July 3rd, 2026

• ​Israeli planners warn of energy risks as ties with Turkey deteriorate
• Sa'ar accuses Turkish FM of 'incitement to genocide' for saying humanity 'cannot bear' Israel - Hakan Fidan repeats accusation that Israel is 'problem' for the whole world, demands international sanctions on Jerusalem following Armenian genocide recognition; Sa'ar urges world to condemn him
• CENTCOM considers relocating US bases from Gulf States to Negev after painful Iran strikes - report
• 'Ridiculous' for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit - President says Washington's relationship with Nato is 'not reciprocal' and 'they were not there for us' in Iran war
• NYT: US indirectly warned Iran during talks that Israel might try to kill its top negotiators - US reportedly feared that potential Israeli assassinations of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, would derail negotiations
• Trump again asks why Jews vote for Democrats, says he's been 'best president' in Israel's history
• Trump claims 'spoiled child' Iran has agreed to most US demands in negotiations - US president asserts Iran defeated militarily, now has 'more rational' leadership, ponders how American Jews can vote for Democrats when he is 'best president in history of Israel'
• WSJ: Trump Pledged No Forever Wars. Now He Risks Forever Talks With Iran. Tehran has well-worn playbook for putting off concessions that cross its redlines.
• Iran warns of 'forceful response' if tankers don't use approved Strait of Hormuz routes
• Iran claims a foreign ship got stuck in Strait of Hormuz. But it is tied to Tehran
• Iran sends a defiant message to Trump with colossal funeral for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
• Ali Khamenei's six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran - Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the world
• Iran warns US, Israel against attacks ahead of long-delayed Khamenei funeral
• Iran to Bury Supreme Leader With Week of Mourning
• Pakistan says PM Sharif, a key US-Iran mediator, will attend Khamenei funeral ceremony - Russia, China, India also confirm they're sending senior officials; Iran claims dignitaries from about 100 countries coming, reportedly including the presidents of Tajikistan and Georgia
• Tajik man accused of spying on Israel for Iran, as espionage arrests continue - Security agencies say Behrouz Sobirgon had been in contact with an Iranian handler since January, documented 'sensitive' sites
• Seattle activists tied to $1 million in UW damage host son of Hezbollah leader who enjoys 'counting Zionist corpses'
• IDF says strike killed Hezbollah operative who emerged from tunnel in south Lebanon
• Katz: 83% of Hamas tunnels in IDF-controlled portion of Gaza have been destroyed
• Israel's Civil Commission highlights reports detailing Hamas' Oct 7 atrocities
• Survivors rail at government on 1,000th day since Oct. 7: 'They've never taken responsibility'
• 'We won't give up': Crowd marking 1,000 days since Oct. 7 vows to keep demanding state inquiry
• Commentary: While the world turns on Israel, Evangelicals stand firm
• Vatican declares radical sect in schism, excommunicates bishops and priests - Society of St. Pius X, which rejects reforms aimed at mending ties with Jews but denies accusations it teaches antisemitism, punished for appointing bishops without pope's consent
• Controversial 'Nakba' exhibit opens in Canada as antisemitism reaches record levels
• Washington State Dems adopt party platform blaming Israeli government for rise in antisemitism - "Blaming Israel for the rise in antisemitism on the political left and in the Democratic Party specifically is classic narcissistic behavior. It's what abusive husbands do to battered wives."
• 'Israel is your home': New plan seeks to bring all 6,000 Bnei Menashe from India to Israel by 2030
• At least five killed, 16 wounded as bomb blast rips through cafe in Damascus - Explosion takes place close to key government building; no group has claimed responsibility; witness says scene reminiscent of blasts during Syria's civil war
• Man with Tibetan flag sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in Manhattan
• NATO leaders to gather in Ankara, aiming to smooth over tensions with Trump
• Ukrainian Man Charged in Germany With War Crime Explosions That Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline - Prosecutors Say He Acted on 'State Orders' by Kiev Regime
• Russian State Duma deputy accuses government of concealing scale of fuel crisis, warns it could cost certain officials their seats in September elections
• Two Million Battlefield Casualties in Ukraine War Says Study
• Ukraine Hits One of Russia's Largest Refineries, Bridge and Command Post in Multi-Target Strike
• Former Ukrainian Army Chief Valery Zaluzhny Decides To Run in Presidential Election Against Zelensky
• Russian Intelligence Service Claims Mexican Cartels Moving into Europe, Working with Ukraine After U.S. Crackdown
• Georgescu Demands Resignation of "Illegitimate" Romanian President Dan: Says Deal with Zelensky Poses "Real Danger to Romania's Survival"
• Watchdog: Secret Service missed 'multiple opportunities' to prevent Trump assassination attempt - Secret Service missed 102 radio warnings and failed to block a known line-of-sight risk at the campaign rally, OIG said
• Former CIA Officer Drops Bombshell at MKULTRA Hearing: "I Don't Believe the Research Stopped" - Luna Says Congress Was Lied to for 50 Years
• Trump: Don't Want to Be Like Hoover Overseeing Depression
