April 20th, 2026

• ​Trump says talks to take place Tuesday, as Iran says it has 'no plans' to attend - Netanyahu says war is 'not over yet'
• Iran regime official criticizes U.S. 'maximalist' terms for deal to end war - Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh rejected the U.S. push for Iran to give up its stockpile of enriched uranium
• Trump threatens to knock out 'every single power plant' and 'every single bridge' in Iran - Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are flying to Islamabad for a last-ditch round of talks before the ceasefire expires this week
• US says it seized Iranian ship that tried to break blockade; Tehran vows to retaliate - Uncertainty mounts over truce's future; Iran accuses US of 'armed piracy
• US Navy destroyer 'blows a hole' through Iranian cargo ship that tried to break Hormuz blockade, Trump says
• Distress call captures tanker under fire, Iran shuts Hormuz trapping thousands of sailors
• Hormuz May Reopen Quickly, but Oil Flows Face a Long, Uneven Recovery - Even if tensions in the Strait of Hormuz ease and shipping lanes are formally reopened, the global oil system will not return to normal quickly
• Iran's entrepreneurs vexed as internet blackout chokes ability to earn and run firms
• Slain Iranian nuclear scientists raises alarm over uranium, expertise reaching black market - Nuclear experts say Iranian scientists may be willing to sell weapons expertise to states or non-state actors
• The real Iran threat is in black and white: It's even in their constitution - The 1979 document outlines a global totalitarian vision that tells us exactly who the regime is and what it seeks
• Netanyahu hints on Iran: Every time President Milei comes something happens - Prime Minister Netanyahu on Iran during a meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei: "It's not over yet, any moment could bring us new developments."
• 'Whether people like Israel or not': What six words in a Trump post reveal - Israel has just fought shoulder to shoulder with the US, yet Trump's choice of words suggests that Israel has shifted from a broadly accepted ally to a debated one
• Waltz says Trump has created 'best chance in our lifetime' to break Hezbollah's grip on Lebanon - Waltz pointed to first-ever direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in hopes of expanding Abraham Accords
• Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander before ceasefire began
• Report: IDF proceeding with demolition of south Lebanese towns despite ceasefire
• 26 years later, IDF restores its south Lebanon security zone - with key changes
• Turkey's FM accuses Israel of using security 'as an excuse to occupy more land' - Hakan Fidan lashes Netanyahu's 'fundamentalist' government, claims Israel trying to 'create a fait accompli' in Lebanon while US-Iran talks are ongoing
• Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked cross-border attack planned from area near Israel
• Iranian woman living in Los Angeles arrested for alleged trafficking of military equipment - Authorities said Mafi left Iran in 2013 and obtained permanent U.S. residency in 2016 during the Obama administration
• LA woman arrested on charge of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan - Iranian national, who is US permanent resident, to face charges that she brokered sale of 'drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition' between Iran and Sudan
• Spanish PM urges EU to end association agreement with Israel
• London Sees Third Attack on Jewish Sites in a Week, as Attempted Arsonist Targets Synagogue
• Britain's chief rabbi says Jews are facing campaign of violence after spate of arson attacks
• Attack 'sadly something we feared was coming', Jewish leaders say - The UK's chief rabbi has described the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester as "the tragic result of Jew hatred"
• Commentary: The thriving and lucrative business of antisemitism
• IDF says photo of soldier destroying Jesus statue in Lebanon is genuine, vows action
• Report: Hamas accused of sexual abuse, exploiting Gazan women for aid
• Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons
• Hamas officials claim terror group ready to hand over small weapons, rifles to Gazan police - NYT
• Hamas willing to give up only internal security arms as part of disarmament - report
• Smotrich urges PM to order the IDF to 'prepare for the full occupation' of Gaza - Far-right minister repeats call for rebuilding settlements in Strip; Likud minister calls reestablishment of West Bank settlement evacuated in 2005 'a moment of historical justice'
• NYT: Reckoning With Israel's 'One-State Reality'
• 'Killing the idea of a Palestinian state': West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur reestablished - 21 years later, Smotrich calls step 'historic correction to sinful expulsion from northern Samaria' under Disengagement plan; Peace Now: 'Stupid, wicked' move will add to IDF's burden
• Milei, Netanyahu announce Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires flights, ink strategic Isaac Accords - Netanyahu says South American political shifts mark return to 'alliance of freedom'; Argentinian president says Jerusalem embassy move reportedly halted due to Falklands dispute
