June 26th, 2026

• ​'Maybe on the Iran side': Trump reveals Turkey's Erdogan stayed out of Iran war at his request
• 'Israel is far from a proxy of the US, Netanyahu will defend Israel's interests'
• Ambassador Huckabee reaffirms 'unbreakable bond' between US, Israel amid concerns over Iran deal - Huckabee attempts to allay fears over the US-Israel relationship following recent tensions
• After testy exchange, Senate hands Trump win by rejecting bill to rein in his war on Iran
• Rep. McCormick to Newsmax: Iran Is Buying Time, Not Making Peace
• Rubio: US Wants Deal With Iran, but Not 'at Any Price'
• Price tag of Iran war becomes new flashpoint in US debate over Israel
• Iran boasts about looming $40 billion windfall from Trump's war: report
• Hormuz traffic rebound returns oil to prewar rates, as US reassures wary Gulf allies - Oil dips below prewar price of under $73 a barrel, but number of vessels passing through strait is still below prewar figures; oil tankers use new route through channel despite Iran threats
• Iran pushes plan to charge billions for Strait of Hormuz management as Trump denies fee scheme - report
• Rubio Warns Iran to Drop Hormuz Fee 'Fantasy'
• Rubio: Iran Shipping Toll Vision Could Become Global 'Contagion'
• U.S. Updates: Iran strikes vessel in Strait of Hormuz amid debate over "transit fees"
• Iran's IRGC attacks vessel in Strait of Hormuz despite Memorandum of Understanding with US
• UN says Hormuz evacuation halted after ship struck in Iranian attack
• Iran warns ships crossing Strait of Hormuz without authorization 'will be dealt with'
• Vance says U.S. military, IRGC to 'hang out' together in Doha - Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization during his first term; the group has been tied to plots to assassinate him and other U.S. officials
• 'War of words': Nuclear inspection dispute shows US, Iran negotiating in public - Statements by Iranian, US, Israel and UN officials come alongside, and may complicate, multiple negotiations happening simultaneously over uranium stockpile, Lebanon, frozen funds
• Israel-Lebanon talks extended an extra day as deal on IDF withdrawal remains elusive
• 'A train wreck': As Jerusalem and Beirut hold talks, Israeli envoy pans linkage to US-Iran deal
• Jerusalem and Beirut frustrated with Trump, hampering US plan to phase IDF out of Lebanon
• Israeli, Lebanese officials deny US claim that IDF withdrew from parts of Lebanon
• IDF says 6 Hezbollah operatives who posed threat to troops killed in strikes
• Reservist killed, soldier injured in truck accident in south Lebanon
• Police find possible terror tunnel running from West Bank toward Jerusalem, arrest 2
• Shin Bet chief orders agency to dismantle memorial to staff killed on October 7 - David Zini said to give order because employees 'don't need to see the debacle in front of our faces every day'; agency confirms removal of display it says 'minimizes' the tragedy
• As Strip stagnates, Gazans plan first large anti-Hamas protest since ceasefire - Demonstration organized by dissidents abroad looks to bring crowds into streets Friday to call for better living conditions, though Hamas is apparently seeking to quash effort before it gets going
• Israeli firms enter rubble removal talks for Gaza reconstruction plans
• Former Israeli hostage challenges UN official for ignoring Hamas sexual violence claims
• Mamdani touts 'babies not bombs' message after his endorsees sweep NYC primaries - After flexing political muscle in backing 3 victorious far-left candidates, mayor touts one who opposes 'tens of billions of dollars being spent... to bomb children overseas'
• McCarthy: 'Mamdani and the Socialists Now Control the Democratic Party'
• Larry Kudlow: The Mamdani-AOC antisemitic tail is now wagging the entire Democratic Party dog - The animating fervor that unites this movement is antisemitism, a hatred of Jewish people, and a desire to eliminate the state of Israel
• Mamdani's success in New York City tests Democratic Party's willingness to change - Democratic socialist mayor wants to export his agenda, which includes staunch anti-Israel politics, beyond city limits, sparking pushback from party's establishment leaders
• Analysis: Israel, Zionism and the Democratic party: A closer look at the controversial views of Mamdani's 'anti-semitic bunch'
• Protesters gather outside coffee shop that banned Jewish congressman over Israel support
• Chair of Britain's largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny
• Netanyahu faces coalition crisis as ultra-Orthodox parties threaten again to dissolve Knesset - Haredi leaders reject reports of a deal with Netanyahu as coalition tensions escalate
• Haredi anti-draft protest convoys shut down Israeli highways for hours, trigger violent clashes - Police arrest 2 people for flashing guns at Haredi protesters
• IDF chief says military needs 'every male and female combat soldier'
• Saudi Arabia just bought eyes in the sky over Sinai - pointed straight at Israel - Analysis: While the world cheers 'Arab space cooperation,' Egypt's crippling debt means Riyadh gets leverage over Cairo's military surveillance. Built in a Chinese facility. Ignoring Camp David limits. This isn't science - it's strategic patronage with real regional stakes
• Switzerland in talks with Israel, France, South Korea to buy air defense systems - Citing delays in delivery of US-made Patriot batteries, Bern says it is looking to buy additional anti-missile systems amid 'deteriorating security situation' in Europe
• US CENTCOM strike highlights ongoing security risks in post-Assad Syria
• Is Vladimir Putin on the brink of taking war into space? With Russia increasing disruption to European infrastructure in orbit, including jamming, and monitoring of essential European satellites, and the possibilities of using nuclear weapons against them, officials are warning Vladimir Putin might take war into space
• Russian journalist who exposed Putin's secret is found dead - A 'personal enemy' of Vladimir Putin who first revealed the dictator's relationship with Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva has died suddenly
• Ukrainian commander says the way NATO's trying to develop naval drones makes him uneasy
• Kyiv using AI-powered Hornet drones to strike deep into Russian territory
• Russia Must 'Feel the War It Started,' Zelensky Says, Ordering Preemptive Strikes on Russian Sites
• Zelenskyy says Russia is shifting air defenses to Moscow and other key sites after drone strikes
• Russia asks Kazakhstan for gasoline to ease shortages, sources say
• Kremlin tells loyal media to downplay fuel shortage - and publish photos of gas stations without lines
• Hundreds arrested as Kenyans mark the anniversary of deadly protests in 2024
• French citizen who illegally cast ballot in 2022 midterms says New Jersey automatically registered him to vote
• Sen. Rand Paul: Biggest Threat to Validity of an Election 'Is When You Don't Vote in Person'
• 'Show Trial': Wikipedia Bans Co-Founder Larry Sanger After He Advocates for Intellectual Diversity
• Republican Utah State Senate president loses primary after championing large data center
• Ford Hires Back Former Engineers to Fix Errors Caused by AI
• The New Push to Ready Millions for AI Career Upheaval - Coalition of employers, state governments developing strategy to help workers respond to AI age
• AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption - Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour
• Two shallow quakes in 39 seconds: Why Venezuela's earthquakes have been so destructive - The back-to-back impact of two powerful tremors has worsened the disaster in Venezuela, a country highly prone to seismic risk
• Missing-person reports exceed 35,000 as death toll from Venezuela earthquake doublet rises to 164
• Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to around 235 as massive rescue effort is underway
• Venezuelans Using Phones for Flashlights, Maduro Spying App to Find Missing Earthquake Victims
• Trump administration pledges $150M in aid, deploys Navy warships after deadly Venezuela earthquakes
• Times Have Changed: Socialist Venezuela Thanks Trump, Asks Private Sector for Earthquake Aid
• LA Times: Venezuela earthquake: Staggering destruction signals urgent warning for California
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Yokoshiba, Japan
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Union, Philippines
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• 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
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 11,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Europe continues to bake under heat wave that has killed dozens, disrupted power - Britain and Switzerland hit record temperatures, with at least 48 dead in France, 20 in Germany in drowning incidents, as schools are shuttered and nuclear plants taken offline
• Spain estimates 212 heat-related deaths in 4 days
• UK sets new June temperature record for second consecutive day with 36.7C (98.1F) in Somerset
• Saharan Dust Could Add an Apocalyptic Hue to Europe's Unrelenting Heat - Powerful winds are carrying dust from Africa as far as southern England, as a heat dome keeps temperatures rising
• 'Extreme' weather conditions could fuel erratic wildfires in western US - Conditions conducive for explosive and highly dangerous wildfire development will unfold later this week and persist through this weekend over a large part of the interior western United States
• Utah wildfires force evacuations as crews battle flames in extreme weather - The fires erupted as Utah remained gripped by drought and early-summer heat. Utah officials declared a drought emergency in May.
