April 23rd, 2026

• ​Coup in Tehran? Hardline IRGC commander Vahidi reportedly seizes power over Iranian regime - Confusion over Iranian negotiating stance said to derive from intra-regime power struggle
• US says it is awaiting 'unified' Iranian position, amid reports of fractured leadership - White House offers no timeline for truce extension, as Israeli reports assert deadline is Sunday; source close to Trump says he wants to exhaust all options before again using force
• As Ceasefire Extended, Iranian Voice Describes Deepening Repression, Waning Hope Under Regime's Grip
• Trump, Pakistani sources say US-Iran talks could begin Friday as ceasefire extended - report
• Trump says Iran 'collapsing' over Hormuz blockade as IRGC attacks ships in key waterway
• Iran says it won't reopen Strait of Hormuz as long as US is blockading ports - Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, who's led Iran's delegation at negotiations, says opening key waterway 'not possible amid blatant violation of ceasefire'
• Trump: Iran is losing $500 million daily due to Hormuz blockade - U.S. president says Tehran is seeking the reopening of key oil route amid economic pressure
• 'We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,' IEA chief tells CNBC
• Bessent says 'many' U.S. allies have asked for currency swaps amid Iran war turbulence
• Bessent torches Democrat's 'sanctions relief' claims, calls $14B Iran/Russia charge a DNC talking point - Bessent said without the waivers oil prices could have hit $150 a barrel
• Iran attacks oil tankers in Hormuz, sending oil back above $101 a barrel - Oil-supply disruptions are starting to take hold, beyond $4-a-gallon gas
• Iran seizes pair of container ships, in first since start of war with US and Israel - UK maritime agency says Iranian forces also targeted a third vessel that they didn't capture; White House says seizures don't violate truce as 'these weren't US or Israeli ships'
• Panama denounces Iran for seizing ship flying its flag
• US intercepts Iran oil tankers in Asian waters as demining of Hormuz expected to take months
• Pentagon predicts 6 months needed to clear mines from Strait of Hormuz
• Iran hangs former nuclear employee for allegedly spying for Israel, aid groups say - Judiciary says Mehdi Farid, arrested in 2023, was executed for 'extensive cooperation' with Mossad; NGOs say he worked for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization
• Trump says eight Iranian women won't be executed, Iran disputes entire account
• Beautiful Iranian Women to Be Executed - Where Is the Radical Left? Where's the Pope?
• Donald Trump creates NATO 'naughty list' in bid to punish allies over Iran war
• GOP Blocks Yet Another Bid to Rein In Trump as Iran War Rolls On
• 'Another Holocaust': Netanyahu Tells Bereaved Families on Memorial Day of Iran Plot to Destroy Israel
• As internal divisions simmer, Lebanese see echoes of last century's civil war
• Hezbollah disarmament deadlock risks civil war, analysts say, as US prepares for Israel–Lebanon talks
• Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
• Lebanon 'no longer a pawn,' president says ahead of new Israel talks in Washington
• Lebanon said to seek one-month truce extension; Hezbollah again targets troops with drone
• Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire
• Body of journalist for pro-Hezbollah paper pulled from rubble of building hit in IDF strike
• Second French soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah attack on UN peacekeepers
• Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed in terror group's fight against Israel - As mass funerals held for slain operatives, parents say it is an honor that their children died 'defending' the country; some declare they are willing to sacrifice more
• Amb Huckabee to join US Israel-Lebanon talks as Beirut affirms it won't be intimidated by Hezbollah
• High Court convenes to hear petitions demanding Oct. 7 state inquiry, without audience
• Government representative tells High Court that Oct. 7 should only be probed after war won
• Palestinian man shot dead amid settler attack on West Bank town near Ramallah
• Palestinian boy, 14, among two killed in settler attack near West Bank school - Local officials and witnesses say attackers shot at students first then at those who arrived to help
• Settler arson attack reportedly wounds 8 Palestinians, including baby; police launch probe
• Dozens of settler activists cross into Syria and Lebanon, are escorted out by IDF - Incidents are latest attempts by fringe groups to establish settlements in territory held by Israeli military beyond its borders; IDF condemns 'criminal offense'
