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Ukraine and its key European allies have declared that any negotiations to end the war with Russia must be based on the current line of contact, rejecting Moscow’s territorial demands, as doubts grow over a planned summit between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have confirmed the signing of an $8.5 billion agreement to strengthen cooperation on rare earths and other critical minerals, aiming to reduce global dependence on China’s supply chain dominance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he would be ready to attend a planned summit in Budapest between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin if formally invited.

European Union energy ministers have agreed to phase out Russian oil and gas imports by January 2028, despite opposition from heavily dependent nations such as Slovakia and Hungary.

The European Union’s foreign-policy chief has voiced disapproval of Hungary’s decision to host Russian President Vladimir Putin despite his international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

The Trump administration has issued a firm ultimatum to California: strip all references to gender ideology from its federally funded sex education program for at-risk youth or risk losing millions in federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) delivered the notice on Friday, giving the state 60 days to comply.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Saturday a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom across the state, a move that has sparked national debate over religious freedom and constitutional boundaries.

A federal appeals court has once again sided with secular activists over America’s religious foundations, striking down a Louisiana law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The decision, issued Friday by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, upheld a lower court ruling that blocked implementation of the law.

Just hours after President Donald Trump announced successful U.S. airstrikes that destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities, officials across the nation are warning of a heightened terror threat on American soil. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a National Terrorism Advisory bulletin Sunday, citing a “heightened threat environment” linked to possible retaliation by Iran and its proxies.

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can retain control of the California National Guard, rejecting a legal challenge from Governor Gavin Newsom over the federalization of troops deployed to address unrest in Los Angeles.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned France’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state, calling the proposal “revolting” and accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of pushing a “dangerous” agenda while Israel is still at war with Hamas.

As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue operations across the Gaza Strip, armed clans are rapidly asserting power in the vacuum left by a weakened Hamas, according to senior Israeli military officials and multiple regional sources.

The U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has denied reports that Israeli troops fired at civilians near an aid distribution site in Gaza, killing dozens.

A ballistic missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen targeted central Israel on Sunday, setting off nationwide sirens just hours before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The missile was successfully intercepted by Israeli air defenses, the military confirmed, preventing casualties or damage.

Israel accused French President Emmanuel Macron of launching a “crusade against the Jewish state” on Friday, May 30, after he called for the recognition of a Palestinian state.

A new annual report by the Article 18 Iranian persecution watchdog a dramatic increase in the number and length of prison terms handed to Christians in the Islamic Republic of Iran last year compared to 2023.

A pastor in Ohio has been fined $200 and sentenced to a 60-day suspended jail term after being convicted of violating a municipal fire code order at his church.

Pepperdine University, a Christian college in Malibu, California provided essential assistance in the fight against the horrific Los Angeles Palisades and Kenneth wildfires earlier this month by allowing firefighters access to the school’s Recycled Water Irrigation Reservoir and acting as a hub for coordinating an emergency response for the affected community, Christianity Today reports.

A major human rights group in Pakistan has demanded the immediate release from prison of Christian Anwar Kenneth, who it says has been arbitrarily detained on trumped-up blasphemy charges for over 20 years and faces the death penalty.

A Christian convert in Sudan’s West Darfur state has been made to divorce his Muslim wife and has been shunned by his Muslim family on account of his new faith in Christ, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Devastated by ongoing civil war, Muslim-majority Sudan ranks 5 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2025 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.