April 30th, 2026

• ​Analysis: Are the Isaac Accords reframing ancient relationships for a modern world?
• Sa'ar: No sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, 'at least in coming months' - "For now, as you know, President Trump doesn't support that," said the Israeli foreign minister
• Khanna: I Worry About 'Moral Costs' of Iran War and 'Threatening Wiping Out Iranian Civilization'
• Trump Vows to Maintain Iran Blockade Until Nuclear Terms Met - Tehran Threatens 'Unprecedented' Response
• Trump said prepping for extended Iran blockade, says Tehran 'better get smart soon' - 'No more Mr. Nice Guy,' US president declares, adds Iran's leaders 'don't know how to sign a nonnuclear deal'; Hegseth to testify before US Congress for first time since war's start
• Trump Vows 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' in 4 AM Iran Threat Featuring Image of Himself With Gun
• After rejecting Iran's proposal to open Hormuz, Trump says talks ongoing over the phone - US president: Iran 'choking like a stuffed pig'; Iranian parliament speaker says Trump imposing blockade to make Iran 'collapse from within'; Hegseth: War has cost $25 billion
• U.S. Tightens Sanctions as Iran Admits Sting of 'Major' Leadership Losses
• Iran's Ghalibaf says US blockade aims to 'make us collapse from within'
• Iranians Feel the Pain as Their Economy Descends Into a Death Spiral - Businesses are closing, unemployment is soaring and food is increasingly unaffordable
• As Hormuz Traffic Stalls, U.S. Pitches New Coalition to Get Ships Moving Again - State Department cable shows the Trump administration wants other nations to form an alliance to help jump-start ship traffic
• Price of oil rises as Iran talks remain stalled and Strait of Hormuz closed - Financial expert says US blockade of Iranian ports strains oil system, with consequences for future prices, while Qatar warns of 'frozen conflict' if resolution is not found
• $200 oil - and two other scenarios - could tip the world into recession, says this global bank
• European airlines face biggest crisis since COVID as Iran war drives up fuel costs
• The Global Energy Order Is Breaking Down - Iran war is accelerating shift from an oil market structured around economic efficiency toward one shaped by politics and conflict
• Pentagon may be understating severity of US missile stockpile shortage - report
• JD Vance Slams Reporting He's Concerned About Missile Depletion - Then Says He Is Concerned About It
• Iran-linked hackers publish personal data on US Marines in Mideast
• Iran War Fuels Surge in Piracy Off Somalia Coast - EU Agency Reports 3 Hijackings in Past Week
• U.K. investigates attacks on Jewish targets for possible links to Iran
• German Intelligence Warns of Rising Iran-Linked Terror Threat
• Trump Mulls Reducing Troop Presence in Germany After Iran Feud
• Likud minister contradicts Netanyahu, says US limiting Israel's actions in Lebanon
• IDF chief says there's 'no ceasefire' in south Lebanon amid continued fighting with Hezbollah
• IDF strikes Hezbollah launcher inside civilian building
• Lebanese soldier said killed in Israeli strike, Hezbollah fires 2 rockets at north amid truce
• IDF destroys largest-ever Hezbollah tunnel system in southern Lebanon in earth-shaking explosion - Two separate tunnels were built over a decade with Iranian funding
• IDF says senior Hamas intel operative who helped plan Oct. 7 killed in Gaza strike
• New maps provided to aid groups show expanded zone of IDF control in Gaza - Maps include orange line with a restricted area comprising some 11% of Strip's territory, bringing two-thirds of Gazan land under Israeli charge
• Navy begins intercepting Gaza flotilla hundreds of miles from the Strip
• Ex-Mossad chief says Israeli settler violence reminds him of the Holocaust - Tamir Pardo adds that curbing settler assaults could spark a civil war in Israel
• Two Jewish men badly wounded in terrorist stabbing attack in London's Golders Green; assailant arrested
• After terrorist stabs 2 Jewish men in London, PM Netanyahu slams UK gov't 'weakness', demands action
• Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', says government terror adviser after Golders Green attack
• Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was 'likely' - Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn't send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration, instead having mobile patrols 'check in'
• Haredi anti-draft protesters block entrance to Jerusalem, are dispersed after 2 hours
• Haredi yeshivas with draft dodgers will no longer receive tax-exempt donations, AG says
• Commentary: Israel heads toward its most fateful elections, with law and order, governance and morality at stake
• Bennett unveils 'Israeli Renaissance' plan, says alliance will replace Netanyahu
• In interview blitz, Bennett vows to fire politicized officials if elected PM - Former premier says he's seen 'crazy things' in 'political' Israel Police; urges Eisenkot to 'display leadership' and join union; warns Haredi draft evasion 'killing our soldiers'
• Netanyahu trial cross-examination interrupted as he leaves for urgent security meeting
• Report: ICC prosecutor who sought arrest warrants for PM Netanyahu was promised protection by Qatar - Report backs earlier claims of Qatari probe aimed at silencing ICC staffer accusing prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual assault
• Israel faces uphill battle against Wikipedia disinformation, critics warn of 'knowledge poisoning'
• After 650 years, Brussels church removes antisemitic stained glass window, apologizes for killing of Jews - Brussels archbishop says antisemitism 'stands in contradiction to the Gospel of Christ'
• US to deny green cards over 'antisemitic' views - Trump administration to deny green cards to applicants with record of anti-Israel speech
• Tensions escalate as Mayor Mamdani won't march in annual NYC Israel Parade
• Man pleads guilty to plotting jihadist attack on 2024 Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
• Over half of South Sudan's population faces acute hunger crisis
• Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university
• 'War crime': Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike - Civilian casualties in Kunar raise tensions as Pakistan denies role, casting shadow over ceasefire and peace talks
• France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks
• Mali's Tuareg rebels say Russian fighters must withdraw from country
• Zelenskyy opens door to Ukrainian arms exports in wartime - New rules will allow Ukrainian firms to sell surplus, war-tested arms abroad while ensuring domestic forces get priority and sensitive tech stays protected
• Russia Scales Back Victory Day Parade, Fearing Ukrainian Drone Strikes
• Japanese PM Begins Defense Review amid Growing Threats from China and Russia
• Bongino says he fears retaliation after finding 'mother lode' of Crossfire Hurricane docs at FBI
• James Comey surrenders over '8647' post & placed under arrest as defiant ex-FBI boss is 'unafraid' of second indictment
• CBS's Major Garrett Grills AG Blanche On Whether DOJ Will Charge MAGA Influencer for Making the Exact Same Comment Comey Did
• Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Challenge to E. Jean Carroll Defamation Verdict
• Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act and aids GOP efforts to control the House
• Republicans Could Gain DOZENS of House Seats After SCOTUS Outlaws Racial Gerrymandering
• Supreme Court rules using race in redistricting is unconstitutional - The Supreme Court held that the Voting Rights Act "did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district."
