June 12th, 2026

• ​Trump: US to hit Iran 'VERY HARD' tonight, may take Kharg Island, despite ongoing talks - US president claims the Iranian energy hub will be captured soon, but he's unsure Americans can 'stomach' it; Qatari mediators leave Tehran after talks, sources say sticking point is frozen Iranian funds
• Trump calls off strikes on Iran, claims agreement could be signed this weekend in Europe
• Trump claims Iran war settled 'subject to finalization,' expects signing in 'next few days'
• Commentary: Israel cannot afford another false peace
• No-Nukes Pledge Sits at Center of Emerging US-Iran Deal
• Netanyahu Says Israel Not Party to Iran Deal, Praises Nuclear Restrictions as Iran Signals 'High Probability' of Approval
• IAEA board demands Iran report uranium stocks, grant inspectors access to facilities
• Israeli electronic warfare experts helped secure air dominance over Iran
• Breaking: Iran Threatens to Attack Musk's SpaceX and Starlink Facilities in Middle East, Says Assets are "Military Targets"
• Trump doubts voters have 'stomach' for US taking over Iran oil fields
• Oil executives warn White House that gas prices will get worse - Grim predictions add to the problems of a president already facing a sharp rise in inflation
• Defense industry leaders preparing to meet with Trump as worries over missile supply grow, sources say
• IDF warns Hezbollah's night-time drone capabilities are rapidly advancing
• PM Netanyahu & Herzog appeal to Lebanese people: 'Israel wants peace with Lebanon, but will keep fighting Hezbollah'
• IDF poised for offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon city; soldier moderately injured by drone
• Hamas co-founder in West Bank released without charge after 2.5 years in Israeli jail
• USAID identifies over 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas
• UN report confirms: Hamas is controlling Gaza with murder, torture and 'fear-based' rule - Report ultimately blames Israel even for Hamas' brutality, compares it to settler violence
• Europe faces heightened Hamas terror threat after arrests of operatives plotting attacks
• As IDF prepares to build post in Jenin, 2 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously, in blast
• UK, Australia, Canada announce 'International Peace Fund' for Israelis and Palestinians
• Thousands sit in traffic as Haredi protesters cut off central highways, block railroad - Protests, latest in escalating demonstrations, last about 2 hours; were called by extremist Jerusalem Faction in response to detention of 19 draft dodgers arrested at riot at justice's house
• After backlash, Karhi drops bid to grant Netanyahu additional power over media before election - Opposition MKs decry last-minute amendment to controversial broadcast overhaul bill, which one quips 'suddenly appeared in the middle of the night'; comms minister mocks 'clowns'
• Netanyahu aide Urich charged with leaking classified info with intent to harm state security - PM's adviser indictred for passing Hamas memo to Bild in 2024 amid domestic anger at Netanyahu after hostages' murder; he is also charged with destroying evidence
• 'Like sharks smelling blood' - Turkish president renews attacks against Israel, Netanyahu - Erdogan again compares Netanyahu to Hitler, calls him 'tyrant'
• Slovenia lifts ban on arms trade with Israel; Sa'ar lauds 'just decision' by new PM - New Slovenian government also drops entry restrictions on Netanyahu, Ben Gvir and Smotrich, ditches ban on settlement products to 'restore conditions for normal political dialogue'
• Somali referee banned from US over terror concerns flagged as potential antisemite as well
• Israel refuses entry to French journalist due to anti-Israeli statements
• AI models are absorbing antisemitism from humans, study says - Despite efforts to rein in bias, peer-reviewed psychology paper finds that large language models replicate antisemitic tropes, with possible implications for areas like hiring
• Christian leaders hold emergency summit in Jerusalem to confront global rise in antisemitism - 'Attacking the Jews means attacking the very roots of one's own faith. It means fighting against the people who gave us the Bible. Jesus was Jewish,' influential Christian leader says
• US Jewish leaders throw support behind bipartisan House antisemitism bill
• Jerry Seinfeld gives blunt three-word response to influencer asking for a 'Free Palestine': "It doesn't exist"
• US Congressman Randy Fine: 'Israel doesn't control America and America doesn't control Israel'
• Ousted South Korean President Yoon given prison term for drone flights over Pyongyang
• Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula
• Russia's Central Bank chief disappears from public view as resignation rumors swirl; one report links her future to fears of border closures and martial law
• The Real Problem With Global Trade - How China's Currency Manipulation Is Warping the World Economy
• British Defense Secretary John Healey Resigns Over Starmer's Insufficient Defense Investment Plan That 'Will Make the Country Less Safe' - Armed Forces Minister Al Carns Also Resigns
• Europe Raises Interest Rates as War Stokes Inflation
• Trump admin suspends federal funds from Los Angeles homeless agency amid fraud probe
• Trump Threatens to Invoke DC Home Rule and "Take Back Washington" if Socialist Mayoral Candidate Wins - "We Won't Put Up With It"
• Trump Demands Congress Immediately Add THE SAVE AMERICA ACT to His $350 Billion Pentagon Reconciliation Package - It Only Needs a Simple Majority (50 + JD Vance) To Pass
• Scathing class-action lawsuit accuses Washington Post of surveillance pricing: 'Covert data-harvesting'
• Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an 'Artificial General Engineer' - As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made
• SpaceX to make historic IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Vallenar, Chile
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarangani, Philippines
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Vallenar, Chile
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarangani, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Isangel, Vanuatu
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Dempo volcano for Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• South Fork Fire scorches more than 23,000 acres, prompting multiple evacuation orders in Nebraska
• You Literally Can't Make This Up: LA Mayor Karen Bass' Own Brother Joins Massive Lawsuit Against the City Over Palisades Fire
• Immense fire engulfs million-square-foot California warehouse; smoke seen for miles
• Pentagon locks down multiple floors, evacuates parts after sensor triggers false anthrax alarm
• 'Deranged vandal' defaces National Mall with 86 47 threat to Trump ahead of UFC Freedom 250 - "The cause of the discoloration has not yet been determined. Grass samples have been collected for testing. The investigation is ongoing."
• Ariana Grande tells the White House not to use her music in 'barbaric, inhumane' ICE post
• Trump Admin Cracks Down: Indian-American CEO Neeraj Sharma to Lose U.S. Citizenship Over Massive H-1B Visa Fraud Scheme Involving 11 Fake Bank Job Petitions
• State Department cracks down on massive birth tourism schemes in Africa, Europe, revokes visitor visas for expectant moms who paid for US citizenship for unborn babies
• DHS finds 146,000 missing and exploited kids brought to US under Biden, says sanctuary city mayors are abetting child traffickers
• Australia's Public Television Angrier at Elon Musk than the Evil Sudanese Would-Be Beheader in Belfast, Ireland
• Democrat leading Michigan Senate primary defended terrorist Muslim Brotherhood power grab in Egypt
• Shocking Video: Black Woman in Florida Films Herself Punching Random White Man While Ranting That He Was on the Karmelo Anthony Jury, Second Attack in New Trend of Racially Motivated Assaults?
• Dem Rep Summer Lee claims black voters will stop voting if reparations aren't paid - "We have to understand these guys, they are playing psychological warfare with us."
• Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge's Trysts Go Public - Now, Judge Eleanor Ross's career and caseload are under scrutiny. And her punishment, a private reprimand, has sparked backlash
• 'Transgender madness' under fire after Congress lets taxpayer funding ban lapse - The Missouri senator wants CMS to investigate whether Medicare and Medicaid dollars funded gender-affirming care for minors
• Whistleblower vindicated: Biden officials invented loophole to impose gender identity, flout court
• New Jersey moves to become sanctuary state for abortion, trans sex changes - If passed, the measure would make New Jersey the first state to explicitly criminalize interference with abortion or sex changes
• CDC activates formal emergency response to screwworm outbreak
• Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to new health zone
• US measles cases pass 2,000 this year as outbreak nears worst in decades - Outbreak driven by falling vaccination and misinformation as federal public health cuts hamper state response
• Gabbard Revokes Biden-Era Assessments on Mysterious Ailments - Earlier reviews had cast doubt on the idea that a foreign adversary was behind Havana syndrome, a range of symptoms that American spies and diplomats reported