Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for unwavering U.S. and European support as Russia intensified deadly strikes on multiple Ukrainian cities ahead of high-stakes talks in Washington with President Donald J. Trump and other world leaders.

Christian worshipers ran for their lives as a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck during Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday, injuring dozens in Central Sulawesi, Worthy News learned.

European and NATO military alliance leaders announced Sunday that they will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump on ending the war in Ukraine. They rallied around the Ukrainian leader after his exclusion from Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a potential breakthrough that could help end Europe’s bloodiest conflict in decades, Russia has reportedly agreed to extensive security protections for Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will travel to Washington on Monday for talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump, following the U.S.–Russia summit in Alaska that raised hopes but delivered few details on ending the war in Ukraine.

Nicaragua’s authoritarian socialist government has “expropriated” the Catholic San José School in the city of Jinotepe amid a broader crackdown on Christians expressing their faith in the Central American nation, church sources said Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday thanked U.S. President Donald J. Trump for the “trustworthy tone of our conversation” on ending the war in Ukraine and invited Trump to Moscow.

A tense political and security standoff continued Friday in Serbia as riots erupted in Novi Sad, where supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) clashed with anti-government protesters, hurling flares and firecrackers and prompting police intervention.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump shook hands with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the U.S. Joint Base Elmendorf in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a path to peace for Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II, raging in Ukraine. Their summit comes after another night of Russian air strikes in Ukraine and Kyiv responding with drone attacks in Russia.

Ukraine says Russia launched two ballistic missiles and nearly 100 drones overnight in more than a dozen locations across the country, as Moscow claimed it intercepted scores of Ukrainian drones over land and sea.

The Israeli government is set to sign an important new deal with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems company for the purchase of a ground-breaking personal laser defense system to protect infantry soldiers serving with the Israel Defense Forces, Ynet News reports.

Israel will appeal the arrest warrants issued last week by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Jerusalem Post reports.

Shalom Nagar, the executioner of notorious Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, passed away at the age of 86, Israeli sources confirmed Wednesday.

Israel has approved a U.S.-backed ceasefire with Hezbollah to end the war in Lebanon, while separately delegates discussed a hostage deal for Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene the security cabinet in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to approve a 60-day ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, following over a year of conflict, despite opposition from northern leaders and some coalition members, according to multiple reports by Israeli media.

The United Arab Emirates said Monday police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in an assassination that Israel called an “antisemitic terror act.”

Several people were wounded Sunday as Hezbollah launched over 250 rockets and drones at northern and central Israel, according to the military and medics. In response to the relentless attacks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted Hezbollah’s command centers in southern Beirut.

The U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration says that race-based decisions in education – including race-based hiring, admissions, and scholarships – are unlawful, and any institution that does not comply with the department’s antidiscrimination requirements will face loss of federal funding.

An alleged Chinese spy, human smugglers and violent criminals are the latest to be arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents in Florida.

Trump’s executive order to halt federal spending on illegal immigrants could save U.S. citizens up to $278 billion over the next decade, aligning with past cost analyses.

Vice President JD Vance issued a strong warning to drug cartels and human traffickers operating within the United States, emphatically stating that they need to “get the hell out” of the country. His forceful remarks underscored his administration’s commitment to tackling the serious issues of drug trafficking and human exploitation on American soil.

The GOP-led Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, Kash Patel on Thursday, as the new FBI director, marking another victory for Trump and addressing recent claims of politicization within the bureau.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new guidance on Wednesday that defines sex as an “immutable biological classification” of male and female, aligning with President Donald Trump’s executive orders. This updated policy restores the concept of biological truth regarding the two sexes.

President Donald Trump sent a memo to all federal agency heads Tuesday directing them to release all details related to the cut grants, contracts and other federal spending deemed “wasteful.”