• Obama Slams Supreme Court Ruling Voiding Race-Based Gerrymandering
• Kamala Harris Slams Supreme Court Ruling Voiding Race-Based Gerrymandering: 'Guts The Voting Rights Act'
• 'I love it!': Trump applauds SCOTUS ruling against using race in redistricting
• Alabama Republicans push for new congressional map after seismic Supreme Court ruling: 'It's time to act'
• California GOP Rep Kiley blasts slams nation's 'gerrymandering war'
• Former French Ambassador Says Trump Will Try to 'Rig' Midterms Amid U.S. 'Civil War'
• House approves renewal of warrantless spy powers resolution despite concerns - The legislation, which still needs to pass the Senate by Friday, will renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight - Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There's more to come.
• How AI's threat to entry-level jobs is turning gen Z into 'Generation Entrepreneur'
• A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons - Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces
• Panic as United Airlines flight strikes drone 3,000 feet over San Diego
• Lawmakers press FBI over suspicious deaths of UFO-linked insiders
• The Admiral Who Says Atlantis Is Real and the Aliens Are Already Here - Timothy Gallaudet says he knows aliens have come to Earth; he just doesn't know what their intentions are
• Mysterious green glow in Hawaii sky likely rare atmospheric phenomenon - A mysterious green ripple in the sky over Hawaii has flummoxed the government and military, but a rare atmospheric phenomenon is likely the culprit
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Prince Edward Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Prince Edward Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Prince Edward Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Prince Edward Islands region
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Aras-asan, Philippines
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 27,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 10,000ft
• EF3 Texas tornado shreds homes, buildings following weekend twisters near Dallas-Fort Worth
• Giant hail up to 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) reported in Texas, destructive 10.2 cm (4 inches) hail swath impacts Missouri
• Bengaluru storm kills 10 as hail, record rain and strong winds impact city, India
• Floods leave at least 24 dead across western Yemen as rainfall continues
• More than 60 percent of U.S. is covered by drought as impacts worsen - See where one of the worst droughts so far this century is hitting hardest and continues to deepen
• Highway 41 Fire explodes to 2,023 ha (5,000 acres) near Everglades National Park, Florida
• Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds - Scientists find annual sea surface temperatures across Europe reached highest levels recorded, while deadly wildfires set large parts of continent ablaze
• 'A new power': Trump not invited to climate conference attended by 60 countries
• Epstein Obtained Objects From Islam's Holiest Site for His Island 'Mosque'
• ISWAP Gunmen Kill 29 Christians in Nigeria in One of Several Attacks This Week
• Video: Rosie O'Donnell Suggests Third Trump Assassination Attempt was a Hoax
• The Emergence of the High-IQ Political Attacker - In a shift from the past, more accused violent assailants have striking academic records. 'We're seeing a new breed of individual.'
• Ohio Costco worker shot to death by customer for telling him not to enter store with gun
• US Indicts Mexican Governor of Sinaloa on Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges
• Fox News Media Vice President Fired After Getting Caught on Hidden Camera Bragging About Charging '$4,000 Strip Club Bills' to Fox Corporate Cards
• Harvey Weinstein Rape Accuser Tells Jury 'He Treated Me Like He Owned Me'
• A Forced Threesome and Then a Rape, Actress Jessica Mann Tearfully Tells the Jury in Harvey Weinstein's NYC Trial
• Vermont Christian school wins suit after being banned for protesting trans player in girls' basketball
• Supreme Court Unanimously Slaps Down New Jersey AG's Targeting of Pro-Life Pregnancy Center
• Trump Appeals Judge's Order Upending Kennedy's Vaccine Policies
• RFK Jr. is holding up $600M in vaccines for poor countries - The distributor of the shots said it would cost tens of thousands of lives
• COVID Vaccine Hearing Exposes Deliberate Blind Eye to 'Overwhelming Evidence of Harm'