April 12th, 2026

• No Deal! Vance Walks Away From Iran Talks in Pakistan After Tehran Rejects American Requirements for Peace
• US, Iran fail to reach peace agreement after marathon talks in Pakistan
• US-Iran talks in Pakistan end after 21 hours with no deal; US negotiators leave - Vance says Iranians refused to disavow nuclear program that would let them build bomb, makes no mention of Strait of Hormuz, cited in Iran as other key point of disagreement
• PM: Iran would already have nuke if we didn't attack, Israel 'smashed' its nuclear and missile programs
• Iran also says Islamabad talks have ended, slams 'excessive' US demands
• US-Iran talks extend into the night as Trump claims 'no difference' to him if deal reached - Tehran claims 'serious disagreements' remain after more than 15 hours of negotiations, as president insists Washington has won 'regardless' of outcome in Pakistan
• No retreat at Hormuz - Iran must not control the world's energy lifeline - Accepting any tolls, quotas or selective permissions would legitimize extortion at a central economic artery
• The Trump card the president holds if Iran won't bend: a naval blockade - Trump used a naval blockade to weaken Venezuela before Maduro's ouster
• Iran threatens to attack US Navy ships entering Strait of Hormuz after first American vessels moved through channel
• Report says 100 ships crossed Hormuz in past month, with many negotiating toll payments to Iran
• U.S. naval destroyers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
• US says Navy destroyers working to de-mine Strait of Hormuz - CENTCOM says additional forces to join efforts in coming days; Iranian outlets dismiss 'fake news' after Trump says all of Iran's mining boats are 'lying at the bottom of the sea'
• President Trump Announces the U.S. is Beginning to Clear Out the Strait of Hormuz 'As a Favor to Countries All Over the World'
• US intel said to assess Iran can recover underground launchers, fire thousands of missiles
• Pope Leo calls out 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling Iran war in vigil for peace at St. Peter's Basilica
• Pope Leo criticizes "idolatry of self" in latest rebuke of Iran conflict: "Enough with war!"
• U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War - China may have shipped missiles to Iran, and Beijing is allowing some companies to sell Tehran supplies that can be used in military production, American officials said
• U.S. to lead ceasefire talks between Lebanon and Israel in D.C. as Lebanon emerges as potential spoiler to Iran deal
• Netanyahu says campaign against Iran 'not over,' touts 'historic achievements' - In 2nd recent statement, PM argues Iran would've had nukes if Israel and US didn't attack; opposition heads say war goals unfulfilled: 'When you win, you don't need to declare it every few days'
• IDF and Hezbollah trade strikes, rockets as Israel and Lebanon gear up for direct talks
• Lebanese bury 13 officers killed by Israel as grief and outrage surge ahead of talks in the US
• Five arrested as Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked plot to kill Damascus rabbi
• Netanyahu says Hezbollah planned to invade, conquer the Galilee, insists Israel 'will deal with' Hamas
• In first-ever call, Israel's envoy to US says he told Lebanese counterpart Israel rejects a truce with Hezbollah
• Several Gazans said killed in IDF strikes; soldier seriously hurt in operational accident
• At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza - An early-morning strike hits a group of civilians in Bureij camp as drones attack a tent in Khan Younis displacement site
• Israeli settlers kill Palestinian during raid on occupied West Bank village - The raid comes just days after Israel approved 34 new illegal settlements in the West Bank
• US, Israel expel Spain from Gaza coordination center over anti-Israel bias
• As Turkey reportedly seeks to jail them, Israeli leaders blast Erdogan for 'massacring Kurds' - Netanyahu accuses Turkish president of accommodating Iran's terror proxies
• UK police arrest over 500 at London demonstration for Palestine Action support
• Dan Bilzerian, who says Judaism is 'terrible' and wants to 'kill Israelis,' runs for Congress - Influencer has declined to answer whether Adolf Hitler was antisemitic, asked his 30 million followers whether Jews responsible for world's problems, minimizes the Holocaust
• Newsom Goes Schizo: Says He 'Reveres' Israel - But Calls It 'Apartheid' State
• NYC Nurse Who Went Viral for Antisemitic Tirade in Times Square Spent Time in Iran for 'Propaganda Trip'
• 2,500-year-old infant mass grave cracks open enigma of biblical-era baby burials
• Iran war diverts US military and attention from Asia ahead of Trump's summit with China's leader
• North Korean leader backs China's push for 'multipolar world'
• Outrage at UN: Democracies Enable Iran, China, Cuba to Oversee Human Rights Bodies
• China Seizes An Island While The World Is Watching Iran
