The Pentagon is preparing to deploy a brigade combat team from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing U.S. officials, signaling a significant escalation in America’s posture toward Iran.

Lebanon sharply escalated tensions with Iran on Tuesday, announcing the expulsion of Tehran’s ambassador-designate and recalling its own envoy amid accusations of diplomatic violations and growing concerns over Iranian influence in the country.

Arab Gulf nations are moving closer to joining the expanding military campaign against Iran, signaling a dramatic shift in regional dynamics as sustained Iranian attacks strain their economies and threaten control of critical energy routes, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Hungary’s foreign minister has admitted contacts with Russia during European Union meetings, after reports that confidential information from closed-door discussions may have been shared—an allegation the opposition says could amount to “treason” and carry a potential life sentence in prison.

An Islamic group linked to Iran claimed responsibility Monday for what residents and officials described as an “antisemitic hate crime” terror attack on four volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish group in London, the latest in a series of attacks targeting European Jews.

Investigations continued Monday into the shooting of a Dutch police employee in the western Netherlands after he publicly criticized Iran’s Islamic rulers, in a case raising fresh concerns that Tehran’s crackdown on dissent is extending into Europe.

Scores of Colombian soldiers were feared dead and dozens injured after a military transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the country’s remote southern Amazon region, officials said Monday, as Colombia’s defense minister urged prayers for those affected in the largely Catholic country.

Iran on Monday denied claims by U.S. President Donald J. Trump that Washington and Tehran were engaged in “good and productive conversations” toward a potential agreement that could bring “longtime peace” for Israel.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will delay planned military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, signaling a potential diplomatic opening in a rapidly escalating Middle East conflict.

A prominent pro-Kremlin blogger who once championed Russia’s war effort has dramatically reversed course—publicly denouncing President Vladimir Putin before reportedly being placed in psychiatric care, according to a report by Deutsche Welle.

The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping 21-point plan aimed at ending the Gaza war and securing the release of the remaining Israeli hostages, according to multiple reports.

Microsoft announced Thursday that it has stopped providing certain cloud and AI services to a division of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after an internal review confirmed elements of a report alleging that the IDF’s elite Unit 8200 used its Azure platform to store and analyze millions of Palestinian phone calls.

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.

A booming stock market propelled California’s main state retirement fund to near-record returns, but the fund is still $166 billion short on its obligations, according to the Reason Foundation. With the taxpayer-funded Legislative Analyst’s Office warning the state should be ready for a possible stock market peak and downturn as weak economic conditions persist, the 12-figure pension shortfall could widen once again – and leave taxpayers with the bill.

The U.S. economy grew at a robust 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, marking its fastest expansion in two years, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Commerce Department.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can’t use National Guard troops in Chicago to help federal immigration enforcement, in another blow to the president’s push for federalization nationwide.

Budget watchdogs are sounding the alarm as the U.S. hit an unfortunate fiscal milestone in fiscal year 2025: government spending on debt interest payments alone topped $1 trillion this year.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ action to bar “sex-rejecting” transgender procedures for minors has met with approval from groups that aim to protect children from harmful ideology, with some calling the move “long overdue,” stating that taxpayers should not be forced to pay for procedures that lack proven benefits.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans Tuesday to overhaul the U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps, arguing the institution has drifted from its original mission and lost the “faith and virtue” that defined it when it was established under George Washington more than 250 years ago.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation late Wednesday night that would criminalize gender transition treatments for minors, marking a significant victory for conservatives who argue the federal government must step in to protect children from irreversible medical procedures.

Nicaragua’s prison system has become a living nightmare for Christian political prisoners and anyone who dares speak out against the Sandinista National Liberation Front (SNLF) and the Nicaraguan government.

A mother of three children in Somalia says she struggles to survive as Muslim relatives have driven her from their home and threaten to kill her for abandoning Islam and turning to faith in Christ.

A Nigerian Christian farmer and evangelist fears Muslim kidnappers have killed his Christian neighbor after he was abducted in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, late Friday.

Jimmy Swaggart, the U.S. evangelist who is believed to have preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ on television longer than any other American in history, remained in critical condition Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, family members said.

An Indonesian house church organizer hopes a territorial dispute over four small islands in western Indonesia will not lead to war.

Christian farmer and evangelist Paul Jongas tells Worthy News that his Christian neighbor has been kidnapped in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and that he, too, fears for his life.

Nigeria’s government was under pressure Sunday to end massacres in the country’s central Benue state after at least 100 people, many believed to be Christians, were reportedly killed there over the weekend.