April 1st, 2026

• ​Pakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East - Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker role
• US Mideast Allies including Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Others, Urge President Trump to Continue War on Iran
• Gulf allies press Trump to escalate Iran war - Saudi and Emirati-led Gulf bloc urges Trump to intensify the Iran campaign and consider a ground invasion, even as he eyes Arab cost-sharing for the conflict
• Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia want to create a consortium to manage Hormuz
• President Trump Tells Europe and Gulf States to Fix the Strait of Hormuz Themselves Amid Reports That He is Willing to End War Without Reopening Strait - "You'll Have to Start Learning How to Fight for Yourself. Go Get Your Own Oil!"
• Europe hardens stance against Trump's war in risk to NATO
• More key US allies block military flights as Iran war rift widens with Trump - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called out the Royal Navy, while Trump told European allies to 'build up some delayed courage' and secure the Strait of Hormuz themselves
• Hegseth calls on US allies to 'step up' over Strait of Hormuz - "The president is pointing out you don't have much of an alliance if you have countries that are not willing to stand with you when you need them."
• Marco Rubio pledges to 'reexamine' NATO membership after US denied access to European military bases for Iran war: 'One way street'
• Washington questions NATO alliance, as Spain fences off airspace
• Trump lashes out at UK and France, telling allies 'the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore'
• Israel halts defense trade with France, citing 'hostile attitude'
• US deploys 3rd aircraft carrier - the USS George WH Bush - to Middle East as Iran war rumbles on
• Satellite images begin to show damage wrought across the region by Iran war - Images reveal burning ships in Iranian military port next to Strait of Hormuz, damage to an Iranian military base, and destruction at air bases across the Gulf
• All critical, essential targets within Iran to be destroyed before Passover, IDF announces
• IDF strikes Iranian regime chemical manufacturer
• Advisor to Iran's top military chief killed in attack by US, Israel
• US war on Iran 'last best chance' to avoid a nuclear Islamic regime, Rubio says - "Under no circumstances can a country run by radical Shia clerics with an apocalyptic vision of the future ever possess nuclear weapons," Rubio said in a video statement
• Trump: No deal needed to end the war, Iran won't be able to obtain a nuke 'for years' - US president says war 'coming to an end' even as he keeps amassing troops for potential invasion, expresses doubts Tehran can reach buried uranium; Netanyahu: Iranian nuclear production abilities 'smashed'
• Trump: I don't 'even think about' Iran's enriched uranium, 'it's so deeply buried'
• Hacked hospitals, hidden spyware: Iran conflict shows how digital fight is ingrained in warfare
• Nearly half of tech firms struggling with worker shortages due to Iran war - Companies report that more than a quarter of their workforce is absent because of reserve duty, closure of educational frameworks, and security restrictions
• Iran war 'shock' is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says - The International Monetary Fund warned that the war in Iran was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions
• Iran threatens US companies in Mideast, gas prices rise.
• Pete Hegseth denies his broker tried to make weapons investments before Iran war
• US says Iran war at decisive moment, Tehran threatens US businesses in region
• Iran moderates pushing Trump deal risk being 'eliminated' as regime fractures deepen
• Iran warns of executions, asset seizures for spying or aiding 'hostile states' - Judiciary spokesman says even sharing photos or videos that could aid enemy targeting may be treated as providing intel, says there will be no leniency
• 'Axis of terror is beginning to collapse' Zamir says as IDF, US continue strikes across Iran
• 8 lightly hurt by cluster bombs in central Israel as Iranian attacks persist across region
• As Trump signals retreat from war, Israel may have to keep fighting Iranian threat
• Lapid: Netanyahu incapable of reaching victory, is dismantling Israel from within - Opposition leader rejects PM's claim that Israel has inflicted '10 plagues' on Iran-led axis, noting that Hamas still rules Gaza, Hezbollah continues to fire rockets and that a Khamenei heads Iran
• Coalition to advance ultra-Orthodox draft exemption bill after pause due to Iran war
• Facing a resurgent Hezbollah, Israel slouches back to a security zone in Lebanon
• Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
• Katz: IDF to establish security zone 20 miles deep into Lebanon - The defense minister said residents of Southern Lebanon would be barred from returning "until the safety and security of northern Israeli residents is ensured."
• Katz says Israel will demolish Lebanon border villages, create Gaza-style buffer zone
• Israel to destroy 'all houses' near Lebanon border, defence minister says
• Israel Targets Hezbollah Fighters Disguised as Paramedics as Terror Group Continues to Exploit Civilian Sites
• UN probe shows roadside blast killed 2 UNIFIL troops; IDF: Hezbollah planted bombs
• Alleged Mossad spy escapes Hezbollah detention thanks to IDF strike in Beirut — report
• American Journalist Kidnapped by Iranian-Backed Militias in Central Baghdad
• Iran's 'basement' Chinese drone networks spark fears of sleeper cell attacks on US soil
• Toronto Police Allow Anti-Israel Protests Outside Synagogue, Other Jewish Sites
• Contributor for far-left outlet calls for 'wiping out Israel,' says Israelis 'mustn't feel safe' - Publication co-founder Ryan Grim says outlet won't 'police the language of anyone who survived a genocide'
• On last day in office, UNRWA head urges probe into alleged IDF killing of nearly 400 workers
• PA, rights groups denounce death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror - Palestinian Authority President Abbas says legislation violates international and humanitarian law; Hamas threatens attacks to retaliate for law's passage
• After uprooting Palestinian hamlets, extremist settlers set sights on purge of entire West Bank - As settler violence escalates, apparently under cover of Iran war, some behind the attacks appear to be pursuing a deliberate campaign aimed at ethnically cleansing the whole territory
• Israel refused normalization with Syria last minute, says Al-Sharaa - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said that although his government reached good points, Israel changed its mind "at the last minute."
