Israel escalated its military campaign in Gaza on Sunday, targeting Rafah and ordering civilians to evacuate Tel Sultan. This marks the first reoccupation of a major area in Gaza since fighting resumed on March 18, as well as announcing a key Hamas terrorist was eliminated on a targeted airstrike.
President Donald Trump unveiled a next-generation stealth fighter that can fly alongside drones.
Pope Francis has appeared in public for the first time in five weeks after an extensive hospitalization and will soon meet British King Charles III, officials said.
Just days after calling Israel “a terror state that feeds on blood,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the biggest protests in a decade following the detention of his anti-Hamas political rival Ekrem Imamoglu.
Heathrow in London is “fully operational” after an “apocalyptic” fire at a nearby electrical substation brought Europe’s busiest airport to a standstill on Friday, its leadership says.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an additional aircraft carrier to the Red Sea next month, in a substantial ramp-up of U.S. military presence in the Middle East. This rare move is intended to strengthen the Navy’s presence, coincides with increased airstrikes on Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, and aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent ultimatum to Iran’s Supreme Leader concerning its nuclear program.
In an ongoing effort to identify and cut wasteful spending at the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest round of cuts total more than $580 million.
Israel’s Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction Friday halting the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, just hours after the cabinet voted to remove him by April 10. Responding to the order, Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote on X: “There will be no civil war! Israel is a state of law, and the government decides who leads the Shin Bet.”
Britain and the United States have refused to sign an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI), citing fears that it could lead to “global governance” and the overregulation of new technology.
China’s communist authorities have rearrested a Catholic bishop over his refusal to join the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association overseeing churches, Christians told Worthy News Thursday.