April 25th, 2026

• Netanyahu says he hid prostate cancer from public because of Iran war - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he delayed revealing his diagnosis to prevent Iran from using it as "propaganda." He said treatment had left "no trace" of the cancer.
• Trump's war powers deadline sets up showdown with Congress - Political tensions in Washington are rising over President Donald Trump's authority to continue the fighting. At the center of the dispute is the 1973 War Powers Resolution, under which the president must halt military action after 60 days unless Congress approves its continuation.
• 'The time for free-riding is over': Hegseth calls out NATO allies not getting involved in Strait of Hormuz 55 days into war - "Europe and Asia have benefited from our protection for decades, but the time for free-riding is over."
• Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
• US freezes $344 million in cryptocurrency said to be linked to Iran
• Europe gas prices top $10 a gallon as Iran conflict drives surge - High gas prices are accelerating the collapse of public opinion against the Iran conflict
• US imposes sanctions on China-based refinery and 40 shippers of Iranian oil
• Trump: Iran Is on a Deadline, Oil Infrastructure Soon to Be Damaged by Lack of Exports
• Iran takes seized ships to port, countries check on seafarers' safety
• Three US aircraft carriers now operating in the Middle East - The "George H.W. Bush" just arrived in the Middle East, according to CENTCOM
• Hegseth: US 'Ironclad' Blockade on Iran 'Going Global': "From the Gulf of Oman to the open oceans, our Navy is enforcing this blockade without hesitation or apology."
• Iranian Charged in Alleged Plot to Smuggle Iranians to US
• Iran hangs man for role in protests, claims he was working for Mossad
• US Hopes for Progress, but Iran Says Don't Count on Direct Talks
• Trump says Iran to make offer aimed at meeting US demands, as Iranian FM arrives in Pakistan
• Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire three weeks, Trump says - "The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah."
• Netanyahu finally comments on Lebanon ceasefire extension, accuses Hezbollah of trying to sabotage truce
• Hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists killed in 24 hours before Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, IDF reveals
• Amid truce, Hezbollah attacks IDF in south Lebanon; troops kill 6 gunmen in Bint Jbeil
• IDF warns: Lebanon ceasefire on shaky legs due to Hezbollah attacks ahead of next round of Beirut-Jerusalem talks - Hezbollah terrorist surrenders to IDF after Christian residents beat and stab him
• IDF uncovers Hezbollah stronghold 25-meter underground in southern Lebanon
• IDF says troops captured member of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force in south Lebanon
• IDF says it killed several armed Hamas operatives who 'posed threat' to troops in Gaza
• PA holds local elections, including first in parts of Gaza since 2007 Hamas takeover - Election is one of the reforms demanded in Trump's Gaza peace plan, but no faction other than Abbas's Fatah has put forward a party slate; vote in Gaza'sDeir al-Balah largely symbolic
• UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was 'reasonable'
• Iran-affiliated group claims attacks on Jewish targets in Skopje & Munich as antisemitism continues across Europe - Germany charges Syrian man who planned knife & bomb attack on Jews and 'infidels'
• Hasidic sect in northern Israel churns out child brides and covers up sex abuse - Community-wide cover-up by Bratslavers in Yavne'el preventing authorities from gauging full scale of 'dysfunctional' marriages, Haaretz reports
• EU approves 20th sanctions package against Russia and $105 billion loan to Ukraine - Russia vows to retaliate after sanctions imposed on oil and gas, the linchpin of Russia's economy; loan to Ukraine comes just before the war-torn state was set to run out of money
• US and EU sign critical minerals pact to reduce China reliance
• Trump laments world becoming 'casino' after soldier charged in Maduro raid bet
• DOJ drops probe against Jerome Powell over Fed renovation cost overruns - "I have directed my office to close our investigation as the IG undertakes this inquiry."
• Ilhan Omar Given May 5th Deadline to Produce Documents on Massive Feeding Our Future Fraud Scandal After Refusing to Appear at Minnesota House Hearing
• More Trouble for Swalwell: Allegedly Used Campaign Cash to Pay Lawyer Representing Him Against Sexual Misconduct Accusations
• 'Send a Pretty Girl': Army Nuclear Surety Chief Andrew Hugg Removed From Pentagon Following Undercover 'Honey-Pot' Revelations
• Wayne Root: Read the Shocking Story of A Obama and Hillary Criminal Scandal, Conspiracy and Coverup - That Until Now No One Knew About. I Have the American Hero and Whistleblower Who is a Witness to the Crime and is Willing to Testify.
