A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook Peru’s central Andes region, killing at least five people, injuring more than 20 others, and damaging numerous buildings, including a church and convent, authorities said Sunday.

Hungary’s President Tamás Sulyok sealed his fate late Saturday by signing a constitutional amendment that will prematurely end his presidency after months of relentless pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

Turkey is discussing the possible transfer of its Russian-made S-400 air-defense system to the United Arab Emirates in an effort to regain access to America’s advanced F-35 fighter jet program, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The United States completed an eighth consecutive night of military strikes against Iran after an Iranian attack killed two American service members in Jordan and left another missing, U.S. Central Command said.

The human cost of the war between Russia and Ukraine continued on Saturday as Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia and renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine left more civilians dead and injured.

Germany’s interior minister has warned of a heightened security threat, saying attacks could be imminent, as Europe’s largest economy remains on edge over terrorism and violent attacks targeting critical infrastructure.

Uganda suspended all school trips “until further notice” Friday after a school bus crash killed 20 pupils and one adult overnight. The decision came as Uganda mourned one of its deadliest school transport tragedies in recent years.

Britain’s governing Labour Party has elected Andy Burnham as its new leader, clearing the way for him to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.

Protesters in Kyiv called for the dismissal of Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after a new round of deadly Russian strikes and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of a popular defense minister sparked outrage.

The Trump administration has formally designated the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations, expanding the federal government’s effort to dismantle criminal networks accused of flooding American communities with illegal drugs and terrorizing populations on both sides of the southern border.

Malaysia’s prime minister has warned that his Islamic nation will immediately deport any Israeli citizens found in the country.

Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office sharply rebuked New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday after he renewed his threat to seek the arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a future visit to the city.

Israel and Lebanon concluded two days of U.S.-brokered negotiations in Rome on Wednesday, reporting progress toward establishing two pilot security zones in southern Lebanon as part of a broader ceasefire framework requiring the disarmament of Hezbollah.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed four Hamas weapons storage facilities in central Gaza overnight and eliminated a senior terrorist commander accused of directing attacks against Israeli troops, the Israeli military announced Thursday.

Germany’s Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament, has approved legislation that would criminalize the public denial of Israel’s right to exist, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday that it killed a Hamas terrorist who helped abduct the bodies of an Israeli brigade commander and two soldiers during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

Israel’s High Court of Justice on Wednesday temporarily froze a newly enacted law shielding tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men from arrest and prosecution for avoiding military service.

Americans launched nearly 3.5 million new businesses during the first half of 2026, signaling continued confidence in free enterprise despite inflation, elevated interest rates and instability in global markets.

New York City distributed more than $2.6 billion in cash assistance to nearly 865,000 residents during 2025, marking a dramatic expansion of the city’s welfare system as concerns grow over taxes, spending, and the potential departure of high-income residents.

President Donald Trump warned Thursday night that America’s election infrastructure remains dangerously exposed to foreign interference, announcing the release of declassified documents that he said reveal China acquired voter-registration data belonging to approximately 220 million Americans.

A majority of House Democrats casting a yes-or-no vote Wednesday supported cutting off funds designated for Israel, marking one of the clearest signs yet that the Democratic Party is shifting away from its longstanding support for the Jewish state.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation requiring the Trump administration to develop and implement a plan to dismantle the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees while transferring its humanitarian responsibilities to more accountable organizations.

Hope of finding additional survivors was fading early Wednesday after a pontoon boat sank near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, killing one person and one dog and leaving three others missing, authorities said.

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, warning that escalating threats against the nation’s highest court are placing justices, their families and judicial independence at growing risk.

Powerful flash floods have swept away churches, damaged schools and homes, and severed vital transportation routes in a remote border region of northeastern India.

Pakistani Christian advocacy leaders have praised the European Union’s legislature for condemning the persecution of Christians and other violations of freedom of religion or belief in Pakistan and several other countries.

An American aid worker with the Christian charity Samaritan’s Purse who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said Monday, amid warnings that the potentially deadly disease is spreading much faster than official figures suggest.

Anglican leaders have approved an ambitious initiative to plant or restore one million churches worldwide over the next decade, with the goal of bringing congregations closer to local communities and welcoming an estimated 20 million new believers.

A remarkable evangelical awakening is spreading through Brazil’s Amazon region, where missionaries traveling by canoe and riverboat are planting churches, baptizing thousands of new believers, and bringing the Gospel to communities once considered almost unreachable.

Chinese authorities raided a worship gathering connected to Early Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan province, detaining 33 Christians and holding scores of other believers—including elderly members and families with children—inside the meeting hall for several hours, according to a statement issued by the church.

Chinese authorities have intensified a nationwide campaign against Christians who worship outside state-controlled churches, arresting thousands of believers and targeting some of the country’s largest underground congregations, according to an investigation by The Telegraph.