July 22nd, 2026

• ​Trump to seek Congress approval for Saudi Arabia nuclear energy pact that lacks safeguards, sources say
• Iran Threatens Retaliation if US Hits Nuclear Sites
• Trump claims US will strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain 'probably pretty soon' - Israel said to believe Iran moved both centrifuges and enriched uranium to underground nuclear site last year; president downplays Houthi threats to block shipping in Red Sea
• Israel Believes Iran Moved Nuclear Centrifuges Into Pickaxe Mountain - The U.S. has reviewed the Israeli assessment, and President Trump has threatened to attack the site
• Israeli intelligence assesses Iran moved enriched uranium to Pickaxe Mountain - The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into tunnels deep inside the mountain as early as last fall
• US attacks Iran for 11th consecutive night - Explosions reported to have been heard in northwestern Iran's Tabriz, as well as capital Tehran and southern Iran
• Duckworth on Punishing Iran for Troops' Deaths: It's Trump's Fault
• UN's worst-case scenario: Energy and fertilizer shock from Iran war could push nearly 19 million more into chronic hunger by 2030
• Iran and Kuwait report attacks on water and power infrastructure as strikes escalate - Kuwait reported "severe damage" and advised civilians to ration power after Iranian attacks, while Iran said the U.S. struck a desalination plant that supplies water to thousands
• Iran is evading U.S. defenses to kill and wound American soldiers - it's not just that "one leaked through"
• Pentagon identifies 4th service member killed in recent days as U.S. carries out more strikes
• Bombs Away: Burnham 'approves use of British military bases for US strikes on Iran' as Trump vows he's 'not finished at all'
• The Pentagon, sinking billions into Iran war, is quickly running short on cash - With some funds set to dry up within weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed lawmakers to address the increasingly urgent shortfall
• Iran war has cost US $37.5 billion so far, Hegseth tells Senate as he asks for more funds - Pentagon chief warns US will 'face critical shortfalls' of armaments without the requested funding, as top general says he can't 'answer what it will cost' to 'get the job done'
• On Iran, a $37 billion price tag and no answers on how it ends
• Senators grill Hegseth, Caine on Iran war funding, claims of 'victory' - The secretary of defense accused Democrats of "cowardice" for opposing the Trump administration's funding request to continue military operations against Iran
• Mike Johnson Breaks With Trump On Iran War: 'We've Got To Wrap It Up'
• 'A persistent dark cloud': Trump faces a bleak new phase in Iran as GOP midterm anxiety grows
• Trump says midterms won't impact his Iran war plan - Republicans are increasingly anxious over the potential ramifications of the war amid rising gas prices and the death of three soldiers since fighting resumed
• Rand Paul: Need Hundreds of Thousands of Troops to Secure Strait, Iran Knows We Won't Do That
• Three tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning
• A Houthi Blockade Could Worsen an Already Fragile Oil Market - With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, the militant group's threats in the Red Sea jeopardize Saudi Arabia's main workaround for oil exports.
• 'It's truly hell here': airstrikes, repression and water shortages become 'new normal' for Iranians - Iranians describe how daily life is becoming ever harder as conflict continues and human rights crisis worsens
• Inside IDF's naval operations: Israel, US repeatedly hunted Iran's navy chief before succeeding
• DSA-Backed Candidates Mourn Iran Losing Power to Fund Hezbollah, Hamas
• Lebanese army enters southern town after Israeli withdrawal, in first test of US-brokered deal
• Meeting Trump in DC, Aoun says Lebanon will end hostility with Israel 'forever'
• Trump hosts Lebanon's Aoun, says he is open to talks with Hezbollah if asked by Beirut - Aoun: 'It's about time for Lebanon to be stable and secure'
• Trump says he ordered resumption of direct US-Lebanon flights for first time in decades - US president tells Lebanese counterpart he hopes others will again allow direct travel to 'this beautiful land,' though it appears highly unlikely American carriers will want to fly there soon
• Extremist settlers steal 200 goats from two Palestinian villages - report
• Report: Cabinet quietly okayed plan to curb settler violence; PM called phenomenon 'cancer'
• PA's massive military build-up in West Bank poses October 7-style threat to Israelis, report warns - Making the situation of particular concern, the report highlighted, is the fact that the Palestinian force is now armed with what is understood to be tens of thousands of weapons
• From AI to ideology, scholars look for answers to post-Oct. 7 antisemitism surge
• Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12, including family of six, medics say
• UN condemns Israeli attacks in Gaza, after raft of strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists
• Photos show Israel building miles-long earthen barrier inside area it holds in Gaza
• Thousands plan to march toward Gaza as IDF declares border area closed military zone
• Chickenpox surges in Gaza camps amid overcrowding and poor sanitation
• Where does new UK premier Andy Burnham stand on Israel and antisemitism? As Manchester mayor, he frequently spoke out against rising attacks against UK Jews, but community leaders have expressed worry over his framing of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza
• 'Elections are not a civil war': Herzog warns of 'dangerous violence' at outset of campaign - In address, president pleads for civility, commitment to election integrity; noting Tisha b'Av fast, Herzog stresses past eras of Jewish sovereignty were destroyed by infighting
• Don Lemon claims Trump's MAGA movement is 'closest thing' to modern Nazi Party without Holocaust
• Church of England engagement with pro-Palestine document will add to rising antisemitism, says Bishop of Blackburn
