A group of Republican lawmakers introduced a sweeping resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning the systemic persecution of Christians across Muslim-majority countries and calling on President Donald Trump to make the issue a top priority in American foreign policy.
President Donald Trump on Monday issued a sharp ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin, giving him just 10 to 12 days to agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine or face a new round of crippling economic measures from the United States. The revised warning significantly shortens the original 50-day deadline Trump announced earlier this month.
Residents in Nigeria’s Plateau State are reeling from attacks by Islamist hardliners that killed dozens of civilians, most of them predominantly Christian farmers, several sources said.
Pressured by the United States, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to hold talks in Malaysia on Monday to negotiate an end to cross-border fighting that killed dozens and threatened to escalate into a full-blown war.
In an unprecedented and chilling escalation, Iran’s theocratic regime has issued a religious decree—an official fatwa—calling for the assassination of President Donald J. Trump, marking the first time in modern history that a sovereign state has openly called for the murder of a sitting or former U.S. president.
In a major development with far-reaching political implications, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed Sunday that newly declassified intelligence will expose the FBI’s active role in promoting the now-debunked Steele dossier and fueling false claims of Trump-Russia collusion ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino issued a bombshell announcement on Saturday, revealing that recent findings from ongoing federal investigations into public corruption and the weaponization of government have left him “shocked to [his] core.”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Sunday it will begin implementing daily “tactical pauses” in select areas of the Gaza Strip to facilitate the delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid, following mounting international pressure over the growing humanitarian crisis.
Israel says it has started airdrops with humanitarian aid in Gaza to prevent mass starvation in the enclave after the United Nations allegedly refused to distribute food on Israeli terms.
In a move expected to be welcomed by anxious financial markets, the United States agreed on a framework trade deal with Europe, although less favorable than the European Union had wanted.