A request to suspend a parliamentary debate so a Muslim lawmaker could break his Ramadan fast has sparked controversy in the Netherlands, with critics warning it reflects growing “Islamization” in a nation long regarded as one of Europe’s most liberal societies.

Dutch police arrested four teenagers after an explosion damaged a synagogue in the port city of Rotterdam early Friday, heightening concerns about antisemitism and threats against Jewish institutions.

President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric toward Cuba on Monday, raising the possibility that the long-oppressed island could be on the verge of a historic transformation away from decades of communist rule.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is prepared to continue military operations against Iran without support from NATO allies, signaling a willingness to act unilaterally to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz and counter Tehran’s growing aggression.

In an unprecedented rebuke to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, European countries on Monday declined his request to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas until its effective closure by Iran.

A bitter war of words between Hungary and Ukraine has escalated sharply ahead of Hungary’s crucial April 12 elections, with both sides trading accusations over threats, energy supplies, and alleged political interference.

A previously unknown terrorist organization with suspected links to Iran has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Jewish targets across Europe, raising alarms among security officials and Jewish communities.

Russia is expanding tests of a nationwide system designed to shut down internet access during times of unrest, leaving millions in Moscow temporarily cut off from mobile data and online services, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Rival rallies drawing hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of Budapest on Hungary’s March 15 national holiday as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition challenger Péter Magyar presented sharply different visions for the country ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, with the war in neighboring Ukraine overshadowing the campaign.

President Donald Trump said the United States carried out a major bombing raid on Iran’s Kharg Island, destroying what he described as every military target on the strategically vital export hub.

An explosion damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early Saturday in what authorities described as a deliberate attack against the Jewish community, raising alarm after recent assaults on synagogues in the Netherlands and neighboring Belgium.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump says the United States and allied nations should send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, a strategic waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.

All six crew members aboard a U.S. refueling aircraft have died after the plane crashed over western Iraq, the U.S. military confirmed Friday, as fighting between the United States, Israel, and Iran continued to intensify.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran’s newly installed supreme leader is likely wounded, disfigured, and hiding underground as the Islamic Republic reels from the opening blows of the war with the United States and Israel.

A damaged Russian gas tanker is drifting unmanned through the Mediterranean Sea, prompting Malta to prepare emergency measures while tensions linked to the war in Ukraine spill into Europe’s energy and security landscape.