• Poll: Majority of Democrats Say They Would Vote for a 'Democratic Socialist,' View Socialism 'Favorably'
• The Democratic socialists are no longer on the fringe
• Fetterman: Dem Leadership Needs to Stand Against 'Extreme, Anti-American' Candidates
• Fetterman: Dems Nominating Radicals Because They Lack Pride in America
• Democratic infighting grows as congresswoman exposes 'disrespectful' welcome of socialists into 'big tent' - Progressive Rep Pramila Jayapal said Americans are 'sick and tired' of old establishment politics
• Tucker Carlson says he's starting a third party after break with Trump
• Greene 'in talks' to launch 'true America-focused' party
• Tucker and MTG's third-party plan could tear Trump's GOP apart
• Tillis: SAVE America Act is 'dead' as time has run out to implement new voting rules
• Anna Paulina Luna vows to attach SAVE Act to every piece of legislation, block House business until it passes
• Jack Smith to States: 'Initiate Litigation' to Protect the Elections from Trump
• FBI Dramatically Expands Fulton County 2020 Election Investigation, Deploys Hundreds of Analysts to Review Records
• 'Magnificent 7' Tech Giants Lost $2.3 Trillion in Value in June as AI Concerns Mount
• Weird Al Yankovic Turned Down a 'Pile of Money' for AI Ad: 'I Can't Be the Poster Boy for AI'
• Nolte: Elton John Sells His Image for Millions So He Can Perform After Death
• Multiple CMEs forecast to impact Earth through July 6 after repeated eruptions from Region 4479
• Venezuela quake death toll rises to 2,595, interim president says
• Man rescued from rubble of his workplace eight days after Venezuela earthquakes
• Report: Venezuelan Thug-in-Chief Diosdado Cabello Blocking Earthquake Rescues to Protect Buried Cocaine
• Strong M6.2 earthquake hits Halmahera, Indonesia
• Strong and shallow M6.1 earthquake hits Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Karpathos, Greece
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ofunato, Japan
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 35,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Mutnovsky volcano erupts for first time since 2013, Russia
• Bavi forecast to intensify into super typhoon near Northern Mariana Islands
• Storm Maysak forms off Vietnam's coast, may hit Ha Long Bay area
• Tropical Storm Douglas forms over the eastern Pacific, forecast to weaken into a remnant low by July 3
• Up to 250 mm (9.8 inches) of rain and 130 km/h (80 mph) gales forecast for parts of New Zealand's South Island
• At least 59 killed in Ivory Coast floods since rainy season began, government says
• Colorado wildfire consumes more than 50,000 acres, becomes top U.S. firefighting priority - The Aspen Acres Fire is expected to cost $15 million of taxpayer's money to fight
• Firefighters battle blazes scorching southern France after record heatwave
• Unprecedented European Heatwave Has Killed More Than 20,000, New Study Claims
• Hungary sets new all-time temperature record as heat wave rewrites national and Budapest records
• Net-zero champion Europe snared by climate change on its doorstep
• Warmth of Collectivism: Mamdani roasted for urging New Yorkers to keep AC at 78 degrees during heat wave
• Mamdani the Fraud: New York Cuts Power During Heat Wave to Bronx Jewish Neighborhood
• Intense heat wave threatens to disrupt July 4th and World Cup activities
• Extreme heat advisory delays National Mall July 4 event, organizers say
• Trump vows to give long July 4 address even if it is 107 degrees
• Outrage: As the 250th Anniversary of American Independence Approaches, Ohio's Capital Planned to Fly Somali Flag Over City Hall
• South African Police Arrest over 900 in Anti-Migrant Protests
• Kenyan Prosecutors Charge Schoolgirls with Murdering 16 Classmates in Fire
• Mexican national made knife from pens, tried stabbing passenger in the brain on Vegas-bound flight, DOJ says
• Nevada transgender suspect with massive weapons cache accused of Las Vegas terrorism-related threats
• Man arrested for bringing flamethrowers, weapons to NC church, had list of churches and schools, was wearing body armor
• California lawmakers' push to make Muslim holy days state holidays sparks debate over school neutrality - Bill authorizes public schools to 'acknowledge and celebrate' Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in the curriculum
• Feds bust sex trafficking operation in LA's infamous Figueroa Corridor
• 21 arrested in Washington child predator sting as multi-agency 'Operation Guardian' targets child exploiters
• Police uncover international networks of men using online chat groups to drug and rape women
• Transgender Activist and Former Dem Campaigner Vows to Unleash a "Trans Jihad" Against the GOP: "Kill Your Local Republican"
• Tim Walz mocked for calling Supreme Court's protection of girls' sports 'cruel'
• Seattle's Socialist Mayor Urges Transgender 'Refugees' to Come to Her City for Taxpayer Funded Surgeries
• Far-Left Muslim Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Includes 'Gender-Affirming' Care in Platform
• James Talarico Says Bill Banning 'Gender-Affirming Health Care to Trans Children' Is 'Christofascism'
• Texas Supreme Court says woman who regrets gender transition can sue therapist
• Turkey blocks American LGBTQ+ cruise from docking, citing 'moral standards'
• 'Milestone': Scientists claim to build synthetic cell, raising concerns in step toward artificial life - The University of Minnesota's lab-built system was assembled entirely from nonliving components
• CDC: Princess Cruises ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak