The leaders of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia are expected to meet this month amid growing debate within the European Union over how future member states should be admitted and monitored.

China has condemned the European Union’s ban on public funding for Chinese-made solar inverters, a move that analysts say could affect more than a fifth of new solar capacity and complicate efforts to meet the bloc’s self-imposed “climate targets.”

The chief of Hungary’s anti-graft watchdog is now facing corruption charges, just days after alleging that corruption and procurement abuses under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government may have cost the country as much as 60 trillion forints ($194 billion).

U.S. President Donald J. Trump warned Thursday that American forces would continue striking Iran unless Tehran agrees to an interim peace deal, after a second consecutive night of military clashes that also left three Indian sailors dead and heightened fears of broader regional instability in an armed conflict that has shaken the Middle East.

Bulgaria, a member of the NATO military alliance and the European Union, will no longer provide arms to Ukraine despite the ongoing war, the country’s new government announced.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to launch another night of heavy airstrikes against Iran and suggested Washington could eventually seize Kharg Island, Iran’s primary crude oil export terminal, in what would mark a major escalation in the widening conflict.

Belgium has rejected a U.S. request to impose an entry ban on travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, deepening a transatlantic dispute over how to respond to a potentially deadly Ebola outbreak ahead of the FIFA World Cup, the global football (soccer) tournament beginning Thursday in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, targeting air defense and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump increased military pressure on Tehran following days of escalating attacks and stalled nuclear negotiations.

Tehran warned Wednesday it would “reassess” its participation in peace talks with the United States after President Donald J. Trump said Iran would have to “pay the price” as the two nations traded fire overnight.

North Korea’s uranium-enrichment capacity could soon rise by roughly 75% once a new facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex reaches full production, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive citing analysis from Vertic, a London-based arms-control verification group.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing for the possibility that an emerging U.S.-Iran agreement could pressure Jerusalem to limit its military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, even as Israeli leaders insist the country must retain freedom of action against threats along its northern border.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that President Donald Trump agreed any final agreement with Iran must dismantle Tehran’s nuclear enrichment sites and remove enriched nuclear material from Iranian territory, as Israeli defense officials voiced growing alarm over the emerging U.S.-backed diplomatic framework.

An Israeli Christian leader is urging the government to formally recognize Christians as a distinct community with stronger political representation, citing what church leaders and advocacy groups describe as growing harassment and discrimination against Christians in Israel.

Israel moved closer to early elections Wednesday after a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset passed its preliminary reading with overwhelming support, exposing the deepening fractures inside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition.

Israeli leaders are preparing for the possibility that war with Iran could resume within days, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a second limited security cabinet meeting in 24 hours amid growing coordination with Washington.

The Israel Defense Forces has destroyed roughly 60% of Hezbollah terror infrastructure in Lebanese villages where Israeli forces are operating in southern Lebanon, a senior Northern Command officer told Walla on Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces now control roughly 60% of the Gaza Strip, marking a significant expansion of Israel’s security hold inside the enclave months after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its vaccine advisory panel to review a Department of Health and Human Services assessment calling for a reduced core childhood vaccine schedule, marking a major shift in federal public health policy.

Antisemitic incidents accounted for more than 60% of New York City’s confirmed hate crimes in May, according to the latest data released by the New York Police Department, underscoring a troubling rise in anti-Jewish hostility even as overall crime in the city continued to decline.

U.S. businesses added more jobs than expected in May, offering another sign that demand for workers is strengthening despite pressure from the Iran war and elevated gas prices.

The House of Representatives handed President Donald Trump a rare political setback Wednesday, voting 215-208 to pass a war powers resolution aimed at ending U.S. hostilities with Iran unless Congress gives formal authorization.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to move forward with an altered election map, that costs taxpayers an additional $4.45 million.

The Justice Department has permanently abandoned plans to create a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday, ending a controversial proposal that had become a political obstacle for Senate Republicans.

A South Carolina jury on Monday found a convenience store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of a Black 14-year-old boy, ending a closely watched case that fueled debate in the United States over race, self-defense laws, and the use of deadly force.

Presidents of Christian colleges and seminaries are raising concerns over a provision tucked inside President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” warning it could severely impact students preparing for ministry and religious vocations.

Three Greek Catholic parishes can no longer continue operating legally in autocratically ruled Belarus after their mandatory applications for “re-registration” were rejected by a regional court, well-informed Christians told Worthy News.

Some 24 Eritrean Christians have been released from prison after lengthy periods behind bars in the authoritarian-ruled African nation, advocates confirmed Friday.

China has freed the last two church leaders detained for nearly four years following a controversial police raid on a Christian gathering, amid ongoing concerns over religious persecution.

Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have halted construction of a Christian prayer house after Muslim residents erected protest banners opposing the project, amid growing pressure on churches in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, Christians said Wednesday.

Christian survivors were mourning and recovering from injuries Wednesday after suspected Islamic Fulani herdsmen attacked three predominantly Christian villages in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, killing at least 11 Christians and wounding five others, residents said.

Christians have expressed concern after India’s central Chhattisgarh state adopted what they describe as the country’s toughest legislation against “coerced or forced religious conversions,” amid concerns about a broader crackdown on minority groups in the Hindu-majority nation.