The European Union marked Ukraine’s Independence Day by pledging to provide the war-torn nation with 6.1 billion euros ($7.1 billion) for “air and missile defense systems” as well as other “missiles, ammunition and radars.”

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham accused Russia on Monday of “outrageous threats” against the United Kingdom after Moscow warned that his decision to provide Ukraine with newly declassified blueprints for the production of long-range missiles would escalate the war.

Iran flexed its muscles Monday, saying it had blacklisted 45 tankers that had “broken its rules” for crossing the Strait of Hormuz, ahead of the United States launching what it called its “greatest financial offensive ever” against the Islamic Republic.

The American-Chinese race for global dominance in Artificial Intelligence (AI) escalated further Monday, with Taiwan announcing the indictment of nine people over the alleged illegal export of advanced AI servers to China as Beijing showcased increasingly capable humanoid robots.

Iran’s parliament speaker has issued a rare public warning that military power alone cannot preserve the Islamic Republic as hunger, inflation, and sanctions tighten around the country.

A Russian mother and son who fled to Finland after opposing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have won a court battle against their deportation, but their future remains uncertain as Finnish authorities reconsider their asylum claim amid fears they could face imprisonment, torture and even death if returned to Russia.

Australian authorities have charged a Russian-Australian man with foreign interference after he allegedly infiltrated Ukraine’s armed forces to obtain military information for people he believed were linked to Russian intelligence.

The death toll from a Russian drone strike on a crowded shopping center in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown rose to at least 16 Sunday, as Kyiv pleaded for more air-defense interceptors and France promised additional missiles amid mounting concerns that the conflict is increasingly affecting security across Europe.

Iran’s president has urged an end to the war with the United States in a daring pushback against Islamic hardliners who want to continue the armed conflict, which has also left minority Christians suffering in prisons and elsewhere.

Hungary said Saturday it had begun restarting one of three nuclear reactors shut down because of record-low water levels in the Danube River, while neighboring Romania and Bulgaria also struggled to maintain nuclear power production amid a severe regional drought.

Israel is moving to expand the use of autonomous strike systems across its frontline forces, awarding a new Defense Ministry contract to develop a next generation of low-cost tactical attack drones for the Israel Defense Forces.

The United States has publicly rejected Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s declaration that Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon for the long term, exposing a widening disagreement between Washington and Jerusalem over how to secure Israel’s northern border.

Israel and Venezuela have agreed to renew consular relations for the first time since diplomatic ties were severed in 2009, marking another significant diplomatic development for Jerusalem in Latin America.

Colombia has formally recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, becoming only the second nation in the world after the United States to do so.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday formally launched a national artificial intelligence initiative aimed at making Israel one of the world’s leading AI powers, declaring that the Jewish state intends to help shape the technological future rather than merely respond to it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday formally rejected a U.S.-backed 15-point plan for Gaza, declaring that Israeli forces will not withdraw from territory in the Strip until Hamas undergoes what he called complete and genuine disarmament.

Mossad Director Roman Gofman has reportedly removed two senior intelligence officials connected to an unsuccessful plan aimed at helping bring down Iran’s Islamic regime, marking another major leadership shake-up since he took command of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency.

The U.S. Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Christianity and Western civilization this fall in the schools it operates for military families, while casting Islam as a threat to both.

New York’s Jewish community was reeling Sunday as a judge ordered a man held on bail after prosecutors said he admitted to disrupting Shabbat services at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue and assaulting two people there.

Five people were injured, one critically, in a shooting involving multiple gunmen at Virginia State University early Saturday, authorities said, a day after six people, including a suspected shooter, died in separate shootings in Michigan.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits remained relatively low in early August, offering another sign that widespread layoffs have yet to take hold even as hiring across the U.S. economy remains subdued.

Americans added another $21 billion in credit card debt during the second quarter of 2026, pushing outstanding balances to roughly $1.26 trillion and bringing consumer borrowing close to its record high.

The State Department has launched a new task force targeting “birth tourism” networks accused of exploiting U.S. immigration laws to secure American citizenship for children born to foreign nationals visiting the United States.

More details have emerged about an extraordinary secret flight by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, who was reportedly moved between aircraft inside a catering truck amid fears of an Iranian attempt on his life.

Wim de Goeij, a former Jehovah’s Witness who became a prominent Dutch publisher of Bible-teaching materials and outspoken critic of the Watch Tower Society, has died. He was 64.

A Christian motorist in Britain is considering legal action after his insurer reportedly told him that his car insurance could not continue unless he removed handmade “Jesus Loves You” messages from his vehicle.

A Vietnamese court has sentenced Montagnard Protestant pastor Y Nuen Ayun to seven and a half years in prison on charges of “undermining the national unity policy,” trial observers told Worthy News on Monday.

Archaeologists in modern-day Turkey have uncovered remains of an ancient church believed to be connected to the historic site where the First Council of Nicaea was held in A.D. 325, drawing fresh attention to one of the most consequential turning points in the history of Christianity.

Pakistani Christians said Sunday they remain concerned about violence triggered by false blasphemy accusations despite a sharp decline in registered cases following a government and military crackdown on hardline Islamist groups.

Two Christians, including a young man and a father of four, have been killed in separate attacks in Pakistan, highlighting growing concern about violence and discrimination facing the Christian minority in the Islamic nation, well-informed sources told Worthy News on Sunday.

A Christian pastor and six others have been executed in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains after being arrested by an armed faction, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).