June 27th, 2026

• ​Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says
• Rubio announces framework deal between Israel and Lebanon as experts warn Iran will fight to sabotage it
• Full text of Israel-Lebanon 'framework' deal that includes slight IDF pullback - Trilateral Framework signed in DC envisioned as an initial step toward 'ensuring the sovereignty and security of both countries, and establishing peaceful neighborly relations between them'
• Massive Shiite crowds gather across region to mark Ashura in shadow of war - Grief over killing of Muhammad's grandson, sometimes expressed with self-inflicted wounds, is underscored in Lebanon, where many reel from Israel-Hezbollah conflict
• Donald Trump launches new strikes on Iran as ceasefire talks collapse - US reportedly hitting targets in the Strait of Hormuz as conflict ignites once again
• US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship; Vance vows 'violence will be met with violence'
• U.S. strikes Iran after Trump accuses Tehran of ceasefire violation in Strait of Hormuz
• IRGC Attacks Commercial Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Forcing U.N. to Pause Evacuation Plan
• Trump accuses Iran of 'foolish' ceasefire violation by firing on ships in Hormuz
• Iran denounces 'brutal attacks' by US as 'blatant violation' of MOU
• How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base - and Caused a U.S. Recalculation
• Gulf states weigh living side by side with Iran as Tehran weaponizes Hormuz
• Iran blocks ships in Hormuz, bars nuclear inspectors
• US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel - report
• Ex-North Korean Diplomat Claims Country Sold Iran Nuclear Tunnel Tech
• Israeli diaspora minister warns of new Qatar-Turkey-Pakistan axis following Iran war - Muslim Brotherhood, at heart of new 'axis of evil,' poses danger to West and Middle East
• Trump praises 'strong man' Erdogan, says he'll 'probably' make the Turkish leader 'very happy' - Washington is said to be looking to move ahead with a $750 million sale of jet engines to Turkey, bypassing congressional review - The U.S. president said Turkey stayed out of the Iran war at his request.
• Analysis: US-Iran deal may leave Netanyahu as biggest casualty - The war Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoped would cement his legacy as the leader who confronted Iran may instead be remembered as the conflict that dismantled a central source of his power
• Israel's Netanyahu faces election challenge from hawkish ex-general
• Netanyahu heckled, told to 'go home' during combat officer graduation ceremony speech
• Bucking threats, hundreds in Gaza seen protesting Hamas for first time in a year - Signs read 'God willing, Hamas out,' and 'We are not pawns'; demonstrations were planned weeks in advance; resident confirms to ToI that Hamas operatives deployed to deter and try to stop them
• West Bank settlement on lockdown for over six hours due to suspected terrorist infiltration
• 6 settlers indicted on terror charges for arson attack on West Bank mosque with people inside
• As settlers rampage, IDF soldiers accused of aiding violence, theft against Palestinians
• Seven arrested over March bombing of Belgian synagogue - Counterterror raids lead to arrests of unidentified suspects in attack that harmed Great Synagogue in Liege, amid rash of attacks on diaspora Jews during Iran war
• Hundreds of rabbis demand Mamdani apologize for putting 'target' on American Jews with AIPAC 'monster' remarks - Mamdani's words 'matter because antisemitism in America is rising,' the rabbis' letter read
• Inside Boston's Gillette Stadium, a high-tech command center is fighting antisemitism - Wall-sized screens that once ran plays during Patriots practice now display real-time data on hate-speech for Blue Square Alliance, the nonprofit founded by team owner Robert Kraft
• German far-right leader appears to make 'Hitler salute' in photo as party surges - 2020 photo shows AFD lawmaker Martin Reichardt raising his left arm as another man kneels before him, apparently while applying to join party and calling Reichardt 'Mein Führer'
• DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict
• Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic relations with France, once a key ally
• Taiwan Brings More Female Soldiers into Reserves as Pressure from China Grows
• 2 NATO Countries Warn Russia Preparing for Attack, Escalation
• Ukraine's Growing Drone Armada Is Overwhelming Russia's Air Defenses - Long-range air campaign is causing embarrassment for the Kremlin
• Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
• Russia Hit by 660-Drone Overnight Barrage Targeting Moscow, Crimea and Key Military Sites
• NYT: Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea - Weeks of intense strikes by Ukraine have rattled everyday life in Crimea to an extent unseen since Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014
• Russia, Ukraine confirm exchange of 160 prisoners of war
• Kremlin says it will look into 'strange' video alleging army torture for not fulfilling "suicidal orders"
• Poland's deputy prime minister says Russia could launch a "false flag operation" to justify an attack on a NATO state
• Russia preparing possible 'provocation' in Baltic states or Poland, sources say - Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countries
• Lukashenko and Putin Hold Unannounced Meeting Following Minsk Demands to Avoid War Involvement
• Romania's Globalist State Faces "Junk" Economic Downgrade at End of August Amid Political Crisis and Bankrupt Leadership
• Gavin Newsom calls for national billionaires tax: 'It's time for an economic reset'
• 13 Dems break with Mamdani-led socialists, sign 'Promise to America' for 'growth, competition, and broad prosperity' - "We're for capitalism, not socialism. We're for safety, not lawlessness. We're proud of America, not ashamed of America - and we need to be promoting those things."
