Indonesia was dealing with the aftermath of several deadly natural disasters Saturday, with authorities saying at least three hikers were killed in a volcanic eruption and three others died after torrential rain triggered a landslide earlier this week.
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday he is ready to face justice if prosecuted over alleged corruption accusations and defended his record as Hungary’s longest-serving government leader in recent history.
The United States launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military facilities Thursday night after three U.S. Navy destroyers came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command.
Russian Shahed drones struck a kindergarten in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast despite a Kyiv-declared ceasefire, killing at least one person, witnesses and officials said Thursday.
Hungary prepared Thursday for what supporters called the “end of the Orbán regime,” with thousands expected to gather in Budapest to celebrate ahead of the swearing-in of incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar.
An explosion rocked the headquarters of the Dutch ruling center-left party Democrats 66 (D66) in The Hague late Thursday amid mounting tensions over the government’s controversial asylum seekers policies, but there were no injuries, authorities said.
Lenny Kuhr, the Dutch Jewish singer-songwriter who was among the winners of the world’s largest televised song contest and influenced generations with heartfelt chansons, is leaving her native Netherlands, citing rising antisemitism.
New high-resolution satellite images from Airbus taken on April 8, 2026, reveal that Iran has significantly expanded defensive measures around the underground tunnel complex at the Esfahan Nuclear Complex, a site believed to house much of the regime’s highly enriched uranium stockpile.
A new report from NBC Newsclaims that President Donald Trump was forced to pause the U.S. military’s “Project Freedom” operation in the Strait of Hormuz after pressure from Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies threatened critical American military access in the region.
Turkey unveiled its first domestically developed intercontinental ballistic missile this week, signaling a dramatic expansion of Ankara’s military capabilities and raising new concerns across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Governments and activist groups pursuing legal action against major energy companies faced renewed scrutiny Wednesday after the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) dropped its most extreme forecast projecting 4 to 6 degrees Celsius (7.2 to 10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming by the year 2100.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Washington and Tehran were moving closer to an initial agreement to end the war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, prompting a sharp rally in global financial markets and a decline in oil prices.
At least five people were killed and 37 others injured in renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials said, as tensions escalated further with what Moscow authorities described as a Ukrainian drone attack on a residential building in the Russian capital.
Tensions across the Middle East intensified Monday as Iran launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks against the United Arab Emirates, striking critical infrastructure and further straining a fragile cease-fire.
Tensions in the Middle East surged Monday as Donald Trump warned that Iran would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if U.S. vessels are attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the high stakes surrounding America’s newly launched maritime operation, “Project Freedom.”
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed Belarus’s release of journalist Andrzej Poczobut as part of a multinational prisoner exchange involving Poland, the United States, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
Remembrance Day commemorations for Dutch victims of World War Two, including those who perished in the Holocaust and in later conflicts or peace missions, were overshadowed Monday by protests and vandalism blamed on suspected anti-Israel activists.
Ukraine has warned of increased military activity along its border with Belarus, raising concerns about a possible escalation in the more than four-year-long war triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Tensions have emerged between Budapest’s progressive mayor Gergely Karácsony and incoming conservative Prime Minister Péter Magyar, underscoring divisions ahead of Hungary’s political transition.
Tensions remained high Monday in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht after days of protests against plans to house asylum seekers, with clashes between demonstrators and police and widespread damage to municipal property.