April 27th, 2026

• ​Report: Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to help defend UAE during Iran war - Move is first time the missile defense system has been deployed outside Israel and the US, according to Axios, which says UAE-Israel ties closer than ever
• Report: Iran has caused billions in damage to US military bases in Gulf region
• Iran reportedly uses Pakistani and regional militias to suppress protests
• As some hijabs come off in Iran and enforcement eases, locals fear it's temporary - 'No real change has taken place in people's freedom,' laments Tehran resident, with women fearing authorities are distracted by the US-Israeli war, and will crack down again later
• Two Israeli Air Force technicians charged for spying for Tehran
• Brent Oil Tops $107 Per Barrel as US-Iran Peace Talks Stall
• Trickle-down impacts of Middle East war: As oil prices surge and key shipping routes close because of the war in the Middle East, the downstream effects are impacting different markets around the world, from pistachios and bananas to luxury leather goods, as industries are being forced to adapt to disrupted supply chains and increased costs
• Trump on Betting Activity Tied to Global Conflicts: 'I'm Not Happy with Any of That Stuff'
• Iran's Leaders Try to Show Unity After Trump Mocks Power Struggle in Tehran
• Iran said to propose deal to reopen Hormuz and end war, while delaying talks on nuclear program
• Iran diplomacy stalls as Hormuz becomes focal point of mediation efforts - Trump says although Iran 'offered a lot' in most recent proposal, it was still 'not enough;' Tehran tries persuading Oman to support mechanism to collect tolls in strait
• Uncertainty over Iran ceasefire after Trump cancels planned peace talks in Pakistan - Trump says if Iran wants negotiations 'all they have to do is call'
• Vance and Trump allies invoke 'just war theory' to legitimize Iran action. Experts say it 'fails every single criteria' - 'Trump's threat to end civilization is one of the most blatant violations of proportionality in the history of modern warfare'
• El-Sisi warns Middle East faces 'attempts to redraw map', calls for Gulf role in any Iran deal
• Unusual and concerning Egyptian military exercise near Israeli border - Security officials in communities near the Israel-Egypt border notified of live-fire exercises just 100 meters away
• Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire tested as rocket fire prompts Israeli response
• IDF soldier killed in south Lebanon drone attack as Israel, Hezbollah trade fire and blame
• Israel says it will attack Hezbollah 'forcefully' as four killed in strikes on southern Lebanon
• Netanyahu nixes this year's mass Lag B'Omer festivities on Mount Meron, citing fragility of Lebanon truce
• Israel exposes Hamas terror funding network funneling millions, jails key operatives
• 70,000 Gazans offered chance to vote in PA municipal elections for first time in years
• PA leader Abbas's loyalists win local elections, including in Gaza's Deir al‑Balah
• 'You're lucky you're not soap bars': Jews forced to leave rally marking WWII end in Italy - Members joining march under banners of British Army's Nazi-fighting Jewish Brigade and other Jewish organizations are insulted and prevented from continuing
• US reportedly denying green cards over anti-Israel social media posts - Immigration agents told to look out for support for 'antisemitic terrorism, ideologies or groups,' or participation in anti-Israel campus protests, New York Times reports
• Alan Dershowitz: I can't stay in an anti-Israel party; 'Democratic Party is going into the waste bin of history'
• President Herzog holds off on PM Netanyahu pardon decision, urges plea deal - Herzog said to favor plea bargain, which could lead to political exit for prime minister
• Rebuffing Netanyahu's pardon request, at least for now, Herzog calls for new plea deal talks - President's office confirms New York Times report that he wants to mediate arbitration in prime minister's corruption trial, pitting attorney general against Netanyahu's lawyer
• Netanyahu testimony, set to resume after monthslong break, canceled at last minute - PM's lawyer cites security concerns, preempting cross-examination in ongoing corruption trial, after Herzog rebuffed pardon request
• New 'Likud B' initiative emerges as right-wing party seek to bypass PM Netanyahu
• Two former Israeli prime ministers join forces against Netanyahu in upcoming elections
• 'This feeling is called hope': Old-new partners Bennett and Lapid try to oust Netanyahu again
• Bennett-Lapid reunion jolts electoral race, but path to unseating Netanyahu elusive as ever
• Launching joint slate, Bennett and Lapid promise 'the era of division is over' - 'We are uniting today to win the elections and to establish a Zionist government,' says Lapid
• High Court orders government to impose financial sanctions on Haredi draft evaders - In unanimous decision, court says government has failed to implement previous rulings, calls police refusal to arrest ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers an 'unacceptable mass violation of law'
