French authorities said Sunday that more than 1,300 people had been arrested following violence-tainted nationwide protests over government policies, but trade unions and student groups warned of further rallies against President Emmanuel Macron’s administration.

Italian authorities said Sunday that nine people had been arrested after thousands protested against rising living costs, government policies and wars in the Middle East, with clashes reported in several major cities amid growing unrest across Europe.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Saturday shared video footage showing landmarks around the world illuminated in Hungary’s national colors, as international tributes continued to the heroes of the country’s 1956 revolution against Soviet domination, 70 years after the uprising.

Hungary marked the 70th anniversary of its 1956 revolution against Soviet domination on Friday, with European leaders joining commemorations in Budapest as the country undergoes a dramatic political transformation following the defeat of longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Bulgaria’s presidential election Sunday has been overshadowed by drone attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea and growing divisions over support for Ukraine, as voters prepare to choose between a government-backed incumbent and an opposition challenger.

Tens of thousands of people rallied behind Serbia’s student-led opposition movement in Belgrade on Thursday, a day after police arrested six people suspected of plotting violence against political opponents and police ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election.

Hungary and Poland have defended their tough immigration policies as violent riots in France revived fears among politicians and commentators of civil war, prompting an angry response from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume U.S.-mediated peace negotiations with Ukraine next month following nearly three hours of talks with President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

Iran’s vast network of shadow oil tankers has exhausted its offshore crude reserves after months of a U.S. naval blockade, dealing a devastating financial blow to Tehran and threatening one of the regime’s most important sources of revenue, according to a report Thursday by The Wall Street Journal.

Iran has firmly rejected American demands to surrender its enriched uranium stockpile, declaring that none of its nuclear material will leave the country and warning that negotiations with Washington cannot resume until the United States accepts Tehran’s conditions.

Colombia officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th nation to establish a diplomatic mission in Israel’s capital, while announcing a major initiative to combat antisemitism at home.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held multiple discussions with President Donald Trump about launching another major joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, potentially before both countries hold elections later this month and in early November, according to reports published Tuesday.

Israel has unveiled a full-scale model of Sky Sonic, a next-generation missile interceptor designed to destroy hypersonic weapons traveling at more than five times the speed of sound, marking another significant development in Israel’s efforts to defend against increasingly sophisticated missile threats from Iran and other adversaries.

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved section of a 2,000-year-old aqueduct that once carried water to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, offering fresh evidence of the engineering achievements of ancient Israel during the Second Temple period.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking Saudi Arabia’s approval to launch military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen, a move that could open the door to unprecedented Israeli-Saudi military cooperation as the conflict threatens to engulf more of the Middle East.

Israel and the United States have condemned a decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay, whose United Nations commission accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, allegations the Jewish state strongly denies.

Nearly one million requests for emotional and psychological support have been recorded in Israel since Hamas launched its October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks, revealing the devastating mental health toll of three years of war, displacement, and continuing security threats.

A previously undisclosed 2023 Pentagon memo warned that Biden administration policies involving gender identity, preferred pronouns and access to sex-specific facilities were raising “significant religious liberty concerns” among members of the U.S. military, according to a report published Monday.

The White House pushed back Tuesday against reports claiming President Donald Trump suggested Iran should attack Los Angeles and San Diego, arguing that a viral clip from a Nebraska rally stripped his remarks of their broader context.

The U.S. military is deploying approximately 500 troops to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley as Washington strengthens security along the southern border following an exchange of gunfire involving U.S. Coast Guard personnel near Mexico.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced Sunday the creation of a new federal “Super Intelligence Force” (SIF) for coordinating his administration’s efforts to keep the United States at the forefront of rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) amid broader concerns among critics that the technology could threaten humanity if not carefully handled.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, an outspoken evangelical Christian, is launching an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon as part of efforts to strengthen the spiritual role of military chaplains and faith-based support for U.S. troops and their families.

New applications for unemployment benefits fell again last week, dropping to one of the lowest levels in decades and adding fresh evidence that the U.S. labor market remains resilient despite war-driven energy costs, tariffs and persistent concerns over inflation.

Nearly one in five likely American voters say they would accept a peace agreement ending the Iran war that would dissolve the State of Israel and replace it with a Palestinian state if the deal also brought lower oil and gasoline prices, according to a new poll.

Concerns were mounting Tuesday about the security of Christians and other religious minorities in Syria following a series of deadly attacks and shootings in several parts of the country.

Christian evangelists in Ghana and the Netherlands faced mounting restrictions and opposition Sunday, with Ghana threatening prison terms for preaching aboard moving buses while Dutch authorities came under growing pressure to curb controversial street evangelism.

Christians in eastern Pakistan were mourning Friday after a young Christian watchman was reportedly killed by unidentified attackers, prompting calls for justice and greater protection of the nation’s Christian minority.

Christians in eastern Pakistan were mourning Friday after a young Christian watchman was reportedly killed by unidentified attackers, prompting calls for justice and greater protection of the nation’s Christian minority.

China has detained a prominent house-church pastor and seven fellow Christians on “suspicion of fraud,” while elsewhere police confiscated believers’ mobile phones and ordered Christians to replace worship hymns with songs praising the Chinese Communist Party, Worthy News learned.

Christian leaders in Pakistan have expressed alarm over a recent incident in which the burial of a Christian was reportedly interrupted amid a dispute over cemetery land in Islamabad, the capital.

A former Ohio pastor and American Idol television show contestant has been convicted of aggravated murder and other charges for killing his wife while having an affair with a young woman he met at his church.