The death toll from Russian rocket and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv continues to rise. Authorities said Friday that at least 23 people, including children, were killed overnight in the deadliest assault on the city in months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday condemned Hungary’s decision to ban a senior Ukrainian officer who led strikes on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline, calling it an outrageous attempt to shift blame for the war onto Ukraine.

Britain, France, and Germany moved Thursday to reimpose sweeping international sanctions on Iran, a step that European governments hope will pressure Tehran back into nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.

Indonesians braved a heavy security presence on Thursday to rally outside parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital and largest city, against massive tax hikes and for higher wages amid growing outrage over politicians’ salaries, lavish allowances, and corruption.

The European Union and Britain summoned Russian envoys Thursday after authorities said Russian airstrikes on Kyiv killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens while damaging homes and offices, including buildings housing the EU delegation and the British Council. It was the deadliest night raid on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

Israeli commandos carried out a rare overnight ground raid near Damascus, Syrian state media said Thursday, marking one of the deepest Israeli incursions into Syrian territory since the fall of the Assad regime last year.

The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on multiple Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa on Thursday, coinciding with a live televised speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.

Archaeologists in Jerusalem’s City of David have uncovered the largest dam ever found in ancient Israel, a monumental waterworks dating back nearly 2,800 years to the reign of Kings Joash or Amaziah of Judah.

The White House is preparing to host a pivotal summit Wednesday as President Donald Trump seeks to present a “comprehensive plan” for Gaza’s future, with his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff underscoring the administration’s insistence on full hostage freedom and Hamas accountability.

The Israeli military confirmed Wednesday that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) eliminated Mahmoud al-Aswad, Hamas’s General Security Apparatus leader in western Gaza, in a targeted strike carried out last Friday.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon has opened a sweeping investigation into Microsoft following revelations that Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked engineers worked on U.S. military cloud contracts under a controversial program dating back to the Obama-Biden administration.

A Christian baker from Bakersfield, California, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her case challenging a state law that she says would force her to violate her faith by creating wedding cakes for same-sex couples.

A federal appellate court has ruled that a Christian physician assistant may proceed with her lawsuit against the University of Michigan Health-West, overturning a lower court’s attempt to force the case into arbitration.

The FBI confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School as both a domestic terrorism incident and a hate crime targeting Catholics.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that annual revenues from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may exceed $500 billion, with August already showing a major surge in customs duty collections and September expected to climb even higher.

Christians in Northern Ireland, once known for violence and religious divisions, are planning a new March for Jesus after thousands attended the event over the weekend.

Chinese authorities have charged a prominent house church leader in the coastal city of Wenzhou with “illegal business operations” over distributing sermon recordings, rights activists said Friday.

Christians in Northern Ireland, once known for violence and religious divisions, are planning a new March for Jesus after thousands attended the event over the weekend.

Christians on Wednesday urged prayers for the “swift and safe release” of three church members in northeastern Vietnam, including a Catholic priest, after security forces reportedly detained them during a home worship service.

Christians in Pakistan are stepping up relief efforts for victims of catastrophic monsoon floods that have left hundreds dead, displaced more than 200,000 people, and wiped out entire villages, church leaders said Wednesday.