Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked Israeli tourists from disembarking in Greece on Tuesday, forcing an Israeli-owned cruise ship carrying 1,600 passengers to reroute to Cyprus.
Senior officials from the United States, Israel, and Syria are due to meet Thursday to negotiate urgent security arrangements in southern Syria, after a week of deadly sectarian violence and Israeli military strikes targeting Syrian forces near Damascus.
A 37-year-old man was killed by his Muslim relatives in eastern Uganda after converting to Christianity and openly praying to Jesus, according to multiple Christian sources.
Thousands protested in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities against a law weakening anti-corruption bodies in the largest anti-government rallies since Russia’s full-scale invasion over three years ago.
Russia launched 42 drone attacks across Ukraine—striking Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Sumy, and Odesa—injuring at least a dozen people, despite both countries agreeing to meet for peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, officials said.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction partially blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a congressional measure that strips Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, marking a significant twist in the ongoing legal battle over the pro-life “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Iran and Russia conducted a joint naval exercise on Monday in the Caspian Sea, marking the beginning of “CASAREX 2025,” a three-day maritime security and rescue drill aimed at enhancing cooperation and coordination between the two nations’ naval forces. The drill comes just weeks after Iran’s conflict with Israel and U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities–an episode that has tested the strength of Iran’s alliances with Moscow and Beijing.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a series of sweeping trade deals with Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, touting them as landmark achievements in his administration’s drive to rebalance global trade before new tariff levels take effect August 1.
In a defiant stance likely to heighten global tensions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News on Monday that Iran will not abandon its nuclear enrichment program, describing it as a matter of national pride and scientific achievement.
President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Iran, vowing further military action if Tehran attempts to rebuild or expand its nuclear program. His remarks followed a televised interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who admitted the regime’s uranium enrichment efforts had been halted due to extensive damage from last month’s U.S. airstrikes under Operation Midnight Hammer.