wednesday of serving foreign interests, including those of communist-run China, after the longtime diplomat resigned from parliament to join Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD.
A crash that killed more than a dozen wedding guests on Indonesia’s main island of Java has renewed concerns about road safety in the world’s fourth-most populous nation, where fatal traffic accidents claim thousands of lives each year.
Christian leaders and ministries are expressing cautious hope that the removal of Hamas from power in the Gaza Strip could eventually open a long-closed door for the Gospel, even as European and Palestinian officials begin laying plans for the territory’s physical reconstruction.
Ukraine said its air defenses intercepted five Russian ballistic missiles during a sweeping overnight assault that nevertheless struck multiple locations in Kyiv, damaging warehouses and a school.
Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed Tuesday, plunging roughly 10 million people into darkness in the communist island’s third major blackout in nine days.
Israel’s High Court of Justice on Wednesday temporarily froze a newly enacted law shielding tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men from arrest and prosecution for avoiding military service.
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, warning that escalating threats against the nation’s highest court are placing justices, their families and judicial independence at growing risk.
Senate Democrats blocked the advancement of the annual National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, halting debate on a sweeping $1.15 trillion defense package amid sharp disagreements over the renewed war with Iran and federal spending priorities.