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Despite Western sanctions, Iran is building a massive fleet of warships capable of reaching adversaries, real or perceived, far beyond the Persian Gulf, several sources confirmed Thursday.

Legislators of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) expressed concern Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) will soon be used by terrorist groups and condemned “Russian aggression” in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping deepened their security ties Wednesday, with both leaders praising their Eurasian alliance as a force to challenge Western influence.

Britain’s parliamentary elections were underway, and the Conservative Party was expected to be defeated by Keir Starmer’s center-left Labour Party.

Communist-run China is expanding its spy operations in Cuba, less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the U.S. coast, according to data seen by Worthy News on Tuesday.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Tuesday oversaw the inauguration of the Netherlands’s most right-wing government on record, seven months after the anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) sailed to victory on a pledge to limit migration.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia during a surprise visit to Kyiv where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Authorities of India’s northern state, Uttar Pradesh, say at least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a religious Hindu event.

The earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record, Hurricane Beryl has killed at least one person and is wreaking destruction as it barrels across the Caribbean. Beryl made landfall on Carriacou Island, Grenada at around 11am EDT on Monday, with maximum winds of 150 mph, CNN reports. As of Tuesday, Beryl’s winds had increased to nearly 160 mph.

In the wake of intensified terror threats since Hamas’ Oct. 7 genocidal attack on Israel triggered the current war in Gaza, US military bases in Europe were put on heightened alert beginning over the weekend, Stars and Stripes (SaS) reports.

Millions of people in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, faced more nail-biting moments Monday after an unprecedented cyberattack disrupted immigration, airport operations, scholarship services, and other government activities.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s allies have suffered a significant setback as Marine Le Pen’s anti-migration National Rally party won the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday. A historic high voter turnout marked the polls.

The United Nations chief demands new “global principles” to fight “harmful content” and urges media “to raise and enforce editorial standards” that are in line with U.N. global principles.

Local authorities in Ukraine declared a day of mourning on Sunday after Russian missiles reportedly slammed into the southern town of Vilniansk, killing seven civilians, including children, and wounding dozens more. Separately, officials said that in Ukraine’s war-torn eastern Donetsk region and southern Kherson area, a total of nine people were killed since Saturday. The attacks have prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ask for Western help to deter more Russian attacks.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s allies suffered a major setback Sunday as Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party won the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed.

kraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ten Ukrainian civilians held prisoner for years by Russia arrived in Kyiv on Saturday after the mediation of the Vatican, including even priests and a representative of the Crimean Tatars.

An entire terminal at India’s busiest airport was evacuated Friday after a roof collapsed under heavy rainfall and winds, killing at least one person, injuring eight others, and highlighting broader concerns about infrastructure in the South Asian nation.

A Christian father and his family are hiding in Pakistan after he accused a Catholic priest of raping his teenage daughter and threatening to publish video footage of the abuse.

Kenya’s embattled President William Ruto, a Christian, faced mounting pressure to resign Friday after riots and clashes that killed more than 20 people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope Thursday that a security agreement between Kyiv and the European Union would lead to “peace and prosperity” across the continent.