Iran has deployed regular army special forces into northern Iraq, carrying out a series of ground raids against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups as Tehran moves to eliminate forces it views as a potential threat to the Islamic Republic.

Egyptian authorities have executed the man convicted of murdering a Coptic Orthodox priest, bringing to a close a case that shocked Egypt’s Christian community more than four years after the fatal attack, Worthy News learned Tuesday

Hungary’s only nuclear power plant was operating at just over 10 percent of capacity Tuesday after narrowly avoiding an unprecedented complete shutdown, while neighboring Romania used military explosives to clear a rocky obstruction and improve water flow to its own nuclear station during an intense heatwave.

The United States has expanded its intelligence presence in Cuba as the Trump administration presses Havana’s communist government to accept sweeping reforms or surrender its grip on power, according to a Politico report.

British businessman Samuel Leeds has pledged to fund legal representation for Christian street preachers who face police action for publicly sharing their faith.

Seven Christians in India’s Madhya Pradesh state have been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment following accusations that they used a child’s birthday party to conduct unlawful religious conversions.

Israel and Lebanon will resume U.S.-brokered talks in Rome on Tuesday, with negotiators seeking to turn a fragile diplomatic framework into meaningful security gains along Israel’s northern border.

President Donald Trump delivered a stark warning to Iran on Monday, saying its leaders have one final opportunity to reach an agreement with the United States before facing what he described as “decapitation.”

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday rejected an emergency request from the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to halt enforcement of a $655.5 million terrorism judgment while they pursue an appeal.

The U.S. Senate has released its version of the five-year farm bill and plans to mark it up in committee Thursday, finally making progress on the critical agricultural policy package.