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Beijing warned Thursday it will not yield “to bullying” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the United States is “prepared” to go to war with China following alarming threats from the Communist-run nation.

A Russian missile struck a hotel in the home city of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, killing several people and injuring dozens, just hours before he was to attend a European Union summit.

French President Emmanuel Macron told his nation that France and Europe should prepare for war as Russian aggression “knows no borders.” In televised remarks, Macron said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe.”

Indonesia’s authorities struggle to contain flooding in the capital, Jakarta, and surrounding areas that killed at least one person and displaced thousands.

Ukraine faced more troubles at the frontlines Wednesday as the U.S. paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off vital information that helped the war-torn nation target Russian invaders.

The European Union has unveiled an unprecedented $841 billion “ReArm Europe Plan” amid fears the United States will dramatically reduce its military commitment to the old continent.

Syria was preparing for an imminent “constitutional declaration” that was likely to worry Christians and other minorities.

The U.S. on Tuesday re-designated Yemen’s Houthi militant group, Ansarallah, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), reversing Biden’s 2021 decision after over a year of attacks on U.S. Navy and commercial vessels.

Iran’s “Mehr” news agency announced on Wednesday the formation of a new terrorist group called “The Islamic Resistance in Syria,” aligned with Iran, which was founded in “light of the recent developments Syria has witnessed.”

In the longest presidential address to Congress in modern U.S. history, President Donald J. Trump kept the door open to signing a minerals deal with Ukraine despite his feud last week with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Christians anxiously watch a decision by Nicaragua’s autocratic president to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready to work under U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s “strong leadership” on peace talks with Russia and wants a minerals and security agreement with the United States.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada took effect Tuesday, putting the U.S. on a collision course with its top trading partners as consumers worry about higher prices on a wide range of products.

A Russian airstrike on a military training ground in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region likely killed dozens, sources say.

Australia is on high alert, and people have been warned to leave or prepare for the worst as a tropical cyclone is on track to cross a densely populated part of the country’s coast for the first time in 50 years.

The U.S. pledged over $65 billion in military aid to Ukraine under former U.S. President Joe Biden, but President Trump suspended it temporarily after a heated Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s president, casting doubt on support from its key ally.

At least two people were killed and 11 injured when a car drove into a crowd in Germany’s western city of Mannheim, following warnings about possible Islamic attacks here and elsewhere in Europe, authorities confirmed late Monday.

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized amid mounting concerns about his health, managed to urge prayers for peace in Ukraine, where many long for an end to the war amid ongoing clashes.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he still hopes for “constructive” talks with the United States after his made-for-tv verbal clash with U.S. President Donald J. Trump and signaled his readiness to sign a $500 billion minerals deal with Washington.

The main European Union countries and NATO military allies Canada, Norway, and Turkey will attend a historic security summit in London on Sunday without the United States amid mounting transatlantic tensions.