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Rescuers frantically searched for survivors after a deadly roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic’s capital killed at least 67 people, including politicians, athletes, and others attending a merengue concert.

Stock futures rose in after-hours trading Monday with investors preparing to pick up cheap shares after the carnage linked to the tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

The European Union said Monday it was scaling back its response to U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs on imported goods and even offered a “zero-for-zero” tariff deal to avoid a trade war.

Catholic Church leaders have condemned the perceived inaction by Haiti’s government after two nuns were among five people killed in an attack by a coalition of street gangs.

A frail Pope Francis urged prayers for Ukraine on Sunday on the day that Russia claimed to have captured two villages in the east and south of the war-torn nation despite talks of a ceasefire by U.S. President Donald J. Trump stumble. The latest fighting happened while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown plunged into mourning after one of the deadliest Russian attacks there so far.

President Donald Trump says the slate of tariffs he plans to announce Wednesday will be “nicer,” “kinder” and “more generous” than other countries have treated the U.S.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a significant restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday in a move to streamline the huge federal agency and cut costs.

President Donald Trump announced a permanent 25% tariff on automobiles made in other countries that will go into effect on April 2.

A federal judge has denied an attempt by President Donald J. Trump’s administration to ban transgender people from joining the military.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has condemned The Atlantic magazine’s chief editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, for sharing details of an upcoming military strike in Yemen targeting Houthi rebels.

Israel’s parliament passed a controversial law Wednesday morning that reshapes the committee that selects judges, a key part of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s judicial reform plan.

“Israel is and will remain a democracy,” Prime Minister Netanyahu told opposition lawmakers Wednesday, rejecting claims his government is eroding the rule of law. Meanwhile, thousands protested outside the Knesset as lawmakers moved toward final votes on a contentious judicial bill.

For the second consecutive day, rare and growing protests spread across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as thousands of residents took to the streets to demand that Hamas immediately end the war with Israel and relinquish control over Gaza.

Defying fierce opposition, the coalition pushed the 2025 budget through its final Knesset reading on Tuesday, averting a political crisis and securing a crucial victory for Prime Minister Netanyahu. Failure to pass the budget by the March 31 deadline would have automatically triggered new elections, threatening the government’s survival.

In a rare and courageous act of defiance, Gazan civilians have taken to the streets to protest against Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip.

China’s communist authorities have rearrested a Catholic bishop over his refusal to join the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association overseeing churches, Christians told Worthy News Thursday.

There was concern Wednesday about a jail near Pakistan’s capital, where Christian inmates have been “banned from attending church activities” except for a limited two-hour window on Sundays, well-informed sources told Worthy News.

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has urged that Nigeria be reinstated as a country of particular concern and face sanctions due to widespread Christian persecution, following a March 12 hearing. This recommendation comes after the Biden Administration had previously removed Nigeria from the list.

Hindu nationalist mobs attacked three churches in Southern India Sunday night, leaving the local Christian communities distraught, a leading Christian advocate group reported.

Authorities in northeast India are under pressure after at least tens of thousands of Christians protested against the expected implementation of an “anti-conversion” law that they say unfairly targets the Christian minority.