Ukraine faced a bloodstained Easter after at least five people were killed and 19 wounded in Russian drone strikes on a street market in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The attack was the latest in a series of strikes that United Nations officials say have contributed to a rise in premature births among Ukrainian women, linked to stress caused by ongoing bombardment.

American President Donald J. Trump said Sunday that a crew member who had been missing after a F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran has been recovered, after the U.S. military “pulled off one of the most daring search and rescue operations in U.S. history.”

Indonesia braced for aftershocks this Easter after a powerful earthquake killed at least one person, damaged churches and homes, and triggered a brief tsunami warning in the Maluku Sea region.

An explosion struck the Israel Center in the Dutch town of Nijkerk late Friday, police said, adding that no injuries were reported.

A U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran, American and Iranian officials said, while a separate U.S. aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf near the Islamic Republic, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing war.

France has stepped up security at sensitive sites ahead of Good Friday after authorities foiled a bomb plot targeting U.S.-linked financial institutions, raising concerns about a heightened terrorist threat amid fears the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could inspire attacks in Europe.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump sought to play down global fears that the war in Iran is spiraling out of control, saying the conflict is “very close” to completion while warning of fresh U.S. strikes within weeks.

A major bridge near Tehran collapsed following reported U.S. airstrikes, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran as Donald Trump warned Iran to negotiate before further destruction unfolds.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Northern Molucca Sea region early Thursday, prompting tsunami warnings, panic among residents, and initial reports of casualties and damage, officials said.

The United States Embassy in Baghdad issued an urgent security alert Thursday, warning American citizens to leave Iraq immediately due to credible threats of attacks by Iran-aligned terrorist militias within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Israel is demanding that Hamas hand over the remains of hostages still held in Gaza, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed that “nobody is getting left behind,” underscoring Washington’s continued commitment to recovering every captive and fallen Israeli taken during the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hamas must surrender its weapons or face dire consequences, saying that if the terror group refuses to disarm, “all hell breaks loose.” His comments came Tuesday in an interview with CBS, amid efforts to implement U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire and reconstruction plan for Gaza.

As Israel celebrated the emotional return of 20 hostages freed from Hamas captivity, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a sweeping and historic address to the Israeli Knesset, proclaiming “the end of an era of war and terror” and “the dawn of peace” across the Middle East.

All 20 living Israeli hostages freed by Hamas on Monday have been transferred to hospitals in central Israel aboard Israeli Air Force helicopters, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. The final helicopters departed from the Re’im base near Gaza carrying released captives including Matan Zangauker, Maxim Herkin, Segev Kalfon, Avinatan Or, Evyatar David, Eitan Horn, and brothers David and Ariel Cunio.

U.S. President Donald Trump declared the Gaza war officially over at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where he unveiled a sweeping 20-point peace framework and the creation of a “Board of Peace” — an international body that will guide Gaza’s transition toward civilian governance and reconstruction.

Hamas has launched a bloody campaign to reassert control over the Gaza Strip, killing more than 30 people in recent days as the group seeks to stamp out rival factions and reestablish dominance following a fragile ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump arrived in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on Monday while the release of the last 20 living hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, was underway.

U.S. President Donald Trump firmly rejected antisemitism within the Republican Party and the MAGA movement during a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, declaring that individuals who espouse antisemitic views are neither welcome nor needed.

By the slimmest of margins, the U.S. Senate successfully derailed a resolution that would have curtailed the Trump administration’s power to continue military action in Venezuela.

In a bipartisan vote Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a minibus containing two more full-year federal funding bills, sending the package to the Senate for final approval.

President Donald Trump highlighted new government data Tuesday showing inflation remained steady in December, calling the figures “great (LOW!) inflation numbers for the USA.”

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two cases over whether biological males can participate in women’s and girls’ sports.

American evangelist Franklin Graham has urged prayers for the United States and its leaders, saying “the radical socialist left” is seeking the destruction of the nation after the killing of a Christian woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.

The same Mississippi synagogue bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1960s was targeted again over the weekend, as authorities arrested a suspect accused of setting a fire at Beth Israel Congregation early Saturday morning.

John MacArthur, the prominent California pastor, author, and Bible teacher known for his unwavering theological stances and decades of preaching ministry, has died at the age of 86. His death was confirmed Monday evening by Grace to You, his media ministry, which said he passed away shortly after being hospitalized with pneumonia.

A Pakistani court has upheld the death sentence of a Muslim man for killing a Christian because he married his sister after she turned to faith in Christ.

A Sunday morning turned into a tragedy in Lexington after a gunman shot a Kentucky state trooper and then opened fire inside Richmond Road Baptist Church, killing two women and injuring several others before being fatally shot by police.

Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who captured global headlines as the first opposition leader to unseat an incumbent at the ballot box, has died in London at the age of 82, after a long illness, officials confirmed Sunday.

Baptist Christians in northern Nigeria are mourning the death of their pastor who was among two killed during a worship service, while several Christians were murdered or abducted elsewhere, Worthy News learned Saturday.

Civilians backed by Sudanese security forces have demolished the building of a Pentecostal Church in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, Christians told Worthy News Friday.

In a tragic case of mistaken identity, Colombian authorities have uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of eight evangelical Christian leaders who disappeared in April after responding to a summons from a dissident faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).