The Netherlands is reeling from a political earthquake after the leader of the largest leftist opposition alliance backed a motion to end Dutch support for Israel’s Iron Dome, which intercepts missiles often fired at population centers.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide within the next two weeks whether to order U.S. military action against Iran, as diplomatic efforts continue amid intensifying conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic.
The liberal mayor of Budapest pledged Thursday to go ahead with a controversial rally defending LGBTQ+ rights after police banned the Pride march in the Hungarian capital.
Iranian state television broadcasts were briefly hijacked Wednesday evening, with footage of anti-regime protests and calls for public uprising aired across the country. The breach, claimed by opposition media to be the work of Israeli-linked actors, marks the latest escalation in a multifront campaign targeting Iran’s military, strategic, and information infrastructure.
After his military struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready to meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks on ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II.
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized plans for potential military strikes against Iran but is holding off on giving the final order as he awaits Tehran’s decision on its nuclear program, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Three sources familiar with the discussions said Trump approved operational plans after a briefing by Gen. Michael Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), during a high-level meeting earlier this week.
The U.S. Navy is dispatching its most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Mediterranean Sea as part of a significant military buildup near Iran. The deployment, reported Wednesday by CNN, underscores Washington’s heightened alert posture as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies.
British lawmakers on Tuesday approved one of the most radical changes to abortion law in the nation’s history, voting to decriminalize abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump urged Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to surrender, saying the United States knows where he is hiding and suggested he may be killed one day.
U.S. President Donald Trump made clear Monday night that he is not seeking a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but rather a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Speaking as he departed the G7 summit in Canada, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he wants a “real end” to the nuclear issue — with Iran “giving up entirely” on its nuclear program.
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced Monday the finalization of a major UK-US trade agreement, sealing a deal that both leaders hailed as a “win” for jobs, income, and transatlantic relations.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump reluctantly signed a statement by Group of Seven (G7) allies affirming Israel’s “right to defend itself” but also calling for “restraint, de-escalation and diplomacy” between Israel and Iran.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump told reporters during a photo shoot of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders in Alberta, Canada that he and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be leaving the G7 summit early after he urged Iranian civilians to “immediately evacuate” the Iranian capital Tehran.
Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 that iOS 26 will introduce Digital Passports in Apple Wallet, marking a significant step toward integrating official identity documentation into mobile devices. The feature, set to debut this fall, will allow users to store and present digital versions of their passports for select domestic travel and identity verification scenarios.
A team of researchers operating in Antarctica has detected strange and unexplained radio signals emanating from beneath the continent’s vast ice sheets, challenging current scientific understanding.
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, along with several Navy destroyers, and a surge of military air refueling planes are heading toward the Middle East as Washington strengthens its military posture amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
President Donald Trump arrived in Alberta, Canada, on Sunday evening to kick off the Group of Seven (G7) summit, where global economic challenges, escalating trade disputes, and the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran are set to dominate the agenda.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Sunday that the United States could be drawn directly into the escalating war between Israel and Iran if hostilities continue to spiral. While reiterating that the U.S. had no role in Israel’s latest strikes, Trump left the door open to military intervention, vowing a devastating response to any Iranian attack on American forces.
Despite war still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his U.S. counterpart Donald J. Trump that Moscow is ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22 once the sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers’ bodies in a conflict that is believed that have killed and injured more than 1 million people.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a lengthy phone conversation on Saturday, focusing heavily on the escalating war between Israel and Iran. The call, which lasted nearly an hour, came as tensions in the Middle East soared following Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear sites and Iran’s deadly retaliation.