July 15, 2026

• ​Jeffries opposes effort to cut all aid to Israel, but calls for 'urgent change' to relationship - The House minority leader stopped short of backing a total aid cutoff while suggesting direct military aid should end when the current MOU expires
• Top Democrat in US House says he won't support bill to cut off US aid to Israel - But Hakeem Jeffries urges 'major reset' in ties between Washington and Jerusalem, which he says 'has an advanced economy and is capable of paying for its own sophisticated weapons'
• Analysis: As two-state hopes fade, more US Jews are open to a one-state future for the Middle East - Nearly half of Jewish Americans under 35 now support a binational state, a poll finds, reviving an idea long considered anti-Zionist – though many say they're emotionally attached to Israel
• Middle East allies rushing new pipelines, port to bypass Iran's grip on Strait of Hormuz
• US military says it hit dozens of Iranian targets during 7-hour wave of strikes
• Jordan says it downed 3 Iranian missiles fired at the kingdom
• Netanyahu warns of 'far more powerful' response than before if Iran attacks
• US reimposes naval blockade as Trump threatens to ramp up strikes on Iran: 'You better make a deal' - US president demands Iranians 'get to the table and negotiate' while at same time saying his negotiators just spoke with Tehran, which claims overnight attacks on Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain
• Trump Says US Will Continue Nightly Attacks Against Iran, Says Bridges and Power Plants Will Be Hit Next Week "Unless They Get to the Table and Negotiate"
• US Central Command Announces Fourth Consecutive Day of Strikes in Iran as Naval Blockade Resumes
• Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn Hormuz will stay closed 'until US ends its acts of aggression'
• After blocking Hormuz, Iran signals it could ramp up pressure and shut Red Sea gateway, too - Analysts say Tehran looking at 'nuclear option' of ordering Houthis to close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, extending the threat to global trade and energy supplies beyond the Gulf
• CENTCOM Releases Unclassified Footage of Latest Wave of Attacks Against Iran - US Military Strikes Two Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
• Trump Replaces 20% Fee With Gulf Trade Deals
• US halts removal of refuelers from Ben Gurion Airport, but Israel says only 20 can stay - Tens of thousands of passengers' flight tickets could be canceled as the US military aircraft crowd out civilian planes; US said to fume at decision that harms military preparedness
• Office of Iran's Former Leader Denies a New York Times Report on an Israeli Plot to Elevate Him
• Iran executes two men convicted of links to Islamic State, planning attacks - Tehran says two men part of cell operating along Iran-Iraq border, were hanged after final decision from Supreme Court
• Sixth round of Israel-Lebanon talks begins in Rome, with focus on IDF pullout 'pilot'
• Lebanon arrests 'high-level agent' close to Hezbollah for allegedly spying for Israel - Judicial official says man handed Israel precise intelligence that led to the killing of four top security leaders and others; he was detained at airport trying to leave country
• Hamas' supposed gov't 'dissolution' hasn't changed Gaza situation, as first int'l troops arrive - Failure to hand over weapons, violence against Gazans, proves terror group still holds power
• Israeli strike on police post in north Gaza kills seven, officials say
• U.N. Says Hamas Forces Interfered With Aid Distribution at a Gaza Site
• FBI snares an American heir indicted for allegedly bankrolling anti-cop, pro-Hamas communist revolution - Chambers, who praised the Oct. 7 attacks as a 'moment of hope,' faces extradition after Spanish police detained him
• Government says $431 million allocated last month for 34 new West Bank settlements
• US lawmaker detained by settlers says lack of punishment shows Israeli complicity - Israel's 'genocidal' response to October 7 and the 'apartheid' conditions in the West Bank lead Ro Khanna to drop 'pro-Israel progressive' label he was using 4 years ago
• Far-Left Ro Khanna's Own Video From the Scene Completely Destroys His 'Detained by Violent Settlers and IDF' Hoax - No Detention Visible as He Lied About Coordinating with Israel
• European Union seeks to advance trade ban on Israeli settlements - Foreign ministers debated various measures, but outright ban had the most support, EU policy chief Kaja Kallas says; opinions differ on approval needed for stricter sanctions
• Knesset votes to freeze arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders amid IDF manpower crisis - Bill passes 58-54 despite legal warnings, IDF opposition
