April 17th, 2026

• ​King David & Solomon made peace with Lebanon - can Trump & Netanyahu after 8,000 Hezbollah rockets, missiles and mortars?
• Netanyahu: 'Road to peace' with Lebanon begins; Trump: Israel 'PROHIBITED' from bombing there
• Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited"
• After Trump declared Israel 'PROHIBITED' from bombing, IDF drone said to target motorcycle in south Lebanon
• Military operation against Hezbollah 'still not complete,' Israel's defence minister says
• As ceasefire takes hold, Katz says Israel remains committed to disarming Hezbollah - Amid U.S.-led diplomatic push, defense minister insists IDF will maintain control of security zone inside Lebanon
• Amid truce with Israel, Aoun says Lebanon to now seek 'permanent agreements' - Declaring his country 'stands before a new phase,' Lebanese president says it's 'not a sign of weakness' to negotiate with Israel, which he only directly mentions when urging IDF withdrawal
• As ceasefire holds, displaced Lebanese trickle home to find out what remains - Cars line up to cross destroyed Qasmiyeh Bridge over Litani River after Lebanese army bulldozes new path: 'If the situation allows, we will stay and we will not leave our land again'
• Trump: Iran Deal Expected 'in the Next Day or Two' - Might Travel to Islamabad for Final Talks
• President Trump says Iran has 'agreed to everything'
• As Trump claims 'no sticking points' and that deal possible in days, Iran insists he's lying
• US to recover uranium from Iran at a 'leisurely pace'
• U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran
• 2016: US sent plane with $400 million in cash to Iran
• Trump says gas prices are 'not very high' compared to cost of nuclear Iran
• Oil prices drop more than 10% and US stocks soar after Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz
• S&P 500 Smashed Another Record Wednesday, Signaling the Markets Believe Trump That the Iran Conflict Is Ending
• Market volatility from Iran conflict is 'head spinning': Former NEC Director
• 'Dystopian' Iran war bets spark US crackdown on prediction markets - American lawmakers sound alarm over wagers on US-Israel war against Iran and rescue mission for stranded airman, raising concerns over insider trading and public trust
• Traders place $760 million bet on falling oil ahead of Hormuz announcement
• Oil prices plunge after Iran says Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping traffic - Trump says naval blockade on Iran will remain 'in full force' until the 'transaction with Iran is 100% complete'
• It will take two YEARS for world to recover from fuel shortages sparked by Iran war, energy chief warns
• As fuel prices rise, a new technique of gas theft is spreading - With simple tools, thieves are "drilling and draining" fuel from vehicles, leaving drivers with costly repair bills
• Trump: Iran Removing Sea Mines, Will Never Close Strait of Hormuz Again: 'Brilliant Day for the World'
• CNN's Richard Quest Reports Ships Aren't Actually Sailing Through the Strait of Hormuz Despite Trump's Assurances
• Iran says Strait of Hormuz not fully open, will charge tolls to cross
• Trump reveals NATO called him after Strait of Hormuz reopening: 'Don't want your help anymore'
• Starmer and Macron accused of 'playing at being relevant' with Strait of Hormuz plan - A senior European official insists the initiative is not meant to sideline the Trump administration
• Euro-Globalists Meet in Paris To 'Discuss' the Strait of Hormuz, But Iran Has Already Opened the Waterway, and Trump Discards the Participation of the 'Paper Tigers'
• China blocks Scarborough Shoal and 30% of global shipping - China isn't sending warships to the strait of Hormuz (yet), despite the US blocking 6 merchant ships in the first 24 hours of the U.S. blockade. Instead, they are blocking a much bigger shipping lane
• The Iran war is risking America's global security ties and damaging its reputation, especially among the world's Muslims, according to a set of State Department cables
• Israel's gas platforms in the crosshairs - The shutdown of the Karish and Leviathan gas platforms is estimated to have cost about 1.5 billion shekels
• Iran-Linked Terror Cell Claims Radioactive Drone Attack on Israeli Embassy in London as Police Swarm Park in Hazmat Suits
• IDF expects Hamas to enter disarmament process soon - The announcement was aspirational in that Hamas has not yet done so, and no one can really know whether the Gazan terror group will follow through
• Expert identifies major holes in UN report claiming 38,00 women and girls were killed in Gaza war
• Syria's Sharaa: Israel has acted with 'brutality,' but talks not at dead end - Leader says talks now focused on restoring UN buffer zone, will later shift to future of Golan; all bases in Syria that hosted US troops now under state control, Damascus says
• UK police search near Israel's London Embassy after threat of drone attack with 'dangerous substances'
• Trump antisemitism envoy: US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad - People who want to sow discord in this country are not welcome, Yehuda Kaploun says, while denying report claiming US will ban specific European politicians
• Duke suspends SJP chapter over alleged antisemitic post
• British tourists hurl antisemitic abuse at Israeli couple in Vietnam: 'Rats running away' - Pair accuse fellow diners of genocide, cite white supremacist meme of mass expulsions of Jews; one says 'Viva Iran' before they sing 'Boom, boom Tel Aviv'
• French court rules antisemitism not a motive in nanny's poisoning of Jewish family
• Fetterman: 'Definitely' Democratic Party Has a Problem with Antisemitism
• Tucker Carlson's identity crisis: Is he on a spiritual path toward Islam?
• Anonymous Rumors Claim Pentagon Planning Cuba Invasion
• Pentagon ramps up plans for military operation in Cuba in case Trump orders direct intervention: report
• Rep. Comer: Epstein Probe Expanding Amid New Depositions
• U.K.'s Starmer Under Fresh Scrutiny Over Epstein Fallout - The prime minister denies knowing that disgraced former U.S. envoy Peter Mandelson - a friend of Epstein - hadn't been cleared by security vetting
• Epstein Scandal: UK Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson Failed Security Vetting But Was Appointed by Starmer Anyway
• 'The Government Doesn't Run The Government': Starmer Insists He Won't Resign Over Mandelson-Epstein Scandal
• Starmer's Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as U.K. leader
• Senate passes short-term extension of overseas spying authority
• Madison Square Garden's Facial Recognition Program Is Now a Civil Liberties Problem
• The Chinese cyber-attack that could have stolen data from every American
• White House works to give US agencies Anthropic Mythos AI
• Tucker Carlson suggests Trump might be the Antichrist after president's AI image of himself as Jesus
• There Are Signs of a Massive AI Backlash - It's a powder keg
• Reese Witherspoon warns AI is three times more likely to replace women
• Elon Musk Proposes 'Universal High Income' Payments to Address AI-Driven Job Displacement
• Robot Dogs Patrolling Precious Crops as Food Crisis Deepens - Meet the corn farmer's best friend
• 11th scientist death emerges in string of missing, dead officials with access to US secrets
• White House: 'No Stone Will Be Unturned' in Probe of 'Troubling Cases' of Missing, Deceased Scientists
• Artemis II Astronaut 'Broke Down' at Sight of Chaplain's Cross After Return to Earth
• Trump says first releases from Pentagon UFO study will come out 'very, very soon' after Phoenix rally tease
• Trump Says UFO Review Uncovered 'Interesting' Documents
• UFO cluster spotted over mysterious base tied to missing Air Force scientist
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Carlsberg Ridge
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Jurm, Afghanistan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Kuril Islands
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Modisi, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ternate, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kuril'sk, Russia
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 17,500ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Pico volcano system raised to V1 alert after increased seismicity in Faial - Pico channel, Portugal
• Devastating damage reported across multiple states after tornado outbreak hammers the Midwest
• Dangerous severe storms fire off strong tornadoes, 'monster' hail targeting 50M+ across 1,500 miles
• Severe hailstorm damages hundreds of homes in Bac Ha, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam
• Flooding triggers evacuations in Michigan as rivers surge and dam pressure increases
• Experts: California 'running out of fuel' as imports dry up, Trump needs to act to prevent crisis - Trump to rescue California? Professors estimate that California's inventories are as much as 30% below normal because of the state's climate policies
• Colombia convenes climate 'coalition of the willing' to break global fossil fuel deadlock
• Monk vanishes from secluded Scottish monastery 'accused of unauthorised exorcisms'
• MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged - Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president
• Over 160 Arrests in Turkish Crackdown on People Praising School Shootings Online
• Tyler Robinson defense witness argues against transparency, complains about 'sensational media coverage' in Charlie Kirk murder case
• Mamdani's NYC refuses to turn illegal alien charged with killing 4 in arson attack over to ICE: DHS
• Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons submits resignation letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin - According to a source, Lyons has overseen roughly 584,000 ICE deportations since Trump was inaugurated in 2025
• Cells of Chinese nationals illegally in US use gift card fraud to fund CCP: ICE director
• Germany Demographics: More Than One in Four People Now Have 'Migration History'
• Report: Spain May Grant Amnesty to Illegal Migrants with Criminal Records
• 10 House Republicans Join Democrats to Give 'Temporary' Amnesty to 350,000 Haitians
• Brandon Johnson says restaurant industry is 'tied to slavery,' demands reparations in Chicago
• Taxpayers on the hook for $18 MILLION to pay off sexual harassment settlements against congressmen
• California LGBTQ+ organization seeks $25M from state for gender-affirming care for minors
• Researchers eye potential Down syndrome fix via advanced gene editing