On Tuesday, the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, and Israel’s Mossad Chief, David Barnea, held discussions with Qatar’s senior officials in Qatar’s capital, Doha.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticized Iran last week for non-cooperation regarding its nuclear program. Despite the criticism, the IAEA held back from more decisive action, expressing concerns about provoking a potential counter-reaction from Iran and triggering a broader conflict in the Middle East.

Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Sunday rendered Damascus airport inoperative just hours after the resumption of flights, following a similar attack last month, according to a war monitor. State media also confirmed the incident.

Two ballistic missiles, fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, landed near a U.S. warship providing assistance to a tanker in the Gulf of Aden that was under threat of hijacking by armed gunmen.

A distress call from a commercial tanker seized by armed individuals in the Gulf of Aden prompted a response from a U.S. Navy warship. Thanks to the swift action by the U.S. Navy, the vessel is now secure, U.S. officials said on Sunday.

A tanker linked to Israel was seized off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, marking the third incident of its kind since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas on November 7.

Ukrainian leaders commemorated the victims of the 1932-33 Holodomor famine when millions starved to death in a ceremony that was overshadowed by fresh concerns about protecting grain supplies after unprecedented drone attacks by Russia.

China’s hospitals are grappling with a crisis as a surge in pediatric pneumonia cases, along with a nationwide increase in respiratory illness outbreaks, prompting concerns at the World Health Organization (WHO).

Ukraine’s capital city was struggling Saturday with “Russia’s largest drone attack” in the war so far, injuring several, the Ukrainian Air Force and other sources said. 

The NATO military alliance has warned its members that they are ill-prepared for a possible war against Russia as red tape hinders troop movements across Europe, prompting an angry reaction from Moscow.

The Pentagon is actively researching and developing AI-controlled drones that are on the verge of gaining the ability to autonomously decide whether to eliminate human targets, according to the New York Times.

Antisemitic rallies and other protests have broken out across the Netherlands after the party of anti-Islam and pro-Israel politician Geert Wilders won the Dutch parliamentary elections.

An uneasy calm returned to the streets of Dublin early Friday after violence broke out between police and protesters in the central part of the Irish capital.

German authorities said Thursday that hundreds of police officers searched the properties of Hamas members and followers amid a broader crackdown on anti-Israel terror groups.

There was hope for at least some cancer patients Thursday after experts announced new treatment may be available from an unexpected source.

Iran’s foreign minister has warned that the Gaza war will expand unless the truce between Israel and Hamas, entering into force Friday, is maintained.

Turkey and other parts of the Balkans were recovering Thursday after a catastrophic flooding caused by massive storms and a related tsunami left a trail of destruction, killing up to 22 people, officials said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned Israel it will “soon” be destroyed and that Ankara designates Israeli settlers in Palestinian territories as “terrorists,” Worthy News learned Thursday.

The man who has been called the Dutch Donald Trump and was threatened with death by extremists for his strong anti-Islam and pro-Israel views sailed to victory in historic parliamentary elections. Official results show that the anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) gained the most votes in the Netherlands, prompting outrage within the Muslim community.

The White House is considering whether to re-designate the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen as a terror organization after President Biden removed it from the US Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist list shortly after his inauguration in 2021, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.