• Trump: Scrap 2020 Election If SPLC Fraud Proves True
• NAACP defends SPLC despite DOJ indictment revealing KKK funding - The SPLC was "manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred." The NAACP still stands with them
• Senate Republicans Bench Trump's Voting Bill - Republican lawmakers do not have the appetite to bring the SAVE America Act back to the floor. "That horse has left the barn"
• Inside the House Dem push to impeach Trump on Day 1 if they retake the House
• Five stories Democrats told during Trump's 2019 Ukraine impeachment have fallen apart - Years of belated bombshells have eroded most of the narrative Democrats sold to America, from the credibility of the initial whistleblower to Joe Biden's claims
• Allowing Censorship of Military Retirees Like Sen. Mark Kelly Would Set a Chilling and Dangerous Precedent - To justify punishing a legislator for his speech, a FIRE brief notes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth relies on a Supreme Court precedent that is clearly inapposite
• The FBI's Alleged Probe of a Reporter for 'Stalking' Breaks New Ground in Criminalizing Journalism
• The reporters at this news site are AI bots. OpenAI's super PAC appears to be funding it.
• New AI start-up 'Sinceerly' adds typos to make emails look human-written - The owner called it the "anti-Grammarly tool."
• State Dept Warns of Alleged AI Thefts by DeepSeek, Other China Firms
• 'Clearly me': AI drama accused of stealing faces - Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.
• OpenAI CEO Apologizes for Not Flagging Mass Shooting Suspect to Police - Sam Altman said AI company will work more closely with governments to prevent future tragedies
• Over 600,000 people using SBC International Mission Board AI tool 'FaithBot'
• Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past
• US Nuclear Scientist Fired For Leaking Sensitive National Security Information to Stranger
• X2.5 solar flare erupts at 08:13 UTC, second X-class event of April 24
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Akutan, Alaska
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Vallenar, Chile
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 13,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Violent EF4 tornado injures 10 in Enid, Oklahoma, emergency declared in Garfield and Kay counties
• At least 10 injured, homes destroyed after tornadoes hit northern Oklahoma
• Twister sisters: 'Satellite tornado' amazes storm chaser in Oklahoma - A storm chaser got to see a rare weather phenomenon in Oklahoma on Thursday: A pair of tornadoes, one circling the other
• Spring storm with violent winds, up to 50 centimetres of snow pummels Alberta
• Wildfire destroys more than 80 homes in Brantley County, Georgia
• Chemical-spraying drones stolen in New Jersey as expert warns of 'nightmare scenario'
• Head-On Bus Crash Near Pentagon Stop Leaves 23 Injured, Including Ten Defense Department Employees
• UK Police Arrest a Pastor for Preaching the Gospel: A Disturbing Sign for Christian Free Speech
• Egyptian Christian Could Face Death Penalty on Terrorism Charges for Criticizing Islam
• US military kills two suspected narco-terrorists in strike on drug-trafficking vessel in the Pacific - The operation marks the latest in a series of SOUTHCOM strikes targeting cartel-linked trafficking operations
• Accused of Funding Hate Groups, Southern Poverty Law Center Has History of Targeting Christians
• A Win Against Mass Migration: Italian Plans to Send Failed 'Asylum Seekers' to Albanian Camps Get Green Light by EU Court Adviser
• Trump push to restrain birthright citizenship gets ammo from unlikely source: liberal polling group
• "He Won't Be Missed" - Trump Calls On Schumer To Resign After ICE, CBP Comments
• Protestors gather outside Baldwin facility as immigrant detainees held by ICE launch hunger strike
• Illegal Alien Machete Rampage in Green Bay: Nicaraguan National Hacks Up Ex-Girlfriend and Her New Boyfriend in Brutal Home Invasion
• 'Like a Scene Out of a Horror Movie': Illegal Alien Arrested After Punching Mother in the Face and Savagely Biting and Trying to Eat Her Three-Year-Old Daughter's Face in Unprovoked Texas Park Attack
• Mother of Feral NYC Teen Who Body-Slammed and Stomped 15-Year-Old Girl's Head Defends Violent Son, Claims Victim 'Bullied' Him After She Refused to Give Him Her Phone Number
• North Carolina superintendent defends children's Pride book featuring BDSM gear because children may see it 'in their community'
• Washington lawsuit over foster parents being forced to go along with child sex changes goes forward - "Washington state is putting its own ideological agenda ahead of children's needs."
• Dem Congressional Candidate Accidentally Exposes the Horrors of IVF with Her Pro-Abortion Argument
• Bill to legalize assisted dying in England, Wales fails
• World Cup hosts accused of 'savage' stray dog massacre to clear streets as blood stains city
• Three psychedelic drugs to undergo 'ultra-fast' FDA review after Trump order - The recent moves reflect growing support for the mind-altering substances among Trump's supporters