• How Michigan's Senate race is testing pro-Israel Jews' loyalty to the Democratic Party
• Van Jones: Dems Went 'Quiet' After Mamdani Betrayed One of His Backers for Someone Who Celebrated October 7
• Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Netanyahu, after repeated pledges to do so - New York City mayor reneges on campaign promise, saying he 'doesn't have the independent legal authority' to cuff Israel's premier
• Mamdani takes fire from both sides after saying he can't arrest Netanyahu - City and state lawmakers accuse NYC mayor of neglecting problems at home while grandstanding in international affairs
• Even CNN is Laughing at Mamdani for Thinking He Has the Authority to Arrest Netanyahu in New York City
• US mulls cutting ties with UN refugee agency, prompting diplomatic flurry - sources
• As Israel urged caution, these Syrian Jews lobbied the US to lift sanctions on Syria - Unlikely alliance between son of Palestinian refugees and Jewish cantor drives campaign to give second chance to new government - and let exiles visit their former home
• Turkey's ousted opposition leader says he is forming new party to take on Erdogan - Ozgur Ozel, who was forced out of post by controversial May court ruling, says he's leaving CHP for 'new beginning,' as weakened opposition looks to battle Erdogan's grip on power
• Ukraine bombs warehouses, targeting Wildberries - Russia's version of Amazon
• Zelensky ousts Ukraine's military commander as major shake-up continues
• Zelensky Removes Ukraine's Armed-Forces Chief After Days of Street Protests - Decision follows discussions with military commanders over war's direction
• If Ukraine Can Make This Big Gun, Patriot Missiles May Be Next - Kyiv signed a deal to make BAE Systems-designed howitzers, a potential test of the country's ability to make other sophisticated foreign weapons
• Canada snubs Trump as it joins Britain's fighter jet programme in fresh blow to US defence industry
• Canada reportedly scraps joint bridge celebration with US after Trump renews tariff threat
• Trump slaps Canada with 50% tariffs for 'discriminatory trade practices', Ontario premier promises 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliation
• Trump prepares fresh tariffs on dozens of countries, FT reports
• Treasury Department Stops Nearly $100M in Payments to Dead People
• RFK Jr. Freezes $1B in Medicaid to California, Minnesota over Fraud Fears
• Generic drugs face Trump's tariff shock: zero for 2 years, 100% in 2028, 200% after - The policy, effective from August 1, 2026 onwards, aims to boost production of generic medicines in the US
• 'We were at their mercy': inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet
• More Americans report shoplifting as inflation climbs, survey finds
• Trump Warns Democrat-Run States Are Going to Become 'Ghettos of the Future' as Rich People and Companies Flee
• Mitch McConnell's Aides Launch New Health Cover-Up
• Mitch McConnell's staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public
• 'Unconscionable and Impeachable': Experts Appalled at Report of Marco Rubio Acting as Venezuela 'Viceroy' - "Trump has turned Venezuela into an effective US colony," said one critic
• 'McCarthyite' Rubio Report Ripped as Attempt to Justify Trump Invasion of Cuba - Critics panned the publication for not only its warmongering but also "unfounded claims seeking to tar domestic movements for social change as agents of a foreign government."
• Mamdani demands Dems embrace democratic socialism for 2028
• Dave Portnoy Shocked by People Who Fled 'Countries That Are Disasters' Spreading Socialism Across US
• 'What is happening here?' GOP leader's 'Bolshevik takeover' warning baffles onlookers - "The Bolshevik takeover of the Democratic Party is in full swing," Scalise said. "Communism is on the ballot this November."
• Minnesota Democrat AG Keith Ellison Sparks Alarm as He Apparently Reveals His Party's Scheme to Steal the Midterm Elections
• 'Crazy' Trump election lawyers ready to 'spring on the American people' - A legal expert sounded the alarm on a pair of lawyers who he fears have a plot in mind for upcoming elections
• The top of Arizona's GOP ticket is littered with 2020 election deniers
• DOJ Opens Investigation Into ERIC State New Jersey Over 6,600 Illegal Alien Voter Registration Discrepancy
• Error Led to 400 Noncitizens Voting, New Jersey Governor Says - A 2023 software glitch at the state's Motor Vehicle Commission led to roughly 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote during the Murphy administration, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced
• New Jersey Dem Governor Makes Damning Admission: 'Serious Software Error' Allegedly Led to Registration of Thousands of Non-Citizens and Some of Them Voted
• Jake Tapper on Discovery of Thousands of Non-Citizen Voters in New Jersey: 'This is Not Good for Democrats'
• Bombshell: Muskegon Was Just Tip of Iceberg - Explosive Evidence from Michigan Clerks' Facebook Page Exposes Statewide Flood of Fake Voter Registration "Care Packages" from GBI Strategies
• Trump Admin Wins Huge Court Battle Over Mail-In Ballot Rule that Requires States Submit Voter Lists and Ballot Barcodes Before Postal Service Will Deliver Federal Ballots
• U.S. media may be hiding China's hacking because of financial ties to Beijing, analyst says - Trump is not pleased that American media outlets failed to vigorously cover his declassification and release of intelligence documents that detail Beijing's efforts to obtain millions of voter registration records
• Sebastian Kurz on AI technology advancing cybersecurity threats: 'Create a lot of chaos in our societies'
• France Joins a Global Move Toward to Restricting Social Media for Children
• 'Major step forward': French lawmakers approve social media ban for children under 15
• Google Is Building an A.I. Fence Around the Internet It Once Championed - As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google. Some website operators are crying foul.
