Bulgaria said Wednesday it suspected Russia was behind a series of devastating drone attacks on commercial vessels near its Black Sea coast, while calling off a search-and-rescue operation for 11 sailors missing after one of the ships sank.

Under pressure from the European Union, Hungary’s parliament has voted to amend controversial “child protection” legislation introduced under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that critics said stigmatized gay and transgender people, as Brussels separately agreed to release billions of euros in previously frozen funding following broader reforms.

Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen are attempting to manufacture advanced ballistic missiles using Chinese-supplied components, potentially giving the group the ability to strike targets throughout Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has imposed new restrictions on satellite communications used by Ukraine’s military, disrupting drone operations and raising concerns about the country’s ability to defend against Russian attacks, even as Musk says the U.S. government -— not his company -— controls the military system’s operational limits.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for a new wave of missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s airports and critical oil infrastructure, escalating a regional conflict that threatens global energy supplies and could draw the United States into another military confrontation.

Eleven sailors were missing Tuesday after a reported drone attack sank a cargo ship off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, while a second vessel was struck and its 15 crew members rescued, prompting condemnation from European leaders and a response from the NATO military alliance.

Ukraine has accused Russia of violating a proposed ceasefire covering energy infrastructure, just a day after U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to halt attacks on each other’s energy facilities. The allegations came amid renewed Russian strikes that reportedly killed several people, raising fresh concerns about prospects for peace.

Survivors of the 2002 Bali bombings have renewed calls for justice as Indonesia commemorates the 24th anniversary of the Islamist terrorist attacks that killed 202 people, with an alleged organizer still awaiting trial more than two decades later.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) almost certainly directed a suspected terrorist plot targeting RAF Fairford, a British military installation used by American bombers conducting strikes against Iran.

A dramatic decline in “Free Palestine” and other inflammatory social media content following Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers is fueling widespread speculation that Moscow may have been operating a massive online influence campaign.

Archaeologists have uncovered a massive 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual purification complex just steps from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, offering a remarkable glimpse into how pilgrims prepared to worship at the Second Temple.

The BBC is reviewing its reporting on journalists killed during the Gaza war after an investigation found that 53 people described in its coverage as journalists had alleged links to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or other terrorist organizations.

Israel has lifted censorship on dramatic new details surrounding its 2024 explosive-pager operation against Hezbollah that killed or wounded thousands of members of the designated terrorist organization.

An Iranian-born Christian facing deportation from Israel has been granted temporary residency following an intervention by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, according to an exclusive report by ALL ISRAEL NEWS.

The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure across southern Lebanon on Sunday after the Iranian-backed group launched an explosive drone toward Israeli troops operating in the security zone.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a forceful defense of his nation before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, declaring that Israel would not surrender its security or its story to hostile governments, diplomatic pressure or accusations he called profoundly false.

The Israeli Navy welcomed the INS Drakon, its sixth submarine, to the Haifa Naval Base on Thursday following a 23-day voyage from Germany.

Romanian organized-crime groups are exploiting outdated American benefit cards to steal millions of dollars intended for low-income families, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation and federal court records. The criminals target Electronic Benefit Transfer cards used to distribute food and cash assistance.

President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House after accusing the organizations of repeatedly publishing “fake news,” setting off a constitutional fight over press access to the nation’s executive branch.

President Donald Trump returned to the White House Saturday evening after unexpectedly cutting short his stay at Camp David, as mounting tensions prompted new security warnings for Americans across the Middle East.

Two figures in the latest Census Bureau report offer a clear sign of economic progress: American households earned more, and a smaller share of the country lived in poverty in 2025.

Space Force plans to double in size over the next five years as America’s top military officer calls on U.S. forces to prepare for a battlefield that could extend to the space around the moon.

Vice President JD Vance said the United States should maintain its close partnership with Israel without treating agreement with its government as a condition of that relationship.

The Air Force’s plans for pilotless combat aircraft are moving beyond prototypes. This week, the service gave two of them official names: FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury. It also laid out an ambitious timetable, saying it intends to have 500 combat-ready aircraft by 2032 as part of an eventual fleet of about 1,000.

American evangelist Franklin Graham confirmed Tuesday that U.S. President Donald J. Trump has nominated his daughter to serve as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.

A Christian family in Pakistan’s Punjab province has appealed for the return of their teenage son, saying he was pressured and forced to convert to Islam while working at a factory.

European policymakers, church leaders and representatives of Syria’s Christian communities have urged the country’s transitional authorities to protect minority Christians amid concerns over the future of believers in the war-torn Middle East nation.

Several impoverished Christians have died across Pakistan in recent days amid what advocates describe as a pattern of violence, discrimination and hardship potentially threatening the Christian community throughout the predominantly Muslim nation, Christian sources told Worthy News.

Iranian Christians are facing deaths, arrests and mounting restrictions on Christian broadcasting, even as an underground ministry reports thousands of people turning to Jesus Christ.

The United States is on track to finish fiscal year 2026 without admitting a single Christian refugee from the 50 countries where believers face the world’s most severe persecution, marking a dramatic reversal from just two years ago, according to a new report from Open Doors US and World Relief.

A senior British lawmaker is warning that Christians increasingly face a double standard under Britain’s justice system, accusing authorities of tolerating extremist Islamist preaching while Christian ministers and believers face scrutiny over traditional biblical beliefs.