• Israeli drone-ID technology reaches US commercial breakthrough
• Negev Desert becomes Israel's global tech frontier
• East Jerusalem residents anguished as homes demolished to make way for biblical park
• Israel appoints first ambassador to Somaliland after recognition of breakaway region - Michael Lotem, currently roving economic envoy to Africa, will take up position after Israel last year became first country to recognize territory's independence from Somalia
• Syria's first public trial of Assad-era officials begins in Damascus - Bereaved families demand death penalty, starting with Atef Najib, a former general and cousin of the ousted dictator who was allegedly behind the torture of children in 2011
• Kim Jong Un inherits Iran's proxies under nuclear umbrella - North Korea's latest missile test shows Pyongyang is drawing lessons from Israel's last bout with Iran, calibrating its arsenal to defeat Western defenses, while vowing to provide a nuclear deterrent if asked by Tehran or its allies
• Beijing lashes out at EU after Chinese firms included in latest Russia sanctions
• Zelensky accuses Russia of attacking nuclear plant on 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster
• At least 16 dead in strikes across Ukraine and Russia on Chernobyl anniversary
• Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age - Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operators
• Mali's junta in crisis as rebels seize towns and military bases after killing defence chief
• Mali defense minister killed; Russia's Africa Corps withdraws from rebel-held town - Mali's defense minister, Sadio Camara, with ties to Russia, was killed in an insurgent attack near Bamako, claimed by an al Qaeda affiliate
• Highway Bomb Massacre: Terrorist Attack by FARCS Guerilla Group Kills at Least 19 People in Colombia Ahead of Next Month's Elections
• New 'Troubles'? Car Bomb Explodes Outside Police Station in Northern Ireland
• Trump's WHCA dinner with the press turns into night of tears and terror
• The Guardian: White House journalists' gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence - Shooting reveals how political violence has become feature of American life on a night dedicated to press freedom
• CNN pundit claimed Trump 'wants us dead' just before WHCD attack - "The Correspondents' Association was trying to sort of mend some fences with a guy who wants us dead."
• Secret Service officer saved after phone stops bullet at White House Correspondents' Dinner
• Cole Allen traveled from LA to DC via train, was a guest at Washington Hilton before trying to 'target' Trump admin
• Accused White House correspondents' dinner shooter is California tutor, computer programmer
• Wannabe Trump Assassin Cole Allen is Graduate of Caltech, Donated to Kamala Harris
• Suspected White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooter Donated to Democrat Fundraising Machine ActBlue
• White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect Wrote Manifesto, Attended No Kings Protest, Senior Trump Official Says
• WHCD gunman Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto, wanted to take out officials: 'The Friendly Federal Assassin'
• Obama says motive unclear despite manifesto outlining alleged targets in WHCD shooting
• Trump blasts "disgrace" of "60 Minutes" question about manifesto allegations
• Trump: Suspect's Manifesto Shows Anti-Christian Hate
• Report: Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner Attacker Bought Guns Legally
• Democrat Pushes 'Military-Grade Weapons' Ban After WHCD Handgun/Shotgun Attack
• Raskin: WHCD Shooting Could Be 'Moment of Unity' for Universal Background Checks
• WaPo: Correspondents' dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials
• WHCD shooter mocked event security as 'incompetent' in manifesto after entering as hotel guest with multiple firearms
• Report: Alleged WHCD Attacker Used Hotel Staircase to Bypass Security
• Kari Lake, Ajit Pai, and Other Attendees Expose Shockingly Relaxed Security at White House Correspondents' Dinner: 'No Bag Check. No Real Screening. Just Waved Through.'
• Pressure builds to oust Wiles after Trump dinner shooting: "Susie oversees the Secret Service, and it's failure after failure after failure, and she gets no blame"
• Trump: 'I Hate to Say I'm Honored' by Repeated Assassination Attempts, 'They Go After the Most Impactful People'
• 'Staged Theatrical Event': Bluesky Leftists Insist Latest Trump Assassination Attempt Was a False Flag
• Actress Mia Farrow Suggests Trump May Have Staged WHCD Shooting to 'Raise His Approval Ratings'
• MS NOW hosts call out 'disturbing' left-wing theories that WHCD shooting was a 'false flag'
• Leftist agitators held up signs calling for death to Trump amid WHCD attack - Some signs included messages such as, "death to tyrants," "death to all of them," and "yes, they deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell."
