July 23rd, 2026

• ​Saudi Nuclear Deal Sparks Alarm; Lindsey Graham's Death Opened Door
• Trump Greenlights 30-Year US-Saudi Nuclear Cooperation Deal, Positioning American Companies to Lead Saudi Civilian Nuclear Development
• US confirms signing a nuclear cooperation pact with Saudi Arabia, to Israel's alarm - Trump administration releases few details about agreement, which paves way for construction of uranium enrichment facility that could eventually be converted to develop nuclear bombs
• Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel - U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons
• Rubio Says Any Nuclear Agreement the US Signs Will Not Lead to Nuclear Proliferation
• U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal risks Middle East arms race
• Brett Eagleson: No Saudi Nuke Deal Until 9/11 Families Get Justice
• Pete Hegseth defends Pentagon spending as 'generational investment' following negligence of Biden admin - "There were threats that were ignored around the world. You're looking at a lot of negligence and a lot of deferred maintenance."
• Mossad chief meets CIA director as US, Israel coordinate on Iran - report
• Trump escalates threats to Iran's infrastructure, as US said readying to use heavy bombers
• US Launches 12th Consecutive Night of Strikes Against Iran
• CENTCOM Unleashes Military Strikes Against Iran, Destroys Aircraft Hangars and Drone Storage Facilities
• Trump Says US Will Destroy One Bridge or Power Plant "Any Time Iran Shoots at a Ship" - Iran Threatens to Hit Bridges and Energy Facilities Across Middle East
• Shipping insider says "nothing is going through" the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. insisting it's open
• Iranian strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role - Sources say the effectiveness and precision of attacks point to possible Moscow data sharing; analysts believe a strike in Riyadh was carried out using Russian-enhanced drones
• Trump Accused of Minimizing Iran War Deaths
• Trump's 'really sick' comparison of U.S. war deaths ignites outrage: 'Absolutely despicable'
• Bloodied corpses of Barron, Ivanka and Melania Trump shown in terrifying Iran billboard - Barron Trump was targeted in a chilling death threat seen on a billboard in Iran as the war continues
• Bennett reveals plan to smuggle Starlink terminals into Iran to bolster protests
• Oil surges past $95 as U.S. downplays Iran diplomacy and Houthis threaten second trade route
• Yemen Houthis Attack Saudi Tankers in Red Sea as Iran Continues Targeting Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
• More ships avoiding Red Sea gateway after fresh Houthi threats, data shows - Ship broker says Yemeni rebels' announced blockade on Saudi ports 'has begun to have an overall effect on tanker activity,' further straining regional shipping amid Hormuz conflict
• Iran fires six ballistic missiles at Aqaba in southern Jordan
• Iranian missiles target Jordan, interception explosions boom over Eilat - Jordanians say 4 missiles, 4 drones downed; US carries out another night of Iran strikes; Rubio warns that Iran's designs for Strait of Hormuz set 'dangerous precedent'
• Lebanese PM plants flag in southern village, hailing start of 'complete Israeli withdrawal' - Nawaf Salam visits Zawtar Al-Gharbiya, vows to start rebuilding; after meeting Trump in DC, Lebanon's president says state can disarm Hezbollah, but requires IDF pullout to do so
• Settlers attack 2 West Bank villages; family abandons home after weekslong siege
• Israel acts to ease Palestinian banking crisis it helped create, but is it moving too late? Smotrich signs waiver allowing transactions with Palestinian banks until end of 2026, though Israeli financial institutions are wary about continuing to provide services crucial to keeping West Bank economy afloat
• Israel's Campaign Against Hamas's Vast Tunnel Network Continues During Gaza Ceasefire, Kan Reports
• Report: Hamas planned Oct 7-style attack in Europe on 2nd anniversary of massacre - Terror group has built network across the continent, established multiple weapons caches
• Government says no Oct. 7 inquiry before election, urges High Court not to intervene - In court filing 2.5 years after Hamas-led onslaught, state argues it didn't have time to pass political commission bill, says nature of probe is a politically sensitive issue in run-up to vote
• IDF specifies terror affiliations of 12 Gazan soccer players killed in Israeli strikes - Military criticizes 'false campaign' that portrayed Israel as deliberately targeting soccer players, despite many of them having ties to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• Portland's Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms as part of antisemitism settlement
• Netherlands latest EU nation to ban products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria
• Italy shuts down effort linked to Gaza flotilla group to track Jewish, Israeli tourists - Milan Jewish leader warns: 'We're going to back to the 1930s, to hunting Jews'
• Chaos erupts as House passes $1.15T defense bill with Israel provision: 'Stop stoking Jew hatred' - Democrats and Republican skeptics joined forces against Section 219 while transgender provisions further split the vote
• Mamdani's vision of NY as 'a city of international law' runs up against reality - More than a year and half after pledging to arrest Netanyahu, New York City mayor forced to reckon with foreign courts' irrelevance in US
• Fetterman to Mamdani: You're Mad at Bibi Because He Killed Terrorists 'You Admire'
• Netanyahu promises to unite country in campaign video ahead of Tisha B'Av fast - After attacking rival Eisenkot with AI-generated content, PM urges the public to see beyond political disagreements; Religious Zionism, Yashar, Noam reveal new candidates
• Over 1,000 Jews visit Temple Mount, pray openly to mark fast day - The visits coincide with the fast of Tisha B'Av, when Jews commemorate the destruction of both holy Temples that once stood on the site, which is now home to the al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock shrine, making it a major flashpoint of religious tensions
• UNESCO adds war-hit Lebanese city of Tyre to list of world heritage sites in danger
• FBI Director Kash Patel to Make Rare Trip to Russia: Report
• Rubio to Revive US Peace Effort in Talks With Russia
• Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada can 'dismantle the US if we wanted to' - "We are an energy powerhouse. We could dismantle the US if we wanted to, if we all worked together," Ford said. "They need to feel the pain."
