President Donald Trump began his Middle East tour in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, signing more than $600 billion in agreements, including a record $142 billion arms deal.

Five pro-Palestine activists have filed charges against a Dutch royal decorated army officer who ended their protest by dragging one of the demonstrators away.

Iran is preparing for a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as confirmed by Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani on Monday. “Putin’s trip to Tehran is currently being worked out, preparations are underway,” she stated, according to Russia’s state RIA news agency. The Kremlin has yet to comment on the potential visit.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced Monday it will disband and disarm after four decades of armed conflict with Turkey, a fight that has claimed over 40,000 lives. The announcement, made through the Firat News Agency after a congress in northern Iraq, marks a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape.

Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States concluded on Sunday with no breakthrough, as both sides remained entrenched in their positions over uranium enrichment. However, they confirmed plans for further negotiations in the near future.

President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire Saturday morning between India and Pakistan after days of military fighting in the neighboring nations.

An earthquake of at least 6 magnitude hit the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra island Sunday, and Christians living there told Worthy News they could feel the impact in their home.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine just hours after Ukraine and Russia seemed to open their doors slightly to direct peace talks.

Pakistani Christians on Sunday urged nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India to immediately end their fighting as clashes rapidly escalated hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was supposed to come into effect.

Ukraine claims to have busted a Hungarian spy ring operating on its territory that collected intelligence for a possible Hungarian invasion of the country.

Nearly 40% of French Jews are considering immigration to Israel after a far-left, pro-Hamas party won the most seats in France’s recent elections, Israel’s Committee for Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs has been told.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as Israel prepares for a possible all-out war with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and faces ongoing military challenges in Gaza to crush Hamas and threats from other nations.

The International Court of Justice (also known as the World Court) has announced it will deliver its requested opinion on the “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” on July 19, Reuters reports. 

Amid ongoing concern that deadly rocket attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah on northern Israel will escalate into a full-blown war, the Israel Electric Company (IEC) on Tuesday launched a drill to prepare the country for outages that may be caused by incoming missiles, Ynet News reports.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are ‘ready and preparing for the next stage in Lebanon,’ stated Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi on Sunday evening. Earlier today, Israel struck multiple Hezbollah targets across Lebanon. Over the past week, the IDF conducted an intensive drill to prepare for conflict with the terrorist organization.

The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, has accused the Hamas terror group of hiding among Gaza civilians to protect itself in its ongoing war against Israel, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

Israel’s military confirmed Sunday that it struck “a Syrian military command center and infrastructure sites” after Syria targeted Israel with drones.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting the presidential campaigns of Donald J. Trump and the Biden- Harris campaign, Worthy News learned.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck beneath Los Angeles on Monday, occurring just days after a larger tremor shook much of Southern California.

A 15-state coalition led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a multi-jurisdictional asylum case.

U.S. broadcaster ABC says both former U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to a September 10 televised presidential debate.

American authorities remained on high alert Friday after reports that Iran or its proxies tried to transport “operatives, money or materials” into the United States to conduct a terrorist attack.

Oklahoma has appealed to the US Supreme Court to prevent the federal government from withholding Title X federal funding to its family planning services over the state’s refusal to refer women for abortions following its ban on the procedure, the Washington Times reports.

Highest number of Jews outside Israel, New York City has continued to see an alarming surge in antisemitic incidents since the Oct.7 Hamas attack on Israel triggered the ongoing war in Gaza, the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) reports.