Jordan’s King Abdullah welcomed Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s re-election Tuesday at a time when both nations face war in their neighborhood.

On Monday, the United States announced the formation of a 10-nation coalition creating a new force aimed at suppressing missile and drone attacks from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on vessels navigating the Red Sea. This “multinational security initiative” includes participation from Britain, France, Bahrain, and Italy among other countries.

The head of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Party warned the Pentagon in a letter about the necessity of establishing a more robust deterrent to avert war.  He emphasized the importance of innovative, “out of the box” strategies in arming the Taiwanese military to address the imminent threats posed by the Chinese government to the island.

In a controversial move upsetting conservative clergy, Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.

The continued attacks on shipping tankers near Yemen have prompted several shipping companies, along with oil giant British Petroleum, to halt using the Suez Canal in light of the recent attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi Rebels, causing oil and natural gas to spike.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s party has claimed victory in snap parliamentary elections despite concerns about his perceived autocratic style and reports of voting irregularities.

Ukraine says air defense and mobile groups of drone hunters have shot down dozens of Russian drones over the weekend. The attacks came after Ukraine suffered a significant defeat in the European Union, with Hungary blocking $54 billion in aid.

Serbs began voting in parliamentary and local elections that will test the strength of the country’s governing party after several protests.

Kuwait got a new ruler on Saturday ahead of a lengthy mourning period after the death at 86 of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), already filling in as clergy and adding texts to the Bible, will soon replace television news anchors despite concerns it blurs the lines between truth and fake.

Cybersecurity experts and the United States Department of Defense have reportedly discussed tackling the imminent breach of America’s and potentially everyone’s deepest secrets.

Ukraine faced a major defeat Friday that could potentially impact the outcome of its war against Russia as Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in European Union aid to the wartorn nation.

European leaders have decided to open European Union membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia.

Iran’s leadership, which seeks the destruction of Israel, has been using billions under a sanctions waiver that was granted to the Islamic Republic last month, officials admit.

The Turkish legislator who collapsed in parliament after warning that Israel would face “the wrath from Allah” has died, Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Thursday.

Seven people have been detained in Germany, neighboring the Netherlands and Denmark for allegedly participating in a cross-border Hamas terrorism plot to kill Jews across Europe, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Pope Francis on Thursday expressed concerns about artificial intelligence saying a global treaty was needed to develop the new technology ethically and peacefully.

Ukraine’s European Union future hangs in the balance Thursday, with EU member Hungary threatening to veto the wartorn nation’s talks on entering the 27-nation prosperous bloc.

Delegates at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, have approved a deal to “transition” the world away from fossil fuels.

The new governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned that access to cash will become harder for Australians and that banks and other users of banknotes or coins should face fees for moving it around.