A tense calm returned Thursday to the streets of the Dutch town of Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam, after riot police struggled to restore order when an anti-Islam activist burned a copy of the Quran, deemed a holy book by Muslims, outside an asylum seekers’ center.

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press, raising fresh concerns over Tehran’s push to expand its missile program even as it rebuilds facilities bombed by Israel during June’s 12-day war.

Churches in several parts of the Philippines opened their doors Thursday for residents in anticipation of more misery after Tropical Storm Ragasa killed at least 25 people in several Asian nations, officials said.

Hungary’s embattled Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered political setbacks after a European Parliament committee rejected his government’s request to strip immunity from prosecution from one of his main rivals, as anti-government protests drew tens of thousands of people in Budapest over the weekend.

Russia on Tuesday denied involvement in drones that violated the airspace of Nordic nations Denmark and Norway, forcing major airports to close and stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites destroyed by Israel during the 12-day war in June, according to satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press. However, experts say a crucial component — large planetary mixers needed to manufacture solid-fuel missiles — remains absent.

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone of the year, has battered southern China after carving a path of destruction across the Philippines and Taiwan, leaving more than 20 people dead and dozens still missing.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared that Ukraine, with the backing of NATO and the European Union, has the potential to reclaim all of its territory seized by Russia since the 2022 invasion, in what marked his strongest statement yet on the war.

President Donald Trump delivered a forceful rebuke of globalism in the second half of his U.N. General Assembly speech Tuesday, denouncing policies he said have fueled child trafficking, environmental hypocrisy, and unchecked mass migration.

Russia and Iran are set to sign agreements this week on the construction of new nuclear power units in Iran, the head of Tehran’s atomic energy agency confirmed during a visit to Moscow.

China is preparing to evacuate 400,000 people as Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels toward its southeastern coast, after slamming the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds, torrential rains, and life-threatening storm surges.

The row over Bagram Air Base has escalated sharply, with U.S. President Donald Trump warning of “bad things” if the site is not returned to American control and Taliban leaders vowing to resist any attempt to reclaim it.

Three Russian military jets violated NATO military alliance member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an “unprecedentedly brazen” incursion, its government said, prompting Italian F-35 stealth fighters to respond.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced new global health regulations that critics warn will lead to more global surveillance.

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency session Monday after Estonia accused Russia of a “brazen provocation” for sending three fighter jets into its airspace, escalating concerns of a widening confrontation between Moscow and NATO.