In a historic move aimed at reshaping the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order lifting long-standing U.S. sanctions on Syria, marking a dramatic pivot in American foreign policy following the fall of the Assad regime late last year.

President Donald Trump firmly rejected any suggestion that his administration is offering sanctions relief or negotiating with Iran, dismissing recent speculation as “phony” and doubling down on his claim that Iran’s nuclear program has been decisively destroyed by U.S. and Israeli strikes.

A top Shi’a Muslim cleric in Iran has issued a religious ruling, or fatwa, labeling former U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “enemies of God” — a serious accusation in Islamic law that can justify deadly punishment.

War-fatigued residents tried to recover Sunday after Russia fired more than 500 aerial weapons at Ukraine overnight, killing several people in a barrage that Kyiv called “the biggest air attack” of the three-year armed conflict.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a self-declared Christian, has lashed out at organizers and participants of Saturday’s Budapest Pride march, calling the event “disgusting and shameful.”

In a high-cost display of strategic commitment, the United States deployed an estimated 15 to 20 percent of its global Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile inventory during a 12-day war between Israel and Iran earlier this month. The operation, aimed at intercepting waves of Iranian ballistic and hypersonic missiles, reportedly cost the U.S. military between $810 million and $1.2 billion in interceptor missiles alone.

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed a landmark U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday in Washington, aiming to halt years of deadly conflict in eastern Congo and unlock billions in Western investment in the region’s prized minerals.

President Donald Trump has declared a sweeping U.S. victory in the war against Iran, calling the joint American-Israeli strike campaign a “total obliteration” of Tehran’s nuclear program and vowing to strike again if the Islamic Republic attempts to rebuild.

As battles raged, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is still willing to hold a new round of peace talks with Ukraine, which Moscow invaded nearly 3.5 years ago.

Tensions were rising Friday as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned there would be “legal consequences” for organizing or attending a Budapest Pride march in violation of a police ban on the event planned for this weekend.

The United States and China have reached an additional agreement aimed at implementing the Geneva framework as part of ongoing trade negotiations, a White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times on Wednesday.

Kenya’s self-declared Christian president faces pressure to resign after nationwide anti-government protests allegedly killed as many as 16 people.

President Donald Trump delivered a stern warning to Spain on Wednesday, accusing the nation of shirking its defense obligations under NATO and threatening to double tariffs in retaliation.

Despite a recent pledge to ease restrictions, China is delaying export approvals for rare-earth magnets—critical components used in electric vehicles, defense systems, and electronics—causing major disruptions for Western manufacturers, The Wall Street Journal reports.

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff announced Wednesday that major developments are on the horizon for the Abraham Accords, including the addition of new member nations and the potential for a historic peace agreement with Iran.