• Knesset passes law banning arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, legitimizing ongoing mass non-enlistment - Petitions against law filed to High Court; deputy minister quits in protest; Netanyahu skips vote, is denounced as 'traitor' by opposition MK; all ultra-Orthodox MKs proudly acknowledge they have relatives who could benefit from the law
• Trump said to urge Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops from Syria, Lebanon in recent call - US leader reportedly told PM 'they don't want you there'; Jerusalem and Beirut hold talks on IDF withdrawals from 'pilot zones,' with FM Sa'ar saying Israel is ready to move ahead
• IDF chief denounces 'inconceivable' bill that will freeze most ultra-Orthodox enlistment
• Anti-Israel US activist Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging 'conspiracy' against him - Khalil claims pro-Israel groups plotted with Trump administration to prosecute him and pro-Palestinian activists to shield Jewish state from criticism
• UK outlaws IRGC, Tehran-backed terror group behind antisemitic attacks
• Church of England urges study of Palestinian Christian document accusing Israel of genocide - Text 'risks undermining decades of careful relationship-building' between Christians and Jews, warns UK's chief rabbi
• Church of England delivers the final death knell to Israel - It was the legislative body of the church, called the General Synod, which overwhelmingly voted in favor of a motion to "hear a Palestinian Christian text that describes the State of Israel as a 'colonial enterprise built on racism.'"
• Archaeological teams uncover Second Temple period artifacts at ancient Shiloh
• Iraq seizes mounds of gold and millions in cash from officials in corruption crackdown
• US to End Military Presence in Iraq by Sept. 30
• China Purges Top Official Over Corruption and Sex Charges
• Ukraine launched a first-of-its-kind robotic amphibious assault, deploying a gun-toting robot from a drone boat
• Ukraine Sea Drone Sinks Russian Ship Near Compound Said to Be Linked to Putin - Attack shows extent to which the drones have helped Kyiv exercise greater control in the Black Sea
• Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands - and for King Charles to back decolonisation
• Caribbean demands Britain give up territories as reparation for slavery
• From the 'Hand of God' to the Falklands War: World Cup Semifinals Match Between England and Argentina Turns Into a Geopolitical Battle
• Zelensky's Honoring of Nazi Collaborators and War Criminals Gets Reprimanded by European Parliament - 60% of Polish Citizens Now Againts Ukraine's Ascension to the EU
• Russia Sanctions Bill Championed by Graham Would Give Trump New Tariff Powers
• US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal - Government has been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump's tariffs
• Trump Administration Launches Global Campaign Against ICC, Calls Court a Threat to U.S. Sovereignty
• Trump Says FBI Wasting Time on Lindsey Graham Investigation, Wishes Senator Had Taken Better Care of Himself
• Jimmy Kimmel guest host jokes about Lindsey Graham's death and show getting 'pulled off the air again' - Ike Barinholtz also made fun of Mitch McConnell's health scare, saying, 'I hope you get the quality healthcare you've fought so hard to deny everyone else'
• GOP Sen. Ron Johnson says he's not sure McConnell photo with Chao is new
• AOC suggests passing legislation to limit the length of sudden absences: 'This is not normal'
• Grassley Reveals Jack Smith Spied on 44 Members of Congress - Actually Read Their Text Messages - And Lied Under Oath About It
• Constitutional alarm raised after DOJ records reveal Jack Smith got private texts from 44 lawmakers
• Amy Coney Barrett says she wore bulletproof vest after Dobbs leak as SCOTUS seeks more security
• Susan Collins Slams Chuck Schumer, public officials over rhetoric targeting SCOTUS amid threats against justices
• Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Calls on House Speaker to Attach SAVE America Act to All Appropriation Bills - Dares John Thune to Strip It Out and Face the Consequences
• House Votes 215-211 in Favor of Special Rules Resolution to Add SAVE America Act to National Defense Authorization Act
• Elissa Slotkin claims passing the SAVE America Act would make it harder for Dems to win elections, 'disenfranchise married women'
• Trump Confirms His Speech on Thursday Will Be About Elections Amid Reports of Bombshell Foreign Interference Reveal
• Trump teases Thursday speech about elections: 'Our country has to shape up'
• Wayne Root: President Trump is About to Declare a "National Security Emergency for Elections." Democrats and Liberal Media are Panicked and Hysterical. And It All Starts Thursday Night with Presidential Address to Nation.
