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France Pushes Coordinated Recognition of Palestinian State Ahead of UN Summit
France Pushes Coordinated Recognition of Palestinian State Ahead of UN Summit
Friday, May 23, 2025

France is intensifying efforts to rally Western nations behind a coordinated recognition of a Palestinian state. It aims to make a joint announcement during a high-profile peace summit at the United Nations on June 17.

Scores Detained In Europe’s Police Crackdown Against Illegal Art
Scores Detained In Europe’s Police Crackdown Against Illegal Art
Friday, May 23, 2025

Some 80 people have been arrested across various European nations in a major international police operation against illegal art trade, officials said Friday.

Washington D.C. Shooting Triggers Nationwide Security Surge After Antisemitic Attack
Washington D.C. Shooting Triggers Nationwide Security Surge After Antisemitic Attack
Friday, May 23, 2025

Law enforcement agencies across the United States are ramping up security at synagogues, schools, and Israeli consulates following the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening. Authorities are calling the incident an antisemitic terrorist attack.

MAHA Report Ties Child Health Crisis to Chemicals, Ultra-Processed Foods
MAHA Report Ties Child Health Crisis to Chemicals, Ultra-Processed Foods
Thursday, May 22, 2025

A new report from the Make America Healthy Again commission links the childhood chronic disease epidemic to pesticides, food additives and undue corporate influence on health regulations.

USS Truman Launches Record-Breaking Airstrike in Somalia, Shifts Focus to NATO Exercise
USS Truman Launches Record-Breaking Airstrike in Somalia, Shifts Focus to NATO Exercise
Thursday, May 22, 2025

The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group executed what officials are calling the “largest airstrike in the history of the world” launched from an aircraft carrier, dropping 125,000 pounds of munitions in recent operations over Somalia, according to Adm. James Kilby, the Navy’s acting chief of operations.

Eight Christians Killed, Farmland Destroyed in Fresh Fulani Attacks in Nigeria
Eight Christians Killed, Farmland Destroyed in Fresh Fulani Attacks in Nigeria
Thursday, May 22, 2025

In a devastating escalation of violence against Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, Fulani ethnic militias launched coordinated attacks on May 14 that left eight Christians dead and over 740 acres of farmland destroyed in Plateau State.

Monumental Discovery Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh Reveals Lost Gods of Assyria
Monumental Discovery Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh Reveals Lost Gods of Assyria
Thursday, May 22, 2025

German archaeologists from Heidelberg University have made a landmark discovery in Iraq that is reshaping our understanding of the ancient Assyrian Empire. While excavating the ruins of Nineveh—once the empire’s capital and famously the setting of the biblical story of Jonah—a team uncovered a monumental relief depicting King Assurbanipal flanked by the major deities Assur and Ištar.

Romania’s Top Court: ‘No New Elections’
Romania’s Top Court: ‘No New Elections’
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Romania’s Constitutional Court has “unanimously” rejected an application by George Simion, the defeated nationalist candidate in Sunday’s presidential election rerun, to declare the vote invalid on the grounds of “foreign interference.”

Prayers Urged For Jailed Iranian Christian Woman
Prayers Urged For Jailed Iranian Christian Woman
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Friends of a detained Christian woman in Tehran urged fellow believers to pray for her on Wednesday after Iran’s authorities demanded $135,000 in local currency for her release.

Iran Warns U.S. Will Be Held Responsible for Any Israeli Strike on Nuclear Facilities
Iran Warns U.S. Will Be Held Responsible for Any Israeli Strike on Nuclear Facilities
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the United States that it will bear full legal responsibility for any Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, escalating tensions amid reports that Israel is preparing for a potential strike if negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program collapse.