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Serbia Faces Early Elections As Vucic Announces Resignation
Serbia Faces Early Elections As Vucic Announces Resignation

Political uncertainty remained Monday in Serbia after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would resign within weeks and call early presidential and parliamentary elections following 18 months of student-led anti-government protests.

Venezuela Quake Death Toll Nears 1,500 As Rescuers Continue Search
Venezuela Quake Death Toll Nears 1,500 As Rescuers Continue Search

Residents of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, awoke Monday to a fresh aftershock as rescuers raced to find survivors four days after twin earthquakes devastated parts of the country, killing nearly 1,500 people and injuring more than 3,000.

Denmark Mulls Banning Islamic Call To Prayer (Worthy News In-Depth)
Denmark Mulls Banning Islamic Call To Prayer (Worthy News In-Depth)

Denmark’s immigration minister wants to ban the Islamic public call to prayer, saying “Islamization” has taken up “too much of the public space” and that parts of the Nordic nation resemble “a suburb of Islamabad.”

King Charles’ Revised Palace Role Sparks Christian Concerns (Worthy News Investigation)
King Charles’ Revised Palace Role Sparks Christian Concerns (Worthy News Investigation)

Britain’s King Charles III’s official job description has effectively changed from stressing his role as “Head of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith” to describing the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England who “protects the space for Faith” within Britain’s “multi-faith nation.”

Hungary’s Pride Parade Sparks Fresh Debate Over Faith, Family, And Freedom
Hungary’s Pride Parade Sparks Fresh Debate Over Faith, Family, And Freedom

Walking on eggshells, conservative Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar allowed the Budapest Pride march to proceed over the weekend despite keeping in place legislation that had barred last year’s event.

Europe Heatwave Kills More Than 1,300 As Records Tumble Across Continent (Worthy News In-Depth)
Europe Heatwave Kills More Than 1,300 As Records Tumble Across Continent (Worthy News In-Depth)

More than 1,300 people died as an extreme heatwave gripped Europe, shattering temperature records across several countries on Sunday, officials said.

UK Inquiry Alleges Predominantly Muslim Grooming Gangs Exploited Children for Decades as Authorities Failed to Act
UK Inquiry Alleges Predominantly Muslim Grooming Gangs Exploited Children for Decades as Authorities Failed to Act

A newly released report in the United Kingdom alleges that predominantly Muslim grooming gangs exploited vulnerable children across Britain for decades while police, social services, schools, health officials, licensing authorities, and political leaders repeatedly failed to intervene.

Trump Warns Iran It May ‘No Longer Exist’ After U.S. Strikes Missile, Drone Sites
Trump Warns Iran It May ‘No Longer Exist’ After U.S. Strikes Missile, Drone Sites

President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the United States may be forced to take far more sweeping military action against Iran after U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites, which he said were used in renewed violations of a ceasefire agreement.

Trump Threatens 100% Tariff Over European Digital Services Taxes
Trump Threatens 100% Tariff Over European Digital Services Taxes

President Donald Trump threatened Friday to impose a 100% tariff on any country that implements a digital services tax on U.S. technology companies, a move that could add to what analysts estimate is already a $700-per-household burden from existing tariffs.

US Strikes Iranian Targets After Shipping Attack Raises Ceasefire Fears
US Strikes Iranian Targets After Shipping Attack Raises Ceasefire Fears

U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage facilities overnight after President Donald J. Trump condemned what he called a “foolish” Iranian attack on a commercial cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Venezuela Earthquake Mother Dies Saving Daughter As Death Toll Nears 1,000
Venezuela Earthquake Mother Dies Saving Daughter As Death Toll Nears 1,000

As the death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes approached 1,000 on Friday, stories of courage emerged from the rubble, including that of a young mother who sacrificed her own life to save her toddler daughter.

Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Shipping Routes as U.S. Peace Talks Face New Strain
Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Shipping Routes as U.S. Peace Talks Face New Strain

U.S.-Iran peace negotiations faced new turbulence Thursday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned commercial vessels against using routes outside Tehran’s approved passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian officials also rejected U.S. claims that unfrozen funds would be used to buy American agricultural products.

Senior ISIS Leader Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Northwest Syria
Senior ISIS Leader Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Northwest Syria

U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that American forces killed a senior ISIS leader in a precision airstrike in northwest Syria, as the terror group seeks to exploit the country’s unstable security environment following years of war and political upheaval.

Global Earthquakes Kill Many Within 24 Hours
Global Earthquakes Kill Many Within 24 Hours

A series of major earthquakes shook different parts of the world within less than 24 hours, killing nearly 200 people, injuring many more, and briefly raising fears of a wider global seismic crisis.

Venezuela Earthquakes Kill Dozens As Rescuers Race To Find Survivors
Venezuela Earthquakes Kill Dozens As Rescuers Race To Find Survivors

Rescuers raced to find survivors Thursday after two powerful earthquakes struck the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, seconds apart, killing nearly 200 people and injuring many more.