In a dramatic escalation overnight, Israel launched a massive aerial assault on Iran early Friday morning, targeting dozens of nuclear and military facilities in a campaign dubbed “Nation of Lions.” Israeli officials say the strike was a direct response to what they called a point of no return in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
In a narrow 214-212 vote, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $9.4 billion federal spending rescission package aimed at slashing foreign aid, public broadcasting funds, and codifying cuts initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a cost-cutting initiative championed by President Donald Trump and led by Elon Musk.
A coalition of left-leaning legal groups is attempting to block an Arkansas law that requires the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, launching yet another challenge in the broader cultural war over America’s religious heritage.
Authorities across China have launched a renewed crackdown on Zion Church congregations, detaining church leaders, raiding homes, and shutting down gatherings in what rights group Bitter Winter described as a “coordinated police campaign aimed at dismantling the Zion Church nationwide.”
Scores of people have been confirmed dead as devastating floods ravage South Africa’s poorest provinces, amid ongoing search and rescue efforts.
An Air India plane bound for London crashed shortly after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing 242 people on board in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade, officials confirmed.
The U.S. government recorded a $316 billion budget deficit in May, the Treasury Department reported, marking a 9% year-over-year decline as rising revenues and calendar adjustments pointed to potential fiscal improvement. When accounting for timing shifts in benefit payments, the adjusted deficit narrowed to $219 billion, a 17% drop compared to May 2024.
In a striking shift after more than a decade of decline, a growing share of Americans now say religion is becoming more influential in American society, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday.
Argentinian President Javier Milei announced Wednesday that his country will officially relocate its embassy in Israel from the Tel Aviv area to Jerusalem in 2026, marking a significant diplomatic shift and further solidifying his pro-Israel stance. The declaration was made during a special plenary session of the Knesset held in his honor, where Milei was met with enthusiastic praise from Israel’s top leadership.
Iran on Thursday vowed to dramatically escalate its uranium enrichment efforts in direct response to a formal censure by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sharply raising the stakes in an already volatile standoff with the West and fueling fears of imminent military conflict.