• Mass casualty event declared after a Ukrainian drone strike hit one of Russia's largest petrochemical complexes
• At least 29 dead after Russian military plane crashes in Crimea
• Putin's Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World
• EU diplomats meet in Ukraine to pledge support for Russia war crimes tribunal - The Kremlin's crimes cannot go "unpunished," High Representative Kaja Kallas says
• Cuba's Crisis Is the Product of Communism, Not the U.S. Blockade
• Fidel Castro's 'Influencer' Grandson Would Welcome a Deal Between Cuba and the US, Says Most Cubans 'Want to Be Capitalists'
• State Department Reopens Embassy in Venezuela Following Maduro Capture
• Bombshell Report: EU Watchdog Exposes Romania's Judicial Coup Against the People, Says Top Court Rewrote Rules to Stop Georgescu
• Obama Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Aimed at Ending Federal Funding For NPR, PBS
• Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Construction on Privately Funded White House Ballroom
• Bomb Shelters and a Drone-Proof Roof: Trump Says Ballroom Is a Matter of Security
• Comer Says 2020 Census Errors May Have Shifted House Seats to Democrats
• Trump To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting With New Executive Order
• Trump signs executive order creating a verifiable national voter list
• President Trump Signs Executive Order on Mail-in Voting - Will Require DHS to Verify US Citizens Who Are Eligible to Vote
• Pelosi Says Trump and Republicans May Hack Into Voting Machines to Rig Vote Count in 2026 Midterm Elections
• Florida election volunteer arrested for allegedly stealing computer access key during training
• Council Race Turns Bizarre as Woman Defends Getting Elected with Much-Younger-Looking AI Photo: 'That Really Is Me'
• Chatbot aims to help rescuers defuse acute anxiety, right after traumatic events - Ben-Gurion University team hopes free trilingual AI application will be adopted widely in Israel, Diaspora, and Arabian Gulf
• Oracle lays off up to 30,000 in 6 am email, focuses on AI data centers
• Matt Gaetz claims US military is breeding aliens with abducted humans to make hybrid race
• U.S astronauts set to embark on historic return to lunar orbit in Artemis II mission
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Gorontalo, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Sola, Vanuatu
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near The Valley, Anguilla
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 29,000ft
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Severe thunderstorms leave four dead and nine injured across northern Vietnam
• Floods leave 34 dead and affect over 310,000 people in Malawi
• Rain-related incidents kill 9 and injure over 42 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan.
• Massive Saharan dust storm sweeps across Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania, Africa
• Gunmen on bikes storm Nigeria village on Palm Sunday, killing at least 20
• Sheriff Who Handled Surrender of Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect Abruptly Resigns After 30 Years
• Wisconsin Woman Charged with First-Degree Homicide After Stabbing 14-Year-Old Daughter to Death to 'Protect Her from Elon Musk'
• DeSantis calls for impeachment of judge for releasing sex offender who then allegedly killed stepdaughter
• Providence mayor demands removal of 'divisive' mural of Iryna Zarutska, slain by career criminal
• Guatemalan illegal immigrant charged with murder in stabbing of VA man
• Trump administration planning international summit on countering antifa violence
• Democratic Party Official Arrested After Allegedly Injuring a Disabled Veteran at a 'No Kings' Protest
• Parents fear their children born in the US could become 'stateless' if Trump wins birthright case
• Giuliani loses bid to toss $10 million sexual assault lawsuit
• DeSantis calls for impeachment of judge for releasing sex offender who then allegedly killed stepdaughter
• Wisconsin high school teacher charged with sexual assault of students, allegedly gave minors wine - Nadia Horn, 22, faces up to 40 years in prison after allegedly admitting to sexual encounters with multiple 16-year-old students
• 61-Year-Old Woman Executed in Wisconsin by Gender-Confused Deranged Ex-Coworker Who Targeted Her for Being a Trump Supporter, Legacy Media Refusing to Cover This Politically Motivated Murder
• Daily Mail Exposes Kristi Noem's Husband in Shocking 'Cross-Dressing' Photo Scandal and Explicit Messages
• Bimbofication Bombshell: Kristi Noem 'Devastated' As Husband's Secret Fetish Life Exposed
• Shock Whistleblower May Have Blown Open ICE Barbie Husband's Secret - An undocumented immigrant may have been the one to leak damning information about Noem's husband
• New Idaho law forces Boise mayor to remove pride flag from gov building on trans day of visibility
• Supreme Court Rules 8-1 Against Colorado's Ban on 'Conversion Therapy' for Minors - Justice Jackson Dissents
• Rogan warns of US 'population collapse' due to toxic chemicals and delayed parenthood tank birth rates
• Trump vows to investigate Spain's euthanasia of Noelia Castillo who opted for suicide after gang rape, paralysis - "We are also aware of reports that Ms. Castillo expressed hesitancy to undergo euthanasia in her final hours, but that these indications were ignored."