World News
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a two-month ultimatum to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, demanding a decision on whether to engage in talks with the U.S. to curb its nuclear ambitions or face unspecified consequences.
US Central Command confirmed ongoing operations against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, targeting multiple Houthi strongholds locations in Yemen, as Trump warns that the terrorist organization will be “completely annihilated.”
Protesters clashed with police in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, and several were detained late Tuesday after Hungary’s rightwing government coalition introduced a law that will ban a yearly Pride march in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees with the United States that Iran should not get weapons that could destroy Israel, despite Moscow’s military cooperation with Tehran, the White House suggested Tuesday.
Moscow and Washington confirmed late Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a limited ceasefire against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as part of efforts to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump says he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, which is believed to have killed and injured some 1 million people.
The United States faces a setback in attempts to build new relations with Russia after Moscow and Beijing called for an end to the “unlawful sanctions” imposed on Iran.
Serbia’s hardline President Aleksandar Vucic and his government faced pressure to resign Sunday after hundreds of thousands of people descended on Belgrade for one of the largest mass rallies against his rule.
The death toll of U.S. strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen has risen to at least 31, authorities confirmed Sunday.
At least 59 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a fire engulfed a nightclub in North Macedonia, authorities confirmed, adding that arrest warrants were issued for four people
Israel News
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) drone fired at a funeral attended by “Hezbollah terrorists” in Kafr Kila, southern Lebanon, and shot several suspects who approached Israeli forces, Israeli and Lebanese sources say.
Israel is pleased that Moscow wants to maintain its Russian military bases in Syria, and Jerusalem asked Washington to allow Russia to keep these facilities, Worthy News learned Friday.
President Donald Trump defends his administration’s direct negotiations with Hamas, stating, ‘We are helping Israel in those discussions because we’re talking about Israeli hostages.’ However, Israel opposes these negotiations, according to an official familiar with the matter, according to The Times of Israel.
President Donald Trump met with eight individuals on Wednesday who had been held captive by Hamas. Immediately following the meeting, he issued a stern and final warning to the terrorist organization and demanded the immediate release of all remaining hostages, stating that it would be “over for you” if this demand was not met. He also warned of “hell to pay” if the situation was not taken seriously and declared that he was equipping Israel with everything necessary to destroy the terrorist group.
A group of 77 retired U.S. generals and admirals are calling on President Donald Trump to support Israel so they can “finish the job” against Iran and its terrorist networks. They urge action before Iran crosses “the nuclear threshold” and to dismantle its nuclear program before it becomes too late.
Arab leaders unanimously agreed on a five-year $53 billion plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip without displacing Palestinians to counter U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to “take over” the coastal enclave and turn it into “The Riviera of the Middle East.”
With the ceasefire on the brink of collapse, signs are emerging that the war in Gaza will intensify in an unprecedented manner. Israeli Defense Minister warned that the “gates of hell will open” against Hamas if the remaining hostages are not released. Officials have estimated that, without an agreement between Israel and Hamas, fighting in Gaza could resume within about a week and a half.
U.S. News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused U.S. President Donald J. Trump of seeking to annex his country through a “dumb trade war.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration in a 5-4 decision to uphold a federal judge’s court order to pay $2 billion in foreign aid for work that’s already been done.
In his first address to Congress since returning to office, President Trump highlighted his accomplishments and outlined key priorities, including border security, stopping what he called the “invasion of America,” opposing transgender ideology, tightening immigration laws, eliminating government diversity programs, cutting bureaucracy, and strengthening the military.
Trump administration officials are rejecting claims that they are ignoring Russian cyber threats, labeling such reports as “fake” while attempting to mediate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite rumors of U.S. government policies that seem to underestimate these risks.
The world’s leading stock exchange in Wall Street ended higher on Friday following a choppy trading session, with Dell Technologies dipping and other tech stocks climbing after a meeting between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended in a disaster.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who were charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived Thursday on a private jet in the United States after Romanian authorities lifted travel restrictions on the siblings following questions about the case from U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s administration.
Mexico agreed to extradite 29 cartel members on Thursday, including former Sinaloa cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero and former Zetas leader Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, to the United States, amid efforts to avert US tariff threats linked to illegal migration and drug trafficking.
Christian News
Devoted Christians in an area of Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province said Thursday they fear for their future after hardline local Muslims objected to their worship activities and construction of a church.
The family of a young Christian man who has been jailed in Pakistan for nearly eight months and almost died of torture on alleged false charges of “blasphemy” against Islam appeal for his release.
Five Muslim men, aged 21 to 25, were sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old Christian girl in September 2024 in Nigeria, in September 2024, according to International Christian Concern.
Preparations are underway for what organizers view as the world’s most expansive global church gathering since the Biblical Pentecost when people from many nations heard the Gospel.
The body of a young missing Christian medical doctor who was “murdered” in southeastern Pakistan amid rising Islamic extremism has been found, Christians confirmed Sunday.
A Presbyterian church pastor was recovering from his injuries Friday after being shot in Pakistan’s Punjab province, church sources told Worthy News.
Two Christians in their 60s, who were “pardoned” and released after serving a combined six years in prison for leading house churches in Iran, have been re-arrested, a non-profit organization advocating for persecuted Christians reported.