Hungary’s largest opposition party, Fidesz, re-elected former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as its leader Saturday despite the party’s crushing election defeat in April and fresh allegations that his government secretly considered establishing a migrant reception center while publicly opposing migration.

Brazil was rocked by a second fatal accident in less than 48 hours Sunday when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro, killing all six people aboard, including American singer and internet personality Oliver Tree, a day after a young woman died in a rope-jumping accident in São Paulo state.

A teenage girl has been released from hospital after she was stabbed in the neck while walking down the street in an incident that heightened tensions over migration across the United Kingdom.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Sunday that the United States and Iran had reached what they described as a peace agreement aimed at ending months of conflict and reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.

British commandos and law enforcement officers boarded and detained a Russian-linked “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the English Channel on Sunday in what officials described as the first UK-led operation of its kind aimed at disrupting Moscow’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine.

Iran has denied instigating massive protests in Albania, a member of the NATO military alliance, against a multi-billion-dollar luxury resort linked to the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

Iran will begin funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on July 4, a date widely viewed as a deliberate message to the United States after his death in the opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury.

The United States and Iran are reportedly days away from signing an initial agreement that would require Tehran to surrender and destroy enriched nuclear material, dismantle major components of its nuclear program, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to a senior White House official cited by Israel Hayom and confirmed in separate Reuters reporting.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. forces killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, in what he described as a “swift and lethal kinetic strike” carried out by U.S. Southern Command.

The European Union’s long-debated Migration and Asylum Pact entered into force Friday, introducing sweeping new rules aimed at speeding up asylum procedures, strengthening border controls, and sharing responsibility for migrants among member states.

Israel came under a coordinated barrage of rockets, drones, and ballistic missiles Wednesday night as Hezbollah and Iran launched simultaneous attacks that triggered air raid sirens across large parts of the country.

Israel is exploring a strategic security partnership with Somaliland that could potentially include a military presence near the mouth of the Red Sea, according to officials cited in a Bloomberg report.

Israel’s military believes Iran’s ability to launch ballistic missiles at the Jewish state could collapse by as much as 95% within days, according to reports Tuesday citing senior Israeli Air Force officials.

Israel faced an intensified wave of attacks Tuesday as Iran and Hezbollah launched what analysts describe as a coordinated barrage of missiles and drones, including cluster munitions, on the 11th day of Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.

Israel’s military says it has struck more than 600 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon and eliminated roughly 200 terrorists since the Iranian-backed group joined the regional conflict last week.

The Israeli military said Sunday that an overnight strike in Beirut killed five senior liaison officials connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and Hezbollah, dealing what it described as a significant blow to coordination between the Iranian regime and its Lebanese proxy.

Israel signaled a major escalation in its war against Iran on Thursday as the Israeli Air Force struck the Parchin military complex near Tehran, part of what military leaders describe as the “next phase” of the campaign aimed at dismantling Iran’s military capabilities.

A federal indictment unsealed this week against longtime NIH advisor David Morens is intensifying scrutiny over what critics say may have been a coordinated effort to obscure the origins of COVID-19 and suppress key public health information during the pandemic.

A major new study from the U.S. Geological Survey has revealed that the Appalachian region may hold a massive and largely untapped supply of lithium—offering a strategic opportunity for the United States to reclaim mineral independence in an increasingly competitive global market.

Federal authorities launched a sweeping crackdown Tuesday as the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants at nearly two dozen childcare centers across Minneapolis, targeting what officials describe as a growing web of fraud schemes in the Twin Cities.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a newly configured congressional map that could significantly reshape the balance of power in the U.S. House, countering recent Democratic gains in Virginia and intensifying a growing nationwide redistricting fight.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that House Republicans are preparing a new bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as a prolonged funding standoff with Democrats continues to impact key immigration enforcement agencies.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump said a shooting that disrupted the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner underscored what he called the urgent need for a controversial new White House ballroom.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow Texas to implement its revised congressional map, overturning a lower court decision that had blocked the plan over racial gerrymandering concerns.

Dutch police detained controversial Christian preacher Tom de Wal late Friday after he proceeded with a banned prayer-healing service in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg, authorities said.

Chinese authorities have detained Protestant church leaders and demolished church property as part of a “widening crackdown on underground churches” that refuse to align with Communist Party ideology, Christian sources say.

There was mounting concern Thursday about the plight of Christians still staying in war-torn Syria after fighting escalated in the northern city of Aleppo, killing several people and prompting tens of thousands to flee their homes.

New Year celebrations for Pakistan’s Christian minority have been overshadowed by the killing of a Christian father of three, the vandalism of a church, and renewed fears that strict Islamic blasphemy laws could fuel further violence against religious minorities.

At least 11 Christians were killed and 18 others seriously wounded when a drone operated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) struck civilians traveling to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state on Dec. 25, according to local sources.

A Christian pastor was seriously injured after being attacked by a group of Muslim assailants wielding sharp objects in eastern Uganda, according to an exclusive report by Morning Star News.

Tensions remained high Monday in southern Laos after villagers armed with hammers and knives destroyed Christian homes and local authorities tied a pastor to a pole for preaching the Gospel, Christians said.