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Russian authorities launched a terrorism investigation after a bomb exploded at the entrance to an upscale Italian restaurant in central Moscow, killing at least three people and wounding 21 others, officials said.

President Donald Trump called off a planned military attack against Iran over the weekend, saying Tehran and several Middle Eastern governments had asked Washington to give diplomacy another chance after negotiators agreed on the broad outlines of a possible deal.

Hungary was racing Saturday to avert the first complete shutdown in the 44-year history of its only nuclear power plant after record-low Danube water levels threatened the country’s electricity supply, prompting sweeping emergency measures amid an ongoing heatwave.

Spain and neighboring Morocco reinforced security around the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants entered the territory illegally in recent days, while at least 34 people died attempting the dangerous crossing, authorities said Friday.

Hungary’s only nuclear power plant could be forced to shut down within days after record-low water levels on the Danube River sharply reduced its cooling capacity, raising fresh concerns over Europe’s energy security amid an intense heatwave.

President Donald Trump and three Republican senators are pressing Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep the chamber in session through August until lawmakers pass the SAVE America Act, escalating a growing dispute over one of the president’s top election-integrity priorities.

A growing group of relatives of those murdered in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is urging organizers to prevent New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending the 25th anniversary commemoration at Ground Zero.

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to approve the House’s $95 billion budget resolution before Congress leaves for the month of August.

President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Senate Republicans to advance legislation requiring voters to show photo identification and provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

The Senate on Thursday rejected an effort to force an end to U.S. military operations against Iran, blocking the measure only hours after the House of Representatives approved a similar war powers resolution.

Thousands of Jewish worshipers ascended the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av, turning the solemn fast over the destruction of the biblical Temples into a striking display of renewed Jewish prayer at the contested holy site. The scenes underscored a profound shift now unfolding in Jerusalem, where mourning over the Temples’ destruction is increasingly joined by open calls for restored Jewish worship—and, among a growing number of activists, the rebuilding of the Temple itself.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will move forward only if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords and formally normalizes relations with Israel.

Israel’s newly appointed Mossad director, Roman Gofman, quietly traveled to Washington earlier this month for high-level talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House officials focused on Iran’s nuclear program and the continuing regional war, according to an Axios report published Wednesday.

The Netherlands will ban the import, purchase, sale, and intermediary trade of goods originating from Israeli settlements beginning September 22, becoming the latest European Union nation to adopt such restrictions.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.

Anglican leaders have approved an ambitious initiative to plant or restore one million churches worldwide over the next decade, with the goal of bringing congregations closer to local communities and welcoming an estimated 20 million new believers.

A remarkable evangelical awakening is spreading through Brazil’s Amazon region, where missionaries traveling by canoe and riverboat are planting churches, baptizing thousands of new believers, and bringing the Gospel to communities once considered almost unreachable.

Chinese authorities raided a worship gathering connected to Early Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan province, detaining 33 Christians and holding scores of other believers—including elderly members and families with children—inside the meeting hall for several hours, according to a statement issued by the church.

Chinese authorities have intensified a nationwide campaign against Christians who worship outside state-controlled churches, arresting thousands of believers and targeting some of the country’s largest underground congregations, according to an investigation by The Telegraph.

A new American Bible Society report suggests that Americans who believe they have found their calling experience stronger levels of purpose, health, relationships, and overall well-being.