Ukraine says it plans new strikes deep into Russia after relentless drone and missile attacks killed and injured dozens of civilians in Kyiv and other regions over the past week. The announcement came Sunday as Ukrainians mourned their dead.

Christians in Indonesia told Worthy News that the capital Jakarta has effectively been placed under military-style emergency conditions after protests over corruption and lavish perks for lawmakers killed at least four people.

Authorities say a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker has been shot dead in the western city of Lviv. Saturday’s killing came on the day that officials said Moscow launched more than 500 drones and 45 missiles against 14 regions, killing at least one person and wounding some 24 others, including children.

Christians in Indonesia urged prayers Saturday after at least four people died in violent protests sparked by outrage over privileges given to the country’s political elite and massive taxes, budget cuts, and the growing influence of the army.

The death toll from Russian rocket and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv continues to rise. Authorities said Friday that at least 23 people, including children, were killed overnight in the deadliest assault on the city in months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday condemned Hungary’s decision to ban a senior Ukrainian officer who led strikes on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline, calling it an outrageous attempt to shift blame for the war onto Ukraine.

Britain, France, and Germany moved Thursday to reimpose sweeping international sanctions on Iran, a step that European governments hope will pressure Tehran back into nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.

Indonesians braved a heavy security presence on Thursday to rally outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital and largest city, against massive tax hikes and for higher wages amid growing outrage over politicians’ salaries, lavish allowances, and corruption.

The European Union and Britain summoned Russian envoys Thursday after authorities said Russian airstrikes on Kyiv killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens while damaging homes and offices, including buildings housing the EU delegation and the British Council. It was the deadliest night raid on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday formally inaugurated Turkey’s integrated air defense network, dubbed the “Steel Dome,” marking what he called a “watershed moment” for the nation’s security and defense industry.

After an empty school in central Israel was damaged by a partially intercepted Houthi missile overnight, Israel carried out retaliatory air strikes in Yemen which killed nine people on Thursday morning, Deutsche Welle (DW) reports. No one was injured in the Houthi strike but extensive damage was caused to the school and to surrounding cars in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv.

Sparking UN concerns that Israel may seek to annex the bordering 1974 demilitarized buffer zone in Syrian territory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that Israel Defense Forces will remain in that area until another arrangement is in place “that ensures Israel’s security,” the Associated Press reports.

Having blamed both the US and Israel for the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of Islamic insurgents Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on December 1, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated Tuesday that Israelis would be “greatly mistaken” to think the uprising in next-door Syria is now over, the Jerusalem Post reports.

Israel carried out one of its most intense military campaigns in Syria in over a decade, striking air defense systems, missile depots, and strategic sites in Tartus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the strikes as the “heaviest in years,” with massive explosions registering as a magnitude 3.0 seismic event. Videos on social media captured fireballs and mushroom clouds lighting up the night sky.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered an ancient sword engraved with a hieroglyphic representing the royal rule of Ramesses II, the Pharoah recorded in the Biblical Book of Exodus as having refused Moses’ request to let the enslaved Israelites go, Archaeology News (AN) reports.

The Israeli Air Force intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen using the Arrow defense system. Sirens sounded across central Israel, causing millions to seek shelter.

Israel and Jordan held secret talks on Friday to coordinate the situation in Syria, according to three Israeli officials cited by Axios.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore spent their first full day on Earth Wednesday after spending nine months stranded in space, a delay President Donald J. Trump blamed on the previous Biden administration.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump says he has revoked the Secret Service’s protection of former President Joe Biden’s children and condemned his predecessor for vacationing in South Africa amid a row over segments the country’s White population.

A class action lawsuit was filed on Saturday against the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Enemy Aliens Act to target, arrest, and remove violent Venezuelan prison gang members, Tren de Aragua (TdA), from the U.S.

Lawmakers have prevented a government shutdown by passing a six-month funding stopgap bill, with the U.S. Senate voting 54-46 hours before the midnight deadline.

Some 100 million Americans have been impacted by violent tornadoes ripping through parts of the United States, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 35 people, authorities said.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump effectively closed down the Voice of America (VOA) broadcaster Saturday, impacting hundreds of millions of people, many of whom listen in countries without a free press.

With just a day before the potential for a government shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., switched course Thursday night and said he would vote to approve House Republicans’ Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year.

All 2.5 billion Christians from every denomination and every continent are invited to participate in “Gather25,” a unique US-based event incorporating 25 hours, worship, repentance, and commissioning that will be held Saturday 1 March 2025 02:00 CET – Sunday 2 March 2025 03:00 CET.

The Burmese army military junta which controls Myanmar on Thursday May 23 rounded up dozens of Christian leaders and children in the country’s Kachin state on suspicion of aiding the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) and other anti-Junta militias in in the ongoing civil war, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

US Christian ministry to deaf people will release the first-ever feature film about the life of Jesus completely in American Sign Language (ASL) next month, Crosswalk reports. Set for release in theaters on Jun. 20, the film JESUS is produced by Deaf Missions, an Iowa ministry which helps “millions of Deaf people encounter Jesus and to live a life of meaning and purpose.”