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President Donald Trump weighed in on France’s rapidly escalating unrest Tuesday, arguing that the violence sweeping the country reflects a much deeper crisis than deteriorating schools and education funding — pointing instead to mass immigration and the growing influence of Islam in Europe.

The Indonesian government has banned the scheduled concert by American Gospel singer Israel Houghton and his band, Israel & New Breed, which was set to take place in Jakarta on October 24, citing security concerns and his perceived support for Israel.

Concerns about an expanding confrontation between Russia and the NATO military alliance mounted Tuesday after air and sea drones struck two merchant ships in the Black Sea economic zone of NATO member Bulgaria, sinking one vessel and setting another ablaze.

Israelis gathered across the country Wednesday to mark three years since the Hamas-led October 7 massacre, pausing to remember the roughly 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage on the deadliest single day in Israel’s history.

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace marked the third anniversary of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre on Wednesday by renewing its commitment to a Gaza Strip that is demilitarized, deradicalized and no longer capable of threatening Israel.

More than 1,000 Christian leaders and influencers representing 117 nations arrived in Israel Monday for the annual Friends of Zion Ambassador Summit, bringing together believers from around the world to strengthen Christian support for the Jewish state and confront rising antisemitism.

Jewish New Yorkers were the targets of more than half of all confirmed hate crimes in New York City during the first nine months of 2026, according to newly released NYPD statistics, underscoring persistent concerns over antisemitism three years after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.

Fraud could cost federal taxpayers as much as $521 billion annually, according to a Foundation for Government Accountability report citing a federal estimate.

A previously undisclosed 2023 Pentagon memo warned that Biden administration policies involving gender identity, preferred pronouns and access to sex-specific facilities were raising “significant religious liberty concerns” among members of the U.S. military, according to a report published Monday.

Concerns were mounting Tuesday about the security of Christians and other religious minorities in Syria following a series of deadly attacks and shootings in several parts of the country.

Christian evangelists in Ghana and the Netherlands faced mounting restrictions and opposition Sunday, with Ghana threatening prison terms for preaching aboard moving buses while Dutch authorities came under growing pressure to curb controversial street evangelism.