• Here's what smart people are saying about OpenAI models hacking Hugging Face on their own - An AI agent broke out of its sandbox, got onto the internet, and broke into another company's systems all on its own, according to OpenAI
• OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach at startup
• Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron
• The AI Bubble Is No Ordinary Bubble - Tech companies need to generate huge revenues fast, or the economy could be in trouble
• Top American AI Execs Sound Alarm on Chinese Models - White House is divided on how to respond to recent advances in Chinese AI, has weighed crackdown measures
• The Man Who Runs the IRS Spied on Colleagues When He Worked at JPMorgan
• Chilling map shows where more than 117,000 surveillance cameras are hiding in the US
• Climate Activists Pelt Microsoft Data Center With Balloons Full of Acid - "We must join forces and resist the anti-democratic power of this small group of the very wealthiest."
• Marco Rubio says Venezuela's democratic transition will begin in early August - The US secretary of state reveals that Washington has already disbursed $180 million in earthquake aid
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands region
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kalbay, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Merizo Village, Guam
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Langsa, Indonesia
• Early morning earthquake reported in South Carolina - The quake registered at magnitude 1.4
• Sheveluch volcan on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 35,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Taal volcano in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• 6,500 Flights Disrupted From East Coast Thunderstorms
• Four tornadoes confirmed in central Pennsylvania, including EF2 in Huntingdon County
• Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens, to make landfall in Louisiana - Tropical Storm Bertha expected to track across the Gulf, bringing flooding rain, gusty winds, dangerous surf and rough seas from Florida to Louisiana and coastal Texas
• Nueces River reaches major flood stage at Cotulla, major flooding forecast at Tilden, Texas
• Widespread flooding kills 10, damages more than 23,000 homes in Chile
• Europe weather maps show 50C heatwave as tourists in Spain face hottest day ever
• Ontario experiencing worst wildfire season on record, early estimates suggest
• We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires - Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threat
• Boat Calamity: Ferry captain tests positive for drugs after capsize disaster leaves up to 110 people including children feared drowned
• Evangelical leaders sue to overturn religious symbol ban in Switzerland
• Televangelists Andre and Jenny Roebert to divorce on 'biblical grounds' after 34 years of marriage
• Vietnam penalized 119 Christians accused of alleged separatist activities: reports
• Nigeria: Fulani Islamists Claim to be Victims Amid Ongoing Attacks on Christian Villages
• Knife Attack During Church Service Leaves Woman Seriously Injured in Ireland
• American tourists stabbed outside Athens' Acropolis as police detain suspect in apparent random attack
• Brexit Champion Ann Widdecombe Was Killed by 21 Hammer Blows to Head, Court Hears
• Mamdani says even if he can get along with Trump, he still demands that 'ICE should be abolished' - The New York City mayor said he and the president share a love of the city but are sharply divided on immigration
• $290M cocaine haul found 'skillfully concealed' in massive banana shipment - Authorities called the seizure one of the port's largest anti-drug operations in recent years
• Andrew Tate 'raped and choked women unconscious in UK and had sick stash of indecent child images', court hears
• Smithsonian history museum director stumbles over basic questions on sex: 'I'm not sure' - Smithsonian American History Museum Director Anthea Hartig repeatedly declined to answer whether men could become women
• Hunter Biden claims 'everybody knew' Lindsey Graham was gay while accusing Washington, DC., of being run by a 'closeted gay mafia'
• Rep. Andy Ogles to Introduce Bill that Would Ban Forced Abortions in Surrogacy Arrangements
• Are Therapists to Blame for the Rise of Adults Cutting Off Their Parents? Many moms and dads believe that their adult children are getting bad advice—and a growing number of researchers agree. 'Everything becomes trauma.'
• CDC sounds alarm over terrifying incurable mosquito virus outbreak in vacation hotspot
• Backyard Bug Spray May Be Breeding Tougher Mosquitoes, Study Shows
• RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis outbreak is 'under control' as Mexico casts doubt on link to Taylor Farms facility
• Revealed: Biden's FBI Prevented Customs and Border Patrol From Searching and Questioning Dr. Peter Daszak on Return Trip from China - The Man Who Funded COVID Research in China