World News
China staged massive war games near Taiwan Tuesday, just weeks after U.S. President Donald J. Trump declined to commit military support for the territory.
At least 145 people were injured, and many rushed to hospitals after a massive fire broke out at a natural gas pipeline near Malaysia’s largest city officials confirmed.
Human rights group Amnesty International urged Hungary on Monday to “hand over” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court (ICC) after officials confirmed that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will host him later this week.
Britain’s government rushed Monday to reach a last-minute trade agreement with the United States Washington to avoid — or at least mitigate — more tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
France’s fiercely anti-immigration and populist politician Marine Le Pen pledged to fight for her political life after being convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027.
In response to Trump’s bombing threats, Iran has put U.S. troops on alert, urged a preemptive strike on Diego Garcia, and readied underground ballistic missiles as tensions rise with the arrival of a U.S. carrier group and B-52 bombers in the region.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump warned Iran Sunday that it will be bombed unless Tehran strikes a deal on its nuclear program.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Sunday he was “very angry” and “p….. off” that his Russian counterpart suggested removing Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Christians expressed concern Sunday about the death of a Hindu man who was shot dead in the Pakistani city of Peshawar for reportedly refusing to convert to Islam, Pakistan’s main religion.
The future of Marine Le Pen and her France-first populist National Rally (RN) party is at stake Monday as a court could derail her plans to run in the next presidential election due to fraud allegations.
Israel News
In a joint statement, the IDF, Shin Bet, and Mossad confirmed an overnight airstrike in Beirut killed a Hezbollah and Iranian IRGC Quds Force operative who coordinated with Hamas to carry out an imminent attack on Israeli civilians. This marks Israel’s second strike in Beirut in four days.
Turkey’s military rushed to take over Syria’s Tiyas air base, also known as T4, to deter Israeli strikes in Syria, well-informed Arabic sources confirmed Tuesday.
Two senior aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were arrested Monday over alleged financial ties to the Qatari government. As part of the “Qatargate” probe, the Attorney General has requested Netanyahu submit to questioning. In a video statement, Netanyahu dismissed the investigation as politically driven, claiming his aides are “being held hostage.”
Israeli troops have dismantled a one-kilometer Hamas tunnel in northern and central Gaza, part of the group’s underground warfare network. The Israel Defense Forces also reported killing 50 Hamas terrorists in the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s military pressure on Hamas is proving effective as his security cabinet decided to increase operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas operatives kidnapped, tortured, and executed 22-year-old Oday Nasser Al Rabay after he joined anti-Hamas protests in Gaza last week, his family said Sunday.
The House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees are investigating six Israeli and U.S. groups that received federal funding under the Biden administration, suspecting the money was used to undermine Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel’s elected government during the 2023 judicial reform protests.
U.S. News
Republicans padded their slim U.S. House majority Tuesday after winning two Florida special elections to replace a pair of members who resigned their seats.
Billionaires Elon Musk and Antonio Gracias, speaking for the Department of Government Efficiency, raised alarm over a sharp rise in Social Security numbers issued to non-citizens, calling the data “mind-blowing” during a recent Wisconsin presentation.
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to construct a massive deportation facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, designed to hold up to 10,000 migrants. This site is expected to serve as a central hub in a broader strategy to expedite the detention and removal of individuals who have entered the country illegally.
President Donald Trump says the slate of tariffs he plans to announce Wednesday will be “nicer,” “kinder” and “more generous” than other countries have treated the U.S.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a significant restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday in a move to streamline the huge federal agency and cut costs.
President Donald Trump announced a permanent 25% tariff on automobiles made in other countries that will go into effect on April 2.
A federal judge has denied an attempt by President Donald J. Trump’s administration to ban transgender people from joining the military.
Christian News
Devoted Christians in Indonesia say several churches are facing growing opposition in the mainly Muslim nation as local leaders and residents are cracking down on Christian gatherings in at least three regions.
Christians have appealed for prayers after the chief minister of India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh announced plans to impose the death penalty on those convicted “of forced or fraudulent religious conversions.”
Hui Christian Pastor Ma Yan was sentenced to a nine-month prison term for “organizing illegal gatherings” in China, according to a Christian persecution advocacy group.
Christians in Indonesia asked “to pray for Asia” as an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia’s western Aceh province on Sunday.
Unearthed documents from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reveal that the agency has known for over 50 years the alleged location of Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant.
Ancient manuscripts detailing events during the Roman Empire contain ” firsthand ” evidence about Jesus Christ’s life and death, investigators said Thursday.
Church leaders have urged the release of dozens of Sudanese Christians who were detained by security forces linked to Sudan’s official military.