• Mamdani administration won't use a codified antisemitism definition, representative says - Head of City Hall office for combating discrimination against Jews says IHRA outline junked by Mamdani will not be replaced; NYPD says 'kill Zionists' graffiti not necessarily a hate crime
• Alan Dershowitz leaves Democratic Party, calling it the 'most anti-Israel' in US history - High-profile attorney, whose clients have included Trump and Epstein, says party let hard-left fringe go mainstream; joins GOP, which he says has kept antisemites on the sidelines
• Teen pleads guilty to arson at London synagogue, says he has 'no hate' toward Jews - 17-year-old prosecuted in latest attack on UK Jewish institution says he didn't know it was a synagogue; police still seeking two other suspects
• Christians for Israel director warns of rising antisemitism in Netherlands, urges believers to speak out
• Turkey, Syria & Jordan reveal plan for rail corridor to cut out Israel, reroute trade from Gulf to Europe
• New War in Europe? Russian Citizens in Moldova's Breakaway Republic of Transnistria Allegedly Under Threat, as Moscow Vows To Protect Them at Any Cost
• EU launches procedure to unblock 90bn Euro Ukraine loan and new Russia sanctions
• US turns to Ukrainian counter-drone tech after Iran attacks, sources say
• Energy Wars: Russia Will Shut Flow of Druzhba Pipeline Oil Into Germany
• Pentagon says Navy secretary is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader
• DHS Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Placed on Leave Amid Allegations She Used "Sugar Daddies" to Fund Lavish Lifestyle
• Republicans fear succession of government shutdowns under Trump
• Trump Blasts 'Rigged' Virginia Redistricting Vote
• Famous UFO Researcher David Wilcock Dead from 'Apparent Suicide' Two Days After Posting Video Warning About How it's 'Scary' that 'Scientists Are Going Missing,' Previously Posted About How He's Not Suicidal
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Houma, Tonga
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Luganville, Vanuatu
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Miyako, Japan
• 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles near Silver Springs, NV on April 22
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 23,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Extreme rainfall in New Zealand causes devastating flooding in Wellington - A month's worth of rain fell in the capital city of Wellington, triggering landslides and massive flooding that washed away homes and cars
• Slow-moving monster storm hammers Michigan, dubbed "ice tsunami"
• Major late-season winter storm forecast to bring up to 50 cm (20 inches) of snow and freezing rain to northern Manitoba, Canada
• Multi-state Red Flag Warnings issued as strong winds and very low humidity raise wildfire danger across the central U.S.
• Pineland Road Fire explodes to over 6,000 ha (16,000 acres) as over 100 fires burn across Georgia
• Large wildfire damages structures in Otsuchi, Japan
• Two trains collide in Denmark, injuring 17 people, emergency service says
• Trump reads from Bible in America 250 event that critics accuse of Christian nationalism - Marathon reading of 66 books recognized by Protestants sees US president read 2 Chronicles passage often used to promote dubious claim that US was meant to be a Christian nation
• Texas can require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, US court rules - American conservatives laud victory for 'moral values' as ruling signals boost to similar legislation in other red states; law's challengers plan to take case to Supreme Court
• Trump's deportation push could cost Republicans in midterm elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
• New Report From Conservative Think Tank Claims Gavin Newsom Spent a Billion Dollars to Import 400,000 Illegal Aliens
• Philadelphia: Two Armed Thugs with Rifles Steal $1.8 Million from Brinks Armored Truck in Broad Daylight - Suspects Escape Clean
• Flashback: Charlie Kirk Called Out the Southern Poverty Law Center as a 'Hate Group' Back in 2023
• Gates Foundation to Cut Hundreds of Jobs Amid Epstein Investigation
• Trans Utah father kidnaps 10-year-old child for sex change surgery in Cuba, plot thwarted by FBI
• 'MY LIFE, MY CHOICE' Healthy Brit mum, 56, travels to Swiss suicide clinic to end her life over grief at losing son, 23, in tragic accident
• Democrats Mock RFK Jr.'s Neurological Disorder During Senate Hearing: 'Like a Raccoon Being Castrated'