April 11th, 2026

• Trump says military is 'loading up the ships' if peace talks with Iran go south in Pakistan
• Fragile ceasefire may hinge on Iran's demand to control the Strait of Hormuz
• Iran Unable To Reopen Hormuz As It Lost Track Of Mines Planted To Block Route
• Underwater drones could destroy mines, help reopen Strait of Hormuz
• Arriving in Pakistan, Iran's top negotiator demands US accept 'preconditions' before talks start - As his VP Vance heads to Islamabad negotiations, Trump claims 'the Iranians don't seem to realize they have no cards,' insists Strait of Hormuz to soon reopen 'with or without them'
• Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for peace talks in Pakistan - Iranian delegations said to have arrived in Islamabad, city under lockdown ahead of high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending conflict; Israel not represented
• Pakistan emerges as a key international player as it mediates between US and Iran - Islamabad has close ties with Tehran and DC, unlike previous negotiators, which have come under fire from Iran in the war; Pakistan does not recognize Israel; Netanyahu has said they should not be enemies
• Pakistan's defense minister calls Israel 'cancerous' ahead of US-Iran talks in Islamabad - Netanyahu, Sa'ar denounce since-deleted post by Khawaja Asif against 'state created on Palestinian land to get rid of European Jews,' days into Pakistan-brokered ceasefire
• No 'neutral arbiter' - Israel decries 'antisemitic blood libels' by Pakistani DM ahead of Iran ceasefire talks - DM Asif calls Israel 'evil and a curse for humanity' and the 'true and eternal enemy' of Muslim world
• IRGC commander, Iranian FM Araghchi clash over negotiating team before US-Iran talks - report
• Iran's supreme leader has disfiguring facial wounds and may have lost a leg, sources say - Individuals close to Mojtaba Khamenei's inner circle say he's mentally sharp, engaged in decision-making, meeting with officials via audio conferencing
• Another One Bites the Dust: Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi Dies from Injuries Sustained in US-Israeli Strikes
• War in numbers: US hit tens of thousands of targets in Iran, but capabilities remain - Pentagon says it struck over 13,000 targets during 'Epic Fury', including missiles, launchers, navy ships and factories; Iran's fire remained steady despite heavy strikes
• Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Mideast amid Iran war, Zelensky says
• 'Everything begins with intelligence': Three wars rewriting the rules of modern warfare - From Israel to Ukraine and Taiwan, today's conflicts are redefining the rules of warfare and the technologies that drive it
• US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say
• 'Good for Russia, good for China, bad for America': How the Iran war is reshaping global economies and power
• The Oil Shock Is Worse Than You Think - The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don't fully capture the scale of the disruption
• Airports Council International warns of fuel shortages if Strait of Hormuz not reopened amid US-Iran war talks
• 'This is very real': Surging gas prices drive inflation to highest level in 2 years - Oil prices exploded in March as global energy markets absorbed a once-in-a-generation supply shock from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran
• White House staff warned against insider trading amid Iran war
• Iran is trying to turn off America's water - Many water facilities lack basic cybersecurity measures, making them vulnerable to adversaries
• How governments have tried to hide information about the Iran war online
• Jerusalem man indicted for passing information to Iranian agent
• Jewish leader of UK's Green Party calls to end trade, diplomatic ties with Israel - Zack Polanski also says Britain should block the US from using its airspace for strikes on Iran and 'disentangle' the two countries' militaries
• Iran says no negotiations without Lebanon ceasefire, release of assets
• PM Netanyahu announces peace talks with Lebanon under US pressure, as Washington fears derailment of Iran ceasefire
• Direct Israel-Lebanon talks set for Tuesday in DC; US said pressing Israel for ceasefire
• Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon - Israeli official said that "France's conduct over the past year…has led Israel to view France as an unfair mediator."
• 'We thought Beirut was going to collapse': recounting the deadliest day of the war with Israel - In a series of unannounced and unexpected attacks, Israel struck Beirut and several other parts of Lebanon without warning on Wednesday, killing more than 300 people and wounding at least 1,000. Local residents, lawyers, doctors and aid workers contacted by phone describe the "bloody" day that plunged the country into chaos.