• D.C. Circuit Vacates Ruling Against USPS Over 2020 Mail Voting Changes
• Donald Trump trolls 3 countries with AI map showing America annexing territories
• IBM stock craters 25%, the worst day on record, after company issues second-quarter earnings warning
• $68bn wiped off IBM on its worst day ever - Computing giant suffers record share slump as AI boom eats into Silicon Valley giants' bottom lines
• Global smartphone shipments hit 13-year low as big tech shifts to meet AI demand over consumer electronics
• IBM sends 'shockwave' through tech industry with AI warning
• New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
• 'God is punishing the politicians': anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela - Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention
• Strong M6.2 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Pichigua, Peru
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Fiji region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near False Pass, Alaska
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near False Pass, Alaska
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Mabiton, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Sugal, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Valparaiso, Chile
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Noda, Japan
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 39,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 24,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 13,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Super Typhoon Bavi Hurls Rare 20-Foot 'Mega Swell' at Taiwan
• Tornado injures four and damages 75 homes in Ca Mau, Vietnam
• Level 4 flash flood threat issued for South Texas as life-threatening, multiday flooding submerges roads
• One of Earth's most intense heat domes to hit East Coast, smashing temperature records
• Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires moves into the Great Lakes and Northeast
• Canadian wildfire smoke to invade US again, spreading thick haze, extremely poor air quality to millions - Wildfire smoke concentration could be thick enough to produce some orange skies reminiscent of the Mars-like skies that enveloped New York City in June 2023
• Churches and clergy among targets in anti-Christian incidents across Europe
• Amnesty International UK expresses 'regret' over report that branded Christian groups 'anti-rights'
• Trump DOJ's Harmeet Dhillon Slams Fort Worth PD - Threatens Full Investigation Over Viewpoint Discrimination Against Christian Street Preachers at Pride Event
• Newsom-appointed judge gives illegal immigrant less than 5 years in prison after he kills 3 in semi-truck crash
• ICE Agents Directed to Immediately End Traffic Stops Nationwide Following ICE-Involved Shootings in Texas, Maine
• "Abolish ICE" - Zohran Mamdani Trashes ICE, Defends Man Who Attempted to Ram Agents in Maine
• Asylum Seeker Suspected Of Brutally Murdering "Anti-ICE" American Wife Arrested in Jordan After Fleeing Ireland
• Brutal killing of 11-year-old highlights unrelenting sexual violence in India
• NJ babysitter brazenly left video evidence of sex abuse of toddler in diapers for mom to find: docs
• Dem congressional candidate admits she hid pro-LGBTQ views to appeal to Muslim voters in Washington state
• Transgender Person Who Fled the United States for the Netherlands Now Complains About Being Harassed by Muslims There
• Med school deans come up empty in tense hearing when asked point blank if men can have babies: 'Ridiculous' - Miller grilled UCLA and UCSF deans on whether gender identity courses are undermining basic biological science
• Same-Sex Couple Sues Surrogate After She Refused Request to Abort Baby With Cleft Lip
• Amy Coney Barrett Details Chilling Threats Her Family Has Faced by Crazed Leftists Following Roe v. Wade Leak
• USDA releases 400 million flies to fight flesh-eating screwworm attacking Texas livestock
• Taco Bell investigated as lettuce emerges as possible source of cyclosporiasis outbreak - Federal and state agencies reportedly reviewing whether Taco Bell contributed to Michigan's largest-ever parasite outbreak
• Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires' bacteria as outbreak reaches 60 cases
• Germany Ends COVID Vaccine Recommendation for Healthy People
• Investigation launched into extremely rare cancer striking kids in CA enclave: 'Deeply concerning'
• Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak reaches 1 926 cases in DRC as U.S. tightens travel measures