June 21st, 2026

• ​The U.S.-Iran negotiations have been chaotic. But the confusion has only grown since the MOU was signed.
• Trump says Iran's missiles 'aren't the problem' after White House made them central to war rationale - Rubio and Hegseth had described degrading Iran's missile capabilities as a central objective of Operation Epic Fury
• Iran Says It's Closing the Strait of Hormuz After Accusing US and Israel of Violations - VP Vance Says Strait is Still Open With Record Amount of Traffic
• Trump Says Strait of Hormuz is Open With No Tolls After Iran Claims Closure, Suggests US Will Charge Tolls "For Services Rendered as the Guardian Angel to the Middle East"
• Trump vows Iran will not charge Strait of Hormuz tolls, but says US might - The US-Iran memorandum of understanding does not rule out future tolls in the strait after an initial 60-day period
• France arrests 20 after banning rally against political executions in Iran
• Report: US intelligence warns Netanyahu may sabotage Trump's Iran deal - The Washington Post reports that US intelligence officials warn that Prime Minister Netanyahu is poised to derail President Trump's Iran peace accord to ensure his own political survival
• Trump said to have called Netanyahu a 'con man' in 2025, told Carlson, Musk he wouldn't attack Iran - Excerpt from new book says anti-Israel podcaster warned Trump that Iran war would be his ruin, while world's richest man was 'transfixed' by golden pager gifted by Netanyahu
• Shas spiritual leader claims Trump turning against Israel is divine punishment for 'garbage' AG's decisions
• Trump claims he can control IDF actions in Lebanon because Israelis respect him - Nonetheless, Israel said to rebuff private US request to withdraw from Lebanon; president says relationship with Netanyahu is 'good, but we have to keep him a little bit sane'
• Israel warns US of 'Iranian trap' in Lebanon - Behind Hezbollah's violations in Lebanon, which claimed the lives of four Israeli soldiers, stands the Iranian regime. Its goal is to prompt Israel to strike Dahiyeh and thereby deepen the rift with Washington
• Despite truce, IDF hits Lebanon after repeated Hezbollah attacks; at least 27 said killed
• IDF soldier killed, 13 injured in overnight Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon
• IDF strikes in Gaza said to kill at least 11, including Al Jazeera cameraman
• Zelensky says Ukraine drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen, now have 3,000km range
• Unhinged Zelensky Threatens to Attack Belarus, Gives Lukashenko One-Week-Ultimatum To Remove Drone Relaying Towers
• Polish President to Strip Zelensky of Top Honor over WW2 Dispute
• Colombia's escalating, brutal internal conflict is defining its presidential election
• Failing British PM Starmer 'Ready To Resign' on Monday, According to Allies
• Report says UK PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the job
• Spanish PM's wife to stand trial on corruption charges and banned from leaving country - Begona Gomez has been ordered to surrender her passport as her husband, Pedro Sanchez, says the case is politically motivated
• Self-Confessed Leftist Terrorist Whose Girlfriend Hijacked Israel Airline Flight Running For Election in Germany
• Cuba Approves Major Economic Reforms Expanding Private Sector, Banking, and Property Rights Amid Severe Crisis and U.S. Sanctions
• Rosie O'Donnell: Trump Will Use an 'Assassination Attempt or a Terrorist Bombing' to Cancel Midterms
• Sen. Bernie Sanders' bill would give U.S. stake in AI companies; analyst calls idea 'nutty' - Bill would also create a sovereign wealth fund estimated to be worth $7 trillion
• 'Godfather of AI' Yann LeCun Blasts Elon Musk's xAI as a 'Failure'
• Jensen Huang says AI will reshape work like the Industrial Revolution and the US 'should absolutely lead' - Huang pointed to half a million jobs already created through AI infrastructure including data centers and chip plants
• Japan confronts the dark side of its teenagers' AI addiction - An assault case involving five Japanese girls has cast a spotlight on the consequences of AI misuse
• Earthquake of 3.1 magnitude recorded near The Geysers, CA
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 12,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• NWS confirms EF3 tornado in Effingham County, seven tornadoes confirmed across central Illinois
• Strong winds derail train near Monmouth as three EF-1 tornadoes hit Illinois and Iowa
• Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
• Florida Attorney General Fires off Subpoena to MLB, Announces Formal Investigation into League's Religious Discrimination Against Christians
• You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Literal "Pro-Algae" Protesters Storm Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to Oppose Trump Admin Cleanup
• Trump lets loose new details on Reflecting Pool damage: 'Many people have been arrested'
• Former Olympian among those charged with vandalizing Reflecting Pool; Trump vows immediate repairs: report
• Several More Arrested at Reflecting Pool for Attempting to Rip Sealant Out
• Trump says vandals used chemicals to damage newly renovated reflecting pool near Lincoln Memorial
• At Least 12 Injured in Juneteenth Drive-By Shooting in Chicago - Over 100 Rounds Fired by 2 Suspects
• Children among 6 wounded in Maryland mass shooting as detectives work to determine what occurred
• Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
• Police Arrest 'White Scottish Man' After Multiple Stabbings Near Mosque in Edinburgh
• 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!': Fed-Up Scottish Citizen Goes on a Machete Rampage, Stabs 5 Muslim Migrants
• Gov Hochul gives sex workers free healthcare - wants NY taxpayers to foot $2.5 MILLION bill
• Georgia Police: Teacher Wore 'Jesus Loves You' Sweater in Video While Having Sex with Student, Boosted Grades to Keep Teens from Reporting Her OnlyFans
• Drag queen VP of school board arrested for possession of videos 'depicting the sexual abuse of infants' in New York
• Oregon County Prioritizing Housing Aid for Non-White and 'LGBTQIA2S+' Homeless Over Struggling Families, DOJ Vows Lawsuit if They Don't Stop
• Suspected Ebola patient being treated at Haifa hospital after recent trip to DRC
• 'Most Wanted Fraudsters': FBI nabs $1.2 Billion Medicare fraud fugitive in the Philippines
• Issa: Fauci Should Be Investigated, Charged for Perjury, Cover-Up