• Jim Jordan Criminally Refers Jack Smith to DOJ For Prosecution - Chairman Jordan said Jack Smith's testimony included "intentionally false statements designed to obstruct the Committee's oversight."
• Trump Says He'll "Talk to" China After Announcing 2020 Election Interference and Foreign Influence Campaign: "I'll Be Honest, We Do Things to Them Too"
• New Jersey Joined ERIC System that Does Not Report If Person Is a Non-Citizen - Then Illegals Started Voting - 24 States Are NOT Using SAVE System To Verify Illegal Alien Voters
• Illegal Alien Defended by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Far-Left CT Democrats Turns Out Registered to Vote in Connecticut - Falsely Claimed U.S. Citizenship
• 'I'm Only Kidding': Trump Begins Georgia Rally with Epic Troll 'I Am Here to Announce My Candidacy'
• House Republicans pass $95 billion budget blueprint; includes path to SAVE America Act
• Canadians contacted at home by gov officials over social media posts after hate speech law passes: JCCF
• America's largest teachers union seeks to push DEI into educational AI for classroom use: Defending Education
• Israel's Monday.com lays off 20% of its employees as AI changes how work gets done
• Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments - Google's parent company, which has spent heavily on artificial intelligence, also showed growth across its businesses, particularly in cloud computing
• Rogue OpenAI Bot Escapes Test Controls and Hacks Rival Company Servers
• White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges - The overhaul will reshape $200 billion in spending a year and favors individual scientists to outpace China
• Staff warned of major security risks from giving UAE new tech access. The White House went ahead anyway. Commerce Department staffers recommended against loosening export restrictions on the Gulf ally in previously unreported warnings, arguing it could make it easier for China to get its hands on sensitive American technology
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 32,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
• 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
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in St Bernard Parish, Louisiana, heads toward upper Texas coast
• Monsoon floods in Pakistan leave 47 dead as active flood alerts trigger evacuations
• State of Emergency declared for West Virginia after historic flooding
• Drought makes Israeli wildflowers change bloom schedule, study finds - Hebrew University team finds timing of water shortages matters more than duration, with fall and spring droughts narrowing flowering season
• France Had Over 5,700 Excess Deaths During Heatwave
• Buffalo, New York's Old St. Ann's Catholic Church Burns Down in Arson Attack as Islamic Community Pushes to Convert it Into Mosque
• Tram Collision in Erasmus Bridge in the Netherlands' Port of Rotterdam Leaves 15 Injured
• 2 people killed, 7 injured in 'targeted' shooting at North Carolina distillery, police searching for suspect
• Unemployed Migrant Guns Down Three Minnesota Apartment Staffers Over Parking Contract Dispute - Claims He's a Victim of "The American System"
• Ethiopian migrant who 'hates the American system' charged in triple homicide over parking space in Minnesota - "Binessu believes he was treated unfairly because he is black and an immigrant."
• Obama-Released Illegal Alien Kills Three People in Hit-and-Run Crash in North Carolina
• Border Patrol warns rideshare drivers of cartel smuggling risks
• ICE Arrests Illegal Previously Deported FIVE TIMES After Explicit Texts Sent to ICE Agent He Thought Was a 14-Year-Old Girl
• Mike Lindell Floats Amnesty for Illegal Aliens: 'I'm a Person of Second Chances'
• Record 105 million Americans not in workforce as economist warns of 'deaths of despair'
• Four House Republicans block attempt to codify Trump's transgender military ban - The amendment to the NDAA sought to codify President Trump's January 2025 executive order on the matter
• Court upholds firing of Oregon educator for having Matt Walsh's anti-gender ideology children's book in his office
• ACLU crashes lawsuit against boys in girls' restrooms, says SCOTUS trans sports ruling irrelevant
• Wisconsin high schooler slams school board for violating Title IX, putting girls through 'humiliation rituals' just to use the bathroom
• Biohacker Bryan Johnson claims he's cloned himself as newborn
• U.S. measles cases surpass last year's total: Tracker