• Texas Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible
• Nigeria: More Than 30 Christians Killed as Church Marks First Anniversary of the Yelwata Massacre
• Father Carlos Martins recounts chilling exorcism, claims woman moved objects without touching them - The priest says a woman lifted and hurled a large man with fluidity
• Ghanian Witch Doctor Claims He Cursed England's Harry Kane Before World Cup Matchup
• SCOTUS rules Hawaii law barring concealed carry on private property without permission unconstitutional - Alito wrote that the law "hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives."
• Justices Barrett, Gorsuch, Thomas: Public Opinion Can't Block Constitutional Gun Rights
• Biden Judge Blocks Trump DOJ From Challenging New Jersey Sanctuary Policies That Shield Illegal Alien Criminals
• Supreme Court Expands Trump's Power Over Immigration - The court handed President Trump victories in his push to rescind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people and turn away migrants at the southern border
• Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians and Syrians
• Trump administration plans to deport more than 500 migrant children within days, senator warns
• Drunk 'American Social Media Influencer' Assaults Two Young US Forces Korea Service Members Near Osan Air Base - Punches One Unconscious and Threatens Woman Companion
• Florida tattoo shop refuses service to military and veterans for being 'war criminals' - Owner Brady Martinson accused law enforcement of 'killing babies'
• Louisiana Pastor Pummels Man Who Threatened to Rape and Kill His Wife - Was arrested on Tuesday and charged with second-degree battery
• Harvey Weinsten Remaining Rape Charge Dropped - Disgraced Movie Mogul Will Not Face 4th NYC Trial After Two Juries Deadlocked - Prosecutors Ask for 20-Year Sentence
• Harvey Weinstein's New York rape charge dropped after accuser says she can't endure a fourth trial
• Judge Orders DOJ to Unseal More Epstein Files
• Australian Police To Review Death of Jeffrey Epstein's Victim Virginia Giuffre
• FDNY EMT Arrested at JFK after CBP Officers Discover 14,000 Images and Videos of Child Sexual Abuse Material on His Phone
• Sex abuse lawsuits send insurance costs SKYROCKETING for 130 WA state school districts
• Transgender Vegan Cult Member Charged with Murdering Parents, Execution-Style, on Her 30th Birthday
• Chicago Declares Transgender State of Emergency While Ignoring Shootings and Teen Takeovers
• Exclusive: On Dobbs Anniversary, Rep. Andy Ogles Introduces Bill that Would Remove FACE Act Protections For Abortion Clinics
• Sen. Tom Cotton Proposes Bill to Counter Chinese Cyberthreats lurking in Chinese-made networked medical devices
• Dr. Oz to Newsmax: COVID Taught Fraudsters US Was Easy Target
• Miami mom who drowned daughter during 'Covid-induced' psychosis found not guilty by reason of insanity - On the night of August 23, 2021, Bland became increasingly distressed, telling family members that "Jesus Christ is coming and Covid is going to kill us all."
• Congo Imposes Travel Quarantine After France Ebola Case
• Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer
• Scientists Find Poison-Resistant Mutant Rats Spreading Across America's Biggest Cities