A military airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar, also known as Burma, killed at least 14 people and wounded 20 others who were taking part in a meditation retreat, opposition representatives and residents said Saturday.

Iran urged Qatar on Saturday to transfer three Iranian fighter pilots it claims are being detained “on water” to a hospital on land, saying they are in poor physical condition, amid mounting tensions over the war involving Iran, Israel and the United States.

NATO’s chief has sought to reassure Bulgaria of the military alliance’s support amid reports that Iran has weighed attacking American military targets in Europe if U.S. President Donald J. Trump orders renewed or expanded strikes against the Islamic Republic.

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf expressed his sorrow Friday after authorities confirmed that a teenager armed with a sword attacked students at a Swedish high school, killing one person and injuring three.

Ukraine is appealing for expanded access to Western satellite technology to help locate and destroy Russian missile launchers and other military targets as relentless Russian drone and missile attacks have killed dozens of civilians within two days, exposing growing shortages in Kyiv’s air defenses.

Millions of Ukrainian men are believed to be attempting to avoid mobilization for the frontline, but many are being hunted down and sometimes harshly detained by authorities as part of a massive drive to reinforce the country’s depleted armed forces.

Hungary’s new president, András Baka, has urged the country’s relaunched public broadcaster to regain the trust of millions of Hungarians after years in which he said it spread falsehoods, as political tensions continued over the dismantling of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s system.

North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a sharp show of force just one day after Pyongyang dismissed President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back U.S.–South Korea military drills.

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said Thursday, marking a major carrier rotation as the USS Abraham Lincoln prepares to end one of the Navy’s most punishing recent deployments.

The death toll from the collapse of an artisanal gold mine in western Central African Republic has risen to more than 100, with others still missing or trapped beneath rubble, underscoring broader concerns about safety risks faced by miners across the region, rescue workers and local officials said.

Israel has officially received the INS Drakon from Germany, adding the largest, most advanced and most expensive submarine ever constructed for the Israeli Navy to the country’s strategic arsenal.

Israeli and Lebanese representatives concluded the first day of U.S.-mediated negotiations in Rome on Tuesday, with talks scheduled to resume Wednesday morning as both sides seek progress toward a broader security agreement.

Israeli surgeons have successfully reconstructed the chest wall of a young cancer patient using a fully personalized, 3D-printed implant, marking a medical first for Israel and opening new possibilities for patients facing complex tumor-removal surgery.

Israel and Lebanon will resume U.S.-brokered talks in Rome on Tuesday, with negotiators seeking to turn a fragile diplomatic framework into meaningful security gains along Israel’s northern border.

Israel experienced a third consecutive year of historically high emigration in 2025, according to a new study examining the departure of Israeli citizens.

President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel was “very happy” with a newly announced agreement aimed at disarming Hamas, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained publicly silent and senior Israeli officials indicated that Jerusalem had not accepted the proposal in its current form.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Hamas has agreed to a phased process leading to the “complete disarmament” of the terrorist organization and other armed factions in the Gaza Strip, calling the reported agreement a historic step toward lasting peace.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation removing the state’s previous statutory restrictions governing abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy, prompting pro-life leaders to warn that the new standard effectively permits abortions throughout pregnancy based on a physician’s professional judgment.

The United States has successfully conducted two closely guarded tests of President Donald Trump’s ambitious Golden Dome missile defense system, marking significant progress toward building a nationwide shield capable of defending the American homeland against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile and other advanced aerial threats.

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a sweeping overhaul of federal childhood vaccine recommendations, reducing the number of diseases for which vaccines are universally recommended while directing health officials to give parents greater control over when and how their children receive immunizations.

President Donald Trump scored a significant legal victory Monday in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC after a federal judge allowed him to amend his complaint and effectively wiped out the British broadcaster’s pending attempt to have the case dismissed.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Make D.C. Safe Again” law-enforcement campaign is approaching its first anniversary with more than 16,000 arrests, as the administration says its unprecedented federal-local partnership is changing the security landscape of the nation’s capital.

Lake Mead has fallen to its lowest level since the massive reservoir was filled nearly 90 years ago, underscoring the growing strain on the Colorado River system that supplies water and electricity across much of the American West.

Two former NBA players are seeking to put the transgender-athlete debate to a real-world test, declaring their intention to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as questions intensify over who should be eligible to compete in women’s professional basketball.

The Trump administration is pressing Egypt to protect religious freedom amid mounting concerns over attacks, imprisonment and discrimination targeting the country’s large Christian community, including converts from Islam and members of the ancient Coptic Church.

A family remains in “deep pain” after a suspect was detained in connection with the killing of a Scottish missionary in Athens, Greece, Worthy News learned Friday.

Iraq’s highest appellate court has ordered authorities to recognize a woman’s Christian faith in state records rather than the Muslim designation forced on her under Iraqi law.

Egyptian authorities have executed the man convicted of murdering a Coptic Orthodox priest, bringing to a close a case that shocked Egypt’s Christian community more than four years after the fatal attack, Worthy News learned Tuesday

British businessman Samuel Leeds has pledged to fund legal representation for Christian street preachers who face police action for publicly sharing their faith.

Seven Christians in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment following accusations that they used a child’s birthday party to conduct unlawful religious conversions.

Christians in Nigeria were mourning Wednesday after dozens of believers were killed in coordinated attacks on villages in the country’s northwestern Kaduna State, with local monitors warning the death toll may exceed 60.