August 15th, 2026

• Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank chief says - In bid to skirt US and international sanctions, Islamic Republic seeks to build on its 2024 accession to bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
• Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
• Trump says he'll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz 'US territory' - US president urges Americans to accept slightly higher gas prices for the 'great service' of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear bomb, dismisses concerns about conditions aboard aircraft carrier
• Iran's military rejects Trump's claims of US control over Strait of Hormuz as 'lies'
• Iran formalizes Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel - Washington threatens Iran with 'economic isolation the world has never seen before' but remains unable to break Iran's grip on Hormuz
• Tankers attacked as Tehran, Trump battle over control of Strait of Hormuz
• Tankers attacked as Tehran, Trump battle over control of Strait of Hormuz
• Houthi attack on Yemeni port city kills 8, government official says amid strained truce - Iran-backed group also claims drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery, as UN warns of highest risk of renewed civil war since 2022 truce, as humanitarian crisis deepens
• 'People were burning': Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack - Internationally recognized Yemeni authorities say 6 people were killed, at least 9 wounded when Iran-backed rebels launched three missiles at vessel as it was coming into port
• Hezbollah chief says Lebanon-Israel deal humiliates the nation and its army - In speech marking anniversary of Second Lebanon War, Naim Qassem accuses Lebanese authorities of giving up on 'dignity,' signing off on whatever Jerusalem demands
• IDF confirms killing Hamas commander who held multiple Israelis hostage in Gaza
• Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7? Thousands of plaintiffs are taking the PA to court, arguing that its financial and employment policies toward convicted terrorists create a link to the Hamas massacre
• 'Hamas terrorists operate freely': IDF Gaza surveillance troops say warnings go unheeded like before Oct 7
• Amb Huckabee praises Israeli settler leaders for condemning 'siege' on Palestinian homes in Qusra - IDF evacuates outpost again on Friday after activists rebuilt tent
• US said pushing silent Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in Qusra
• Trump said to call Netanyahu 'his own worst enemy' as PM vies for election endorsement - Trump unwilling to back premier's reelection bid due to poor performance in the polls, Axios reports; PM's aide reportedly insists to president 'he's winning'
• Netanyahu calls UK an 'Islamic republic,' jokes it would be first one with nukes
• 'Completely unacceptable': UK condemns Netanyahu for calling Britain an 'Islamic republic'
• NYPD: Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, attacks congregant - Suspect charged with multiple hate crimes after incident at Central Synagogue, days after rabbis warned Mamdani about his rhetoric; nobody seriously hurt
• Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power - The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one. But threats are starting to crack their veneer of stability and control.
• 2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
• Trump Imposes 100% Tariffs on Some Chinese Drones Over National Security Concerns
• North Korea's latest missile tests are unusual. Ukraine should be wary - Kim Jong Un's silence over missile tests earlier this month raises possibility that Pyongyang is refining weapons for use by its ally Russia
• Huntsville Defense Firm Unveils Homegrown "Firefly" Laser That Zaps Enemy Drones in Seconds
• NATO aircraft shoot down drone over Latvia, which blames 'Russian electromagnetic warfare'
• At the Front in Ukraine, It's a Battle of Drones
• War Is Squeezing Another Global Chokepoint: The Black Sea - Russia ramps up attacks on grain shipments while Ukraine strikes oil tankers, putting global markets on edge
• Russia shuts down key Black Sea export terminal in Novorossiysk after drone attack, Reuters reports
• Massive Explosion Shatters Italian Factory South of Rome That Supplies Munitions to Ukraine
• Ukrainian Prosecutor Joe Biden Fired for Investigating Hunter's Burisma Just Exposed $350 Billion in U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Meant for Ukraine Going Straight to Globalist Networks
• The US national debt is about to reach $40 trillion milestone - and it's likely to hit $50 trillion soon
• Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing
• From Argentina to El Salvador: How Latin America is breaking up with socialism - Cuba and Nicaragua are on the cusp of collapse
• DOJ refers to Air Force One threat as 'assassination attempt' in ballroom appeal
• 'Status-Oriented Animals': Michael Saylor Disputes Elon Musk's Prediction that AI Will Make Money Irrelevant
• Near Mount Rainier, mysterious sightings continue to baffle the public - Kenneth Arnold's 1947 Mount Rainier sighting helped launch America's UFO obsession and turned 'flying saucer' into a household term
• Hopes fade in Colombia as critical window to find quake survivors shuts - Death toll reaches 281 after 7.4 magnitude tremor, with 379 people still missing; thousands of families sheltering in makeshift camps after some 13,000 homes destroyed
• Colombia Faces 'Sanitary Challenge' as Bodies Decay Under Earthquake Rubble and Funeral Homes Crowd
• Huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia quickly followed by second 6.2 shock as tsunami warning issued
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Ende, Indonesia
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Balleny Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Otura, Spain
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ende, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ruteng, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ende, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ende, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ende, Indonesia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Ende, Indonesia
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 18,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mount Etna continues to belch lava and ash, affecting air traffic over Sicily
• Lala Threatens Rare Hurricane Landfall on Hawaii's Big Island
• Life-threatening flooding possible in Hawaii from Tropical Storm Lala - Extreme ocean heat across the Pacific will give the storm a moisture boost
• Record rainfall, floods and outages hit Chiba, leaving at least 8 dead, Japan
• Low water in Rome's drought-hit Tiber River exposes ancient ruins of Nero's Bridge
• It's Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down - Governments are freaking out
• From Europe to Asia, floods to heatwaves, world experiences weather shocks
• Two slicks appear in Gulf as huge oil spill off Oman threatens disaster - One slick appeared off the southern tip of Weshm Island, while a smaller one was spotted near Sirri Island in the center of the Gulf
• Geert Wilders Writes: We Should be Worried About Demographic Change, Not Climate Change
• President Trump Brings Another American Home-Announces Return of Christian Missionary Kevin Rideout Who Was Kidnapped and Held by Jihadi Terrorists in West Africa
• US military intervention in Nigeria didn't stop escalating attacks on Christians, lawyer says
• New York Magazine dubs NYC 'Habibi City' amid growing Arab, Muslim influence
• Dallas Airport Cancels Plans to Install Islamic Foot Washing Stations After Governor Abbott Intervenes
• The Trump administration is reducing legal pathways for immigrant kids to stay in the US - A flurry of Justice Department rulings are starting to impact the deportation proceedings of thousands of children
• State Department abolishes 'ideologically extreme and discriminatory' DEI policies in Foreign Service
• Woke Ex-Cambridge University Professor Once Hailed as "Diversity's Poster Boy" Before Massive Plagiarism Scandal Ruined His Career is Found Dead
• Lawsuit: Hugh Hefner Alerted FBI to Epstein Abuse in 2005
• Horrific: University of Illinois Chicago Offers Monthly Stipend to Clinicians Who Complete Abortion Training
• Even Democrat Lawmakers Opposed 'Barbaric' Massachusetts Abortion Law
• Trump Administration Joins Fight for Texas Newborn Whose Surrogate Mother Refused to Abort Him
• Parents Who Demanded Abortion Now Have Custody of Baby Gabriel After Surrogate Risked Everything to Save Him
• FDA upgrades egg recall to highest risk level as salmonella sickens dozens across several states
• Ex-ABC News correspondent claims network overhauled his COVID lab leak report after sending copy to Fauci - Terry Moran said he was 'absolutely livid' over alleged changes made to his 'Nightline' segment