• 16 Arab and Muslim nations react strongly after Israel appoints ambassador to Somaliland, condemning the appointment as "a flagrant violation" of Somalia's sovereignty
• As Israel approaches 78th Independence Day, its population stands at 10.244 million
• Israel Supreme Court justices accuse Levin of abusing power to block judicial appointments
• North Korea Ramps Up Ballistic Missile Tests With Fourth Series of Launches Just This Month
• North Korea again tests cluster munitions in launch observed by Kim and his daughter - Observers say the Iran war may have prompted North Korea to display its cluster bombs; Iran repeatedly fired such weapons at Israeli cities
• At Least Two Killed in Ukraine as Russian Drone Factory Also Hit
• Ukraine says it is employing new integrated drone-infantry warfare system
• 'Robots don't bleed': Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers
• Ukraine Moves to Replace Frontline Soldiers With 25,000 Ground Robots
• The World Is Running Out of People and It Has Nothing to Do With War, Disease, or Natural Disaster - Global population is declining, not from war or disease, but from prosperity. Fewer births, aging workforces, and a looming labor crisis that could reshape the world economy
• Carney says Canada's US ties have become 'weaknesses' that must be corrected
• UK PM Starmer faces tough week as scandal over his Epstein-linked pick for US ambassador refuses to die down
• British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal - Set to explain appointment of US envoy despite ties to disgraced financier, Starmer looks to stymie calls to quit, as opposition says he's 'taking the public for fools'
• FBI director says arrests are coming related to 2016 Russia probe: 'Never going to let this go'
• FBI Director Kash Patel Says 'Arrests Are Coming Soon' for Deep State Coup Plotters Who Tried to Rig Elections Against Trump, 'Comey Is Not the Only One'
• Rep. Anna Paulina Warns Of 'Major Purge' Coming to Capitol Hill - Says At Least Three More Members Could Be Exposed
• Report: Democrat Eric Swalwell Burned $75,000 of Defunct Campaign's Money on Hotels, Food, and Uber Rides
• Senator Rick Scott Weighs in on the SAVE America Act - "The Only Way This is Going to Happen is We Have to Blow Up the Filibuster"
• Harmeet Dhillon on DOJ Suing Multiple States and DC Over Access to Voter Rolls: "We Have Found at Least 350,000 Dead People Currently On the Voter Rolls"
• Georgia Election Workers Charged for Years-Long Healthcare Fraud Scheme
• Companies Are Selling Workers' Private Messages and Emails as AI Training Data
• Mark Zuckerberg to Axe 10 Percent of Meta's Workforce in May as AI Bloodbath Deepens
• Humanoid Robot Smashes Human Half Marathon Record in Beijing - Nearly 3x Faster Than Last Year!
• Comer warns 'something sinister' may be behind deaths, disappearances of 11 nuclear, space-linked scientists
• Major M7.4 earthquake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan, tsunami waves possible
• Warnings issued for imminent 3m tsunami after major earthquake
• Evacuate now, Japanese told after major earthquake triggers tsunami
• Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Tonga
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Miyako, Japan
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits the western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Maubara, Timor Leste
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near south of the Kermadec Islands
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 23,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Leak surge and pipe failures detected following earthquakes in San Ramon Valley, California
• EF-3 tornado confirmed near Cream, Wisconsin during April 17, 2026 outbreak; NWS La Crosse issues record 26 warnings
• Drone Captures 'Epic' View of Tornado Rip Tide in Ocean off Australia
• Chernobyl full of life as wildlife reoccupies a radioactive landscape
• Trump set to read Scripture from the Oval Office during 'America Reads the Bible' event starting Sunday - Organizer Bunni Pounds says 2 Chronicles 7:14 has been invoked on National Day of Prayer for 50 years
• Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image
• VP JD Vance Thanks Pope Leo XIV for Rejecting Media 'Debate' Narrative with Trump, 'He Will Be in Our Prayers, and I Hope That We'll Be in His'
• Cardinal Vigano Joins President Trump and Tells Pope Leo "He Should Get His Act Together"
• Eight people remain in hospital after Kyiv shooting, mayor says
• Eight Children Dead After Mass Shooting in Louisiana, Victims Range from 18 Months to 15 Years Old
• Multiple people shot during large fight at outdoor mall near the University of Iowa - Early reports indicate that 6 people have been hospitalize
• Hero Oklahoma principal who stopped school shooter honored as prom king
• Outrage in Italy: Nigerian Migrant Arrested After Killing and Cooking Cat on Makeshift BBQ Next to Children's Playground
• First openly gay DC police union chairman arrested on child sex crimes - Mahl communicated for several weeks with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old boy on Reddit
• Popular baby food brand hit by 'criminal act' as rat poison found in seized jar