• After Ten-Year Pause, China Has Stepped Up Expansion of Artificial Island Bases in South China Sea
• Ukraine warns of Russian plot to stage pre-election unrest in Budapest
• Russia and Ukraine agree to temporary Orthodox Easter truce
• Top Kiev Negotiator Budanov Says Russia and Ukraine Are Moving Towards a Peace Deal To End 4-Year War
• UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support - Britain's agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold
• 'U-Turn' Starmer Pauses Plans To Hand Over Chagos Islands and the Diego Garcia Airbase Back to Mauritius After Trump Called It 'An Act of Great Stupidity'
• Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US, Israel - Orban, in power since 2010, faces voter discontent over stagnant economy; rival Magyar ahead in polls, but outcome up in the air; Israeli diplomat endorses Orban on X, then deletes post
• Growing List of Orban Loyalists Defecting Before Critical Election - With Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeming vulnerable before Sunday's vote, criticism is growing from within institutions his party once counted on for support
• Peru holds presidential election amid decade of political tumult
• Peru's election: A battle for the Presidency amid political chaos and crime
• India cracks down on satirists for turning its prime minister into a punch line
• Walz and Ellison Impeachment Hearings Set For April 15: Fraud Scandal Takes Center Stage
• Minnesota fraud suspect skips court, forfeits bond, throwing $11M Medicaid case into doubt
• Crowd Goes Nuts Cheering When Comic David Cross Jokes About Trump Dying: 'The Late Donald Trump'
• Can AI be a 'child of God'? Inside Anthropic's meeting with Christian leaders. The artificial intelligence company asked religious leaders for guidance on building a moral chatbot
• The 'Vulnpocalypse': Why experts fear AI could tip the scales toward hackers
• Hollywood's Worst Nightmare: Indian Film Studios Rapidly Adopt AI to Slash Costs & Production Time by 75-80%
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Nemuro, Japan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Sinabang, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 28,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador 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 13,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 13,000ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Typhoon Sinlaku forecast to reach super typhoon strength before nearing the Marianas, Typhoon Warnings issued for Rota, Tinian and Saipan
• Rare tornado touches down near Devipur in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir
• New York, Washington set to swelter under record heat next week
• Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos - Fuel protests enter fifth day as police move to clear blockades, reopen refinery and ease shortages that have left pumps dry and disrupted transport nationwide
• Multiple people injured after mass shooting at New Jersey Chick-fil-A: report - At least six people were shot, according to RLS Media in New Jersey
• Trump Shares Video of Graphic Attack and Rails Against Haitians
• Ex-White House doctor urges Trump to seek medical help after he shares violent video
• New York Times Downplays Savage Hammer Murder of Mother to Attack Trump, Doesn't Include That Killer Was an Illegal Alien from Haiti
• Machete-wielding NYC maniac who slashed 3 elderly straphangers at Grand Central Terminal called himself 'Lucifer'
• Malnourished boy freed in France after being caged by father in a van for more than a year - The boy was so malnourished he could not walk. The father said he kept his son in the van for his protection
• Self-proclaimed 'prophet' with underage 'wives' exposed after couple he trusted helped uncover abuse ring - Samuel Bateman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing girls as young as 9 into criminal sex acts
• Additional Women Come Forward Accusing Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct After Alleged Rape Victim Went Public
• Cliff Maloney: 'People Are Now Asking Hakeem Jeffries to Tell' Swalwell 'to Resign from Congress'
• Calls grow for Swalwell to quit California governor race after sexual assault allegations
• Dems get distance from Swalwell, demand he resign, quit CA gov race amid sexual assault allegations - "We call for a swift investigation into these incidents and for the Congressman to immediately end his campaign to be California's next Governor."
• Nolte: Media's Only Motive in Taking Out Eric Swalwell Is to Benefit Democrats
• Swalwell Lawyer: He's Losing Endorsements Due to 'Political Machinations' to 'Consolidate' Vote
• Eric Swalwell under investigation by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for sexual assault
• "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli Obtains Shocking Video of Rep. Eric Swalwell Getting Intimate with Mystery Woman Who Is Not His Wife
• Eric Swalwell accused of paying nanny with campaign funds while she lacked work authorization