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A planned auction of more than 600 Holocaust-era artifacts was cancelled in Germany after an outcry from survivors, victims’ families, civil society groups, and top government officials.

Clashes broke out in Mexico City on Sunday as thousands of mostly younger protesters rallied against “organized crime, corruption and impunity” following the assassination of a local mayor. At least 120 people were injured, authorities said.

Iranian authorities have begun large-scale cloud-seeding operations in a desperate bid to generate rainfall as the country confronts its most severe drought in decades, state media reported over the weekend.

United Nations nuclear inspectors are sounding alarms after Iran continued blocking access to key nuclear facilities bombed in June by the United States and Israel, leaving the world uncertain about the fate of Tehran’s near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile. According to confidential reports obtained by multiple outlets, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not verified Iran’s highly enriched uranium inventory since mid-June, when coordinated strikes destroyed major parts of Iran’s enrichment infrastructure.

Hungary’s rightwing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has launched a weeks-long “anti-war roadshow,” turning his long-standing criticism of European support for Ukraine into a central campaign theme ahead of next April’s national elections.

A federal district judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas’ new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, calling it “plainly unconstitutional” and part of a broader effort to inject Christian doctrine into education.

The Democratic Party has sunk to historic lows in favorability — even among its own voters — as it struggles to recover from the crushing 2024 election defeat and adjust to the return of President Donald Trump in the White House.

U.S. annual inflation was unchanged in July, coming in below economists’ expectations, as President Donald Trump’s recently imposed tariffs showed little immediate impact on consumer prices.

In a rare and controversial arrangement, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have agreed to share 15% of revenues from certain AI chip sales to China with the U.S. government, paving the way for the resumption of exports halted earlier this year over national security concerns.

The U.S. military is preparing to activate hundreds of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping federal crackdown on crime, according to multiple U.S. officials. The move comes amid escalating tensions between the White House and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over public safety, homelessness, and the city’s image.

France and Saudi Arabia will convene a high-level international conference aimed at advancing the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on July 28-29, multiple diplomatic sources confirmed Friday.

Israel has agreed in principle to allow Qatar and other countries to begin funding the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip under the terms of a proposed ceasefire, according to a report by Ynet and confirmed by regional sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations in Doha.

Israel and the European Union have reached a key agreement to expand humanitarian aid access to Gaza, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Thursday. The deal includes increasing the number of aid trucks, reopening multiple border crossings, and restoring key infrastructure.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are inching toward a potential 60-day ceasefire and hostage release deal, but a core dispute remains unresolved: the deployment of Israeli troops in Gaza throughout the truce period. While both sides agree that significant progress has been made, talks in Doha are intensifying over troop presence, humanitarian aid delivery, and the long-term status of the war.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Wednesday that it has conducted a series of targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon aimed at dismantling Hezbollah’s military presence and preventing the Iran-backed terror group from re-establishing infrastructure near the border. The raids, described as “special, targeted operations,” were carried out over the past several days in response to repeated ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.

Thousands of Christians, including pastors and other Christian leaders, have signed a petition urging the Dutch government to protect those “who speak out about Israel” following numerous violent incidents.

Representatives of Mauritania’s tiny but thriving Christian community have expressed concerns about renewed Islamic extremism in the northwest African nation after Muslim imams organized a protest against the presence of Christians in the southern city of Sélibaby. The April 7 rally, which was approved by local authorities, followed the death of a Christian convert in a motorcycle accident a few days earlier, Christians told Worthy News.

Christians have urged prayers for four detained Christians in Iran, including frail Pastor Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, who was recently detained again after he already served 5 years in prison for activities linked to his faith in Christ.

U.S. Evangelist Franklin Graham, who met Pope Francis last year, says the pontiff’s death has raised questions about where he and others will spend eternity.

A branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the umbrella group of major denominations, has urged calm after a truck crashed into an Easter procession of pilgrims, killing at least five people and injuring numerous others.