A new U.S. intelligence assessment reveals that last month’s airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure largely succeeded in destroying the heavily fortified Fordow enrichment facility, while only partially damaging two other sites–Isfahan and Natanz–raising concerns over Iran’s ability to resume uranium enrichment within months.

A series of deadly lightning strikes has claimed lives in the United States and Europe, officials said Thursday, underscoring the dangers of ongoing extreme weather across the Northern Hemisphere.

The governor of eastern Iraq’s Wasit province has declared three days of mourning after more than 60 people, including women and children, were killed when a fire destroyed a newly opened shopping mall.

The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany have set an end-of-August deadline for Iran to make concrete progress on a renewed nuclear deal–or face the reimposition of tough United Nations sanctions under the 2015 nuclear agreement’s “snapback” provision.

Southwest Iceland was once again shaken by fiery seismic activity early Wednesday as a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula–the 12th eruption in the region since 2021, marking yet another chapter in what experts are calling a long-term volcanic reawakening.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has urged Ukraine not to target Moscow with long-range missiles despite suffering death and destruction following massive Russian strikes.

The Netherlands is the first European Union nation to ration electricity as its power grid is overwhelmed by demand.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a preliminary trade deal with Indonesia, just days after threatening a 32% tariff on the Southeast Asian nation. The agreement marks the fourth such deal since Trump launched his aggressive “reciprocal tariffs” campaign in April aimed at closing America’s trade deficit and boosting U.S. exports.

One of Pakistan’s most influential courts ruled Tuesday that a judicial commission will investigate the abuse of blasphemy legislation in a historic move that could impact minority Christians, a senior lawyer confirmed to Worthy News.

European Union leaders issued sharp warnings Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping 30% tariffs on EU imports by August 1, a move they say would severely disrupt nearly $2 trillion in annual trade between the two economic powerhouses.

A Hezbollah drone struck Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea on Saturday, causing minor damage, the military censor cleared for publication on Tuesday. Netanyahu and his family were not home during the attack.

Israel’s strike on branches of a Hezbollah-linked bank intensified efforts to dismantle the financial and social networks sustaining the terrorist group’s control over Lebanon. Israel also revealed that former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s bunker, hidden beneath a hospital in Beirut’s Dahieh district, contains gold and $500 million in cash, which it aims to redirect Hezbollah’s hidden funds to aid in Lebanon’s reconstruction.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) estimates that Hezbollah’s firepower has been reduced to 30% of its original strength since October 8 of last year, when the terrorist organization began launching rockets into northern Israel. Since the ground operation in Lebanon began in September, the IDF has killed approximately 1,200 Hezbollah terrorists, raising the total to around 2,000 since the start of the war.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Monday that the U.S. military has swiftly deployed its advanced THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system to Israel, where it is now “in place” and ready to supplement Israel’s robust missile defense network.

The U.S. has launched an investigation into the leak of top-secret Pentagon documents detailing Israel’s military preparations for a potential strike against Iran, U.S. officials announced Sunday.

Israel’s military said Saturday that its mission in Gaza is not over despite killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation that was planned for a year.

Israel said late Saturday that Iran was responsible for an attempted assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned Tehran it would retaliate.

Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be sworn in as its 47th at noon eastern Monday at an inauguration ceremony that was moved indoors because of anticipated freezing temperatures in Washington D.C..

TikTok went dark in the United States on Sunday as the company’s application, or app, was removed from prominent app stores, including those operated by tech giants Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer available.

Border-focused Republicans are eagerly awaiting the next Trump administration, and with it, the return of Remain in Mexico, an immigration policy that makes migrants who illegally cross the border to claim asylum wait in Mexico for their court date, rather than being released into the U.S. under parole.

Republican lawmakers are set to introduce legislation requiring doctors to provide the same medical assistance to babies born alive following an abortion as they would to a baby of the same gestational age in other circumstances.

Congressional Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation allowing people with state-issued concealed carry licenses or permits to carry a concealed handgun in any other state in the US, The Center Square (TCS) reports.

Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Meta Platforms (which owns Facebook and Instagram) has publicly criticized the US Biden administration for demanding that Facebook restrict content deemed misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Axios reports. Indeed, Meta announced on January 7 that it will cease working with third-party fact-checking organizations.

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider reinstating certain preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals.