Despite ongoing protests, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party introduced a bill that critics say will lead to a Russia-style crackdown on critics.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t attend Thursday peace talks in Istanbul despite calls from Ukraine and the United States to participate.

The White House announced on Wednesday that it has secured economic commitments worth at least $1.2 trillion from Qatar, including a historic commercial aviation deal for Boeing jetliners and GE Aerospace engines.

President Donald Trump’s decision to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria has triggered nationwide celebrations in the war-torn country and reverberated through diplomatic circles across the Middle East.

The tourist industry on Indonesia’s island has been plunged into mourning after authorities confirmed at least eight domestic tourists were killed and 34 others injured after a wooden vessel sank in Indonesia’s Bengkulu province. Previous estimates spoke of seven killed.

Iranian and European officials are set to meet in Istanbul on May 16 to revive discussions on the stalled 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed.

Hungary’s prominent opposition leader says he will press charges against the prime minister for suggesting that he collaborates with Ukraine against Hungarian interests.

In a forceful address delivered from an investor forum in the Saudi capital, President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Iran, declaring that the Islamic Republic must choose between diplomatic engagement or face severe consequences over its nuclear ambitions.

China is rolling out the red carpet for Latin America this week, hosting a high-level summit with regional leaders just days after reaching a tentative truce with Washington in their ongoing trade war.

In a sweeping shift in U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will lift all sanctions against Syria, following discussions with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The move comes on the eve of a highly anticipated meeting with Syria’s Islamist President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al Qaeda commander who rose to power after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins his three-day visit to Washington D.C. on Monday amid turmoil following President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the White House race in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. During his visit, Netanyahu is slated to meet with President Biden and deliver a speech to Congress later this week.

Israel confirmed Sunday it had struck the Houthis-run Hodeidah Port in Yemen after the Iran-backed group claimed responsibility for a deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city.

Early on Friday morning, a drone loaded with explosives and manufactured in Iran, launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, struck an apartment building in central Tel Aviv near the U.S. consulate. The attack killed an Israeli man and injured at least eight others.

Israel’s parliament (the Knesset) has voted overwhelmingly to reject a Palestinian state, even if that state were part of a negotiated settlement with the Jewish nation, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

Senior representatives from the US, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority met in Tel Aviv last week for secret talks on reopening the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza as part of a hostage and ceasefire deal, the Axios news outlet reports exclusively.

US President Joe Biden said this week that Saudi Arabia wants to “fully recognize” Israel in exchange for American weaponry should it need to defend itself against other Arab nations or Iran, the Times of Israel (TOI) reported. 

Archaeologists excavating in central Israel have uncovered 3,200-year-old artifacts, which they believe provide evidence that the Biblical story recounting the arrival of the Israelites in the Promised Land following their Exodus from Egypt is true.

Nicole Shanahan, running mate of RFK Jr, made a significant revelation on a podcast just days after they denied reports of RFK Jr approaching Harris for a cabinet role which could change the dynamics of the U.S. Presidential race considerably.

U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he had “made a lot of mistakes” in his career but added, “I gave my best to you,” as he addressed the Democratic National Convention in an emotional farewell speech for which he received a minutes-long standing ovation.

Protesters clashed with police on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention Monday with more demonstrations expected.

Family members of eight American hostages were to attend the U.S. Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, which Israeli media called “an arena of pro-Palestinian protestors and disruptions.”

Donald J. Trump has pledged to support Israel’s “war on terror” and to deport foreign Jihad and Hamas supporters if he is re-elected U.S. president in November.

Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the term “unborn human being” can be used in place of “fetus” on an informational pamphlet for voters who will decide whether to add the right to abortion to the state’s constitution in November, the Associated Press reports.

Consumer prices rose again last month after dipping in June, according to newly released federal inflation data.