Hungary was racing Saturday to avert the first complete shutdown in the 44-year history of its only nuclear power plant after record-low Danube water levels threatened the country’s electricity supply, prompting sweeping emergency measures amid an ongoing heatwave.
Spain and neighboring Morocco reinforced security around the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants entered the territory illegally in recent days, while at least 34 people died attempting the dangerous crossing, authorities said Friday.
Hungary’s only nuclear power plant could be forced to shut down within days after record-low water levels on the Danube River sharply reduced its cooling capacity, raising fresh concerns over Europe’s energy security amid an intense heatwave.
Senior U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that China’s alleged acquisition of American voter-registration data falls within the government’s definition of foreign election interference, according to information released Thursday by the White House.
The widening war between the United States and Iran entered a dangerous new phase Wednesday as American and Saudi forces carried out coordinated strikes against Iran-backed militias across Iraq, marking the first publicly acknowledged joint combat operation of its kind between Washington and Riyadh.
Spanish authorities warned Wednesday of an “extraordinary, exceptional situation” after hundreds of migrants swam from Morocco to the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta, overwhelming reception facilities and prompting renewed concern over migration pressures on Europe’s southern border.
The United States unleashed a heavy wave of airstrikes against Iran early Thursday after President Donald Trump vowed severe retaliation for Tehran’s surprise ballistic missile attack on American forces stationed in Jordan.
Antisemitic violence worldwide reached its deadliest level in more than three decades during 2025, according to a new report documenting a sharp escalation in threats and attacks against Jewish communities.
Ukraine said Wednesday it struck two of Russia’s largest oil refineries in overnight long-range drone attacks, intensifying pressure on Moscow as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington.
Japan’s prime minister warned Wednesday that “every second counts” after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture, killing more than a dozen people.
A scientist working for China’s military supplied coronavirus materials that were secretly carried into the United States more than a year before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to newly released federal records.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces stationed in Jordan early Wednesday, prompting the United States and Saudi Arabia to carry out joint airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias operating inside Iraq.
Skywatchers are preparing for one of the most remarkable astronomical nights of the decade as a total solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and a broad gathering of six planets converge around August 12.
President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is seeking negotiations after two weeks of sustained American airstrikes, portraying Tehran’s diplomatic outreach as evidence that the U.S. military campaign has forced the Islamic regime back to the bargaining table.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Morocco was naming a major Atlantic expressway in his honor, drawing renewed attention to a sweeping infrastructure project linking the kingdom’s southern regions with the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice by paying tribute at war memorials and cemeteries, accompanied for the first time by his daughter, Ju Ae, in a move that analysts say further underscores her increasingly prominent public role.
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has openly called for continued “jihad and resistance” against Israel and the United States while declaring the defense of Hezbollah a strategic obligation of the Islamic Republic.
German police shot dead the main suspect Sunday in what authorities described as an Islamist terrorist attack targeting Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride celebrations after he allegedly charged officers with a knife during an attempted arrest.
President Donald Trump firmly rejected reports Sunday suggesting that the United States is running dangerously low on military munitions as the administration weighs its next steps in the escalating conflict with Iran.
Typhoon Noul struck China’s southern coast early Sunday, forcing more than 800,000 people from their homes, disrupting hundreds of flights, and prompting the nation’s highest-level warning for potentially deadly flash floods.