• Hezbollah fires missile at southern port of Ashdod as IDF strikes launchers in Lebanon
• IDF destroys Hezbollah rocket launcher that fired from inside school in Lebanon
• Costa Rica labels IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis as terror groups in blow to Iran's global network
• Trump's Peace Board Faces Cash Crunch, Stalling Gaza Plan, Sources Say
• 'Anti-Israel obsession': Israel boots Spanish representatives from Gaza ceasefire HQ
• Jewish-owned Israeli restaurant vandalized in Munich; police suspect antisemitic motive
• Netanyahu graft trial to resume after Israel eases war restictions
• Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony, citing security developments
• Chief prosecutor behind Israel war crimes charges faces disciplinary action amid sexual misconduct allegations - 15 member states voted to move forward with disciplinary charges against International Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan
• 'God does not bless any conflict': pope issues new rebuke over Iran war - Social media post names no names but criticizes attempts to use religion to glorify US war in Middle East
• In 3 years of war, WHO verifies 217 attacks on health care in Sudan
• Drone strike hits wedding in Darfur town, killing at least 30 people
• Zelensky says Britain must rejoin the EU if Trump pulls US out of NATO
• 'The EU Needs More Countries': Zelensky Calls on Britain to Rejoin the European Union to Help Fight Russia
• How a Russian propaganda unit is targeting Hungary's elections
• Two-Thirds of UK Citizens Want Failing PM Starmer To Resign Now, and For Britain To Hold General Elections Right Away: POLL
• "Completely Untrue": Holy See Rejects Fake News Story of Pentagon Threat to Vatican
• Hunter Biden Flees US, Claims He's $17 Million in Debt
• Welfare Loophole That Lets Millionaires Get Food Stamps
• Times Square ball drop to celebrate US' 250th still going forward - but there 'will be no public event' - in the wake of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new emergency order banning hundreds of public celebrations during the FIFA World Cup in the Big Apple
• MAGA rebels claim 'grandpa' Trump has 'gone mad'
• Burned Before, Democrats Abruptly Revive the Idea of Impeaching Trump - Democrats in Congress have assiduously avoided talk of a third impeachment of President Trump, concerned that it would distract from their midterm campaign message. That tide seems to have turned.
• Dems Admit Trump Impeachment Doomed
• Eliot Engel, Former Democrat Congressman Who Spearheaded Trump's First Impeachment Dead at 79
• 20-year-old arrested after throwing Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's San Francisco home, OpenAI says
• Sam Altman's New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit - Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit
• How Fake People Became Real Influencers - AI avatars are redefining influence and trust online
• Researchers Create Fake Disease, AI Chatbots Promptly Spread Medical Misinformation
• Powell, Bessent discussed Anthropic's Mythos AI cyber threat with major U.S. banks
• A New Case Exposed the Clever Workaround the FBI Uses to Read Secure Messages on iPhones - Law enforcement used Apple's push notifications database to gather messages sent through Signal, and convict defendants for terrorism activities
• Wolf At the Door: Predator Escapes from South Korean Zoo, Eludes a Major Capture Effort With Drones and Heat-Seeking Sensors, Becomes a Crypto Meme Coin
• Robotic birds have landed in Grand Teton National Park - This national park is trying to save real birds with robotic ones
• Artemis II safely splashes down in Pacific Ocean, concluding 10-day moon mission
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Curup, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 12,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Tephra up to 25 cm (10 inches) reported in the Volcano Golf Course subdivision during Kilauea eruption episode 44, Hawaiʻi
• 2026 Hurricane season: Colorado State University forecasts El Nino to dominate and suppress Atlantic activity
• Tropical Storm Sinlaku strengthens, rapid intensification forecast as it tracks toward Guam
• Mexican Military Finds Narco-Tunnel Under Construction near Arizona Border
• ICE Launches Effort to Uncover 'Birth Tourism Schemes'
• Rep. Brandon Gill Goes Scorched Earth on DIGNIDAD Amnesty Bill, Says Americans Are the Ones 'Living in Fear' From Fentanyl-Flooded Schools and Suppressed Wages Thanks to Illegal Aliens
• Portland's county gives $470,000 in rent aid to illegal aliens, bans ICE
• ISIS-inspired terrorist pleads guilty to plot to massacre Jews in New York City
• Canadian media refuse to name Toronto Jewish restaurant shooting suspect Mohamed Mahdi, or his Muslim faith
• Trump Admin Vows Iryna Zarutska's Accused Killer Will Still Face Justice, Despite State Court Ruling Him 'Incompetent' to Stand Trial
• Texas Democrat James Talarico Said Having Police in Schools Fuels 'Culture of Violence' in Newly Resurfaced Audio
• France school pupil stabs, wounds classmate
• Swalwell's former female staffer drops bombshell allegations of sexual assault, exposing himself: report
• Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her
• Eric Swalwell's Gubernatorial Bid In Tatters As Rape Claims Made Against California Congressman
• Pelosi, California Dems slam Swalwell over bombshell sexual assault allegations: 'Indefensible' - 'I am withdrawing my endorsement immediately,' Sen Adam Schiff said, referring to Swalwell's gubernatorial campaign
• Nancy Pelosi Calls on Swalwell to Drop Gubernatorial Bid Following Sexual Assault Allegations
• California Teachers Association Drops Swalwell Endorsement amid Allegations of Sexual Assault
• Illegal Alien Convicted on Nine Counts of Groping Girls at Virginia High School
• Canadian MP adds MORE letters to alphabet soup of LGBTQ identities - MP Leah Gazan referenced "MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+" while speaking about violence and funding cuts affecting Indigenous organizations
• Ohio teacher sues high school for demanding he remove LGBT poster inside classroom
• Disney Parks Quietly Brings Back 'Ladies and Gentlemen' Greeting
• Two States Test a New Pro-Life Law - Pro-lifers have just won legislative victories to restrict abortion pills in South Dakota and Mississippi. But will the laws work?
• Israel judge rules slain hostage's family may use his sperm with a surrogate