• CNN (4/23/26): How would an assassination attempt be 'staged'?
• Karoline Leavitt Made Bizarre 'Shots Fired' Brag Minutes Before Shooting
• Days Before Latest Trump Assassination Attempt, Jimmy Kimmel Gave Mock White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech Taunting First Lady Melania: "Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow"
• Wisconsin brewery laments Trump didn't die during WHCD attack, promises free beer when he does - Minocqua Brewing Company had previously promoted a message on social media stating it would offer "Free beer, all day long, the day [Trump] dies."
• Trump says shooting proves need for his White House ballroom
• Trump: White House correspondents' dinner shooting 'would never have happened' with WH ballroom - "It cannot be built fast enough!" Trump says
• Fetterman calls on Democrats to 'drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom' after shooting - "We were there front and center. That venue wasn't built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government," Fetterman wrote on Sunday.
• Senator Ron Johnson On the Importance of Fully Funding DHS , "This Obnoxious Obstruction by Democrats Cannot Go On"
• Jeffries says Trump impeachment not a top priority if Dems win House majority
• Trump renews call to 'terminate' filibuster over SAVE America Act impasse
• Manitoba moves to ban youth from social media, AI platforms
• Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn't working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents' IDs
• Apple, Google Caught 'Helping Users' Find Apps That Can Deepfake Nude Pictures of Real People, and Worse Kids Are Vulnerable Too
• AI is making it very easy for the government to spy on you. Some lawmakers are worried. AI's increasing ability to sift through data and track Americans' locations has some lawmakers reconsidering parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
• Elite Wall Street Law Firm Sullivan & Cromwell Apologizes to Federal Judge for AI Hallucinations in Court Filing
• NYT: Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch - Fidelity Investments notified a customer that her phone number and email address had been removed from her profile. When she logged in, her accounts and savings were nowhere to be found
• 'Hyperscale' data center project in Utah - expected to generate and consume more power than entire state - nears final approval
• A town of 7,000 planned so many data centers, it's like adding 51 Walmarts
• Google Says 75% of Fresh Code Now Generated by AI
• Zuck's Watching: Meta Tracks Employee Keystrokes to Train AI Models
• White House Accuses China of 'Deliberate, Industrial-Scale' Theft of AI Technology
• China unveils world's first coal fuel cell that can produce electricity with zero emission
• Now 13 Dead or Missing: Air Force Whistleblower OD'd Before Set to Testify About UFOs
• Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes part of northern Japan
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Miyako, Japan
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 12,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Floods leave at least 19 dead in Dominican Republic and Haiti
• U.S. wheat crops wither, herds thin as spring drought deepens
• Supreme Court to hear case that could limit pesticide liability - and divide MAHA from Trump
• The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink
• Iran war throttles global fluoride supply, impacting US waterworks
• Al Gore Warns 'The Day After Tomorrow' Ice Age Could Happen in 25 Years, 10 Years After 'Inconvenient Truth' Prophecies Failed
• The Apocalypse Goes Mainstream: About 40 percent of American adults believe that we are living in the "end times," according to a 2022 poll. Where did that idea come from?
• At Least 4 Christian Farmers Gunned Down in Their Fields by Motorcycle Mounted Islamists in Nigeria
• Mass shooting near Indiana University leaves multiple people injured, including teen
• The secret lives of cartel wives: The women behind Latin America's narco-empires
• Sexual misconduct scandals in Washington spark scramble for reforms, expedited investigations
• They left Congress in disgrace. Taxpayers could still pay their pensions. To toughen how Congress polices itself, a bill would prohibit members from receiving pensions if they are convicted of crimes including rape and sexual assault
• Eric Swalwell will still get pension, keep congressional perks despite resignation
• Former 'Home Alone' House Owner Found Dead After Being Charged in Child Porn Case
• Bible verse leads to trial in Europe. Growing crackdown threatens our US-UK values - Clive Johnston didn't mention abortion, but prosecutors say his sermon near a buffer zone could have 'influenced' patients
• Man diagnosed with ALS lost his speech can now communicate via Neuralink brain chip