Relations between Ukraine and Hungary have come under fresh strain after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Budapest of sending reconnaissance drones into Ukrainian airspace.

The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a resolution put forward by Russia and China that would have extended sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal for another six months, setting the stage for international measures against Tehran to snap back into place this weekend.

A powerful tropical storm devastated the central Philippines Friday, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 433,000 evacuated, but Christians told Worthy News they saw hope and miracles amid the misery.

Iran has signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom to construct four nuclear power plants in southern Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported Friday.

U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans for a new digital ID system, stating that it will ensure the UK’s borders are “more secure” and make it more difficult for individuals without legal status to work in the country.

A tense calm returned Thursday to the streets of the Dutch town of Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam, after riot police struggled to restore order when an anti-Islam activist burned a copy of the Quran, deemed a holy book by Muslims, outside an asylum seekers’ center.

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press, raising fresh concerns over Tehran’s push to expand its missile program even as it rebuilds facilities bombed by Israel during June’s 12-day war.

Churches in several parts of the Philippines opened their doors Thursday for residents in anticipation of more misery after Tropical Storm Ragasa killed at least 25 people in several Asian nations, officials said.

Hungary’s embattled Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered political setbacks after a European Parliament committee rejected his government’s request to strip immunity from prosecution from one of his main rivals, as anti-government protests drew tens of thousands of people in Budapest over the weekend.

Russia on Tuesday denied involvement in drones that violated the airspace of Nordic nations Denmark and Norway, forcing major airports to close and stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

For the first time worldwide, desalinated seawater is being pumped into a freshwater lake, as Israel launches full-scale operation of its “Reverse Carrier” project, transferring Mediterranean water into the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) to safeguard the nation’s long-term water security.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant address at the United Nations General Assembly, warning world leaders that Iran’s ballistic missile ambitions threaten not only Israel but also the global order. He hailed Israel’s recent military victories as one of history’s “most stunning comebacks” and condemned nations recognizing a Palestinian state, calling it a “mark of shame.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized a wide-scale strike on Houthi targets in Yemen while en route to New York aboard the “Wing of Zion” aircraft, his office confirmed Thursday.

US President Donald Trump has presented a detailed plan to end the war in Gaza, secure the release of remaining hostages, and oversee reconstruction of the Strip under non-Hamas authority. The initiative was outlined Tuesday during a high-level meeting with leaders from eight Arab and Muslim countries on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, according to Arab diplomats familiar with the discussions.

A drone launched from Yemen struck the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday evening, wounding more than 20 people in one of the most serious Houthi attacks on the city to date.

U.S. President Donald Trump met Tuesday with leaders from across the Arab and Muslim world on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, calling the talks his “most important meeting” as he sought to rally support for ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump used his first United Nations General Assembly speech in six years to sharply denounce European governments that have recognized a Palestinian state, warning the move rewards Hamas terrorism and undermines peace.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has reportedly directed nearly all active-duty generals and admirals, along with their senior enlisted advisers, to assemble next week at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia for an urgent and unusual meeting.

The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the second quarter, fueled by stronger consumer spending and a steep drop in imports, according to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Former U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton has appeared to condemn Christian white men and their faith less than two weeks after the assassination of born-again Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday it had dismantled a massive covert cellular network across the New York metropolitan area, a system officials say could have crippled communications just as nearly 150 world leaders arrived in Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly.

At least two people are dead, including the gunman, and several others injured after a shooting early Wednesday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas.

Ryan Routh was found guilty of all charges in a plot to kill Donald Trump by a federal jury that needed little time to reach a verdict Tuesday afternoon.

Google has confirmed in a letter to Congress that the Biden administration pressured YouTube to censor content about COVID-19 and the 2020 election that did not violate the platform’s policies, raising sharp concerns over government interference in free speech.

A young Christian man is hiding in Pakistan after being falsely accused of making “blasphemous” comments against Islam, an offence that potentially carries the death penalty under the Islamic nation’s strict blasphemy legislation, Worthy News learned Thursday.

Suspected Islamist gunmen on motorbikes have killed at least 22 people in Niger, including about 15 at a baptism ceremony and seven more nearby, officials and witnesses said. In neighboring Nigeria, a Christian farmer in the Abuja area separately told Worthy News he miraculously escaped armed men raiding his land.

At least nine people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts, authorities confirmed over the weekend amid massive death and destruction that also impacted the Islamic nation’s tiny Christian minority.

A pastor in Southern California was shot and killed inside his home, authorities and church members said, shocking a close-knit evangelical community in the rural town of Ramona east of the city of San Diego near the U.S.–Mexico border.

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a 2,050-year-old Roman council hall etched with early Christian carvings, offering fresh historical insight into the biblical church of Laodicea–one of the seven congregations addressed in the Book of Revelation.

Christians in Pakistan tell Worthy News they are reeling after two shocking incidents — the murder of three believers in Islamabad and the forced removal of a kidney from a Christian laborer in Faisalabad — which advocacy group LEAD Ministries Pakistan says highlight systemic abuse of religious minorities.

Christians in Pakistan’s flood-hit Punjab province were among those struggling to survive Thursday, while in Indonesia, at least 19 people were confirmed dead after flash floods struck the tourist island of Bali and other regions as deadly monsoon waters swept across parts of South Asia.