• Carville declares he 'can't be in the same party' as Mamdani-backed candidates, calls for formal schism
• Trump warns 'godless communists' will turn cities into slums as Dems fail to fight socialist surge
• Trump: Primary wins of far-left candidates in NYC pose 'greatest threat' in US history - US president denounces the DSA politicians as 'ruthless communists,' claims they are 'animals' willing to kill their opponents as he speaks at hotel where he was recently targeted
• 'Freedom is the future': Trump warns Americans about the threat of 'hardcore, godless communists' on the rise
• Trump tells faith group he'd be 'the greatest communist in history' if it worked - President Donald Trump spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Policy Conference in Washington, DC, on Friday and slammed the rise of democratic socialist candidates in the Democratic Party, calling them "communists."
• Trump Quips He's 'Very Disappointed' He Wasn't Mentioned in Declaration of Independence Alongside God
• JD Vance Compares Himself to Richard Nixon and Plays Down Watergate - Vice president says scandal likely wouldn't end presidency if it happened today
• JD Vance says Watergate would have been a '12-hour news story' today
• John Bolton Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison for Mishandling Classified National Defense Secrets
• Commentary: I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now I'm Banned for Life. The world's largest encyclopedia was overrun by bias and censorship - and pushed me out when I tried to fix it.
• What leaked records reveal about Peter Thiel's secret society of elites
• OpenAI Limits Access to New Models, Citing Government Security Concerns
• External AI tools blocked from public hospital networks over cyber safety fears
• Luca Guadagnino Speaks Out on 'Artificial' Fallout, Says Tech Oligarchy 'Exercises Truly Radical Control'
• Feds charge four as World Cup drone crackdown tops 400 seizures across US host cities nationwide
• AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero
• The Nationwide Backlash Against Cameras Watching Your Car - In places like Troy, N.Y., leaders say AI-enabled cameras boost safety. But some locals call it a 'dystopian hellscape.'
• Georgia Urges AI Data Centers to Cut Water Usage as Droughts Rage
• Trump Threatens 100% Tax on European Imports If Countries Impose Tax on Digital Services
• Large asteroid 1997 NC1 makes its closest Earth pass in over four centuries
• Venezuelans dig through rubble as quake toll reaches at least 920 with over 51,000 missing
• Shocking Footage of Baby Pulled Out of Rubble in Venezuela
• Reports: Venezuelan Socialists Blocking Unapproved Earthquake Aid
• WSJ: The Night the Ground Wouldn't Stop Shaking in Venezuela - Two powerful earthquakes marked the start of a terrifying night of aftershocks, testing the country's U.S.-backed government
• Venezuela's earthquakes happened on a fault similar to San Andreas and the risks aren't over yet
• Strong M6.5 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Oshino, Japan
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Barkhan, Pakistan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Barkhan, Pakistan
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Trenggalek, Indonesia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Two tropical storms bring heavy rains to parts of Japan
• Floods kill 3 in Taiwan and Japan as Mekkhala and Higos fuel heavy rain and landslides
• Heat wave blasting Europe is the worst ever recorded, researchers say - The extreme heat would have been "virtually impossible" 50 years ago, researchers said, pointing to climate change as a driving factor
• European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'
• 'Like Torture' - France Grapples With Historic Heatwave Sans Air Conditioning
• Hospitals overwhelmed as Europe heatwave shifts east
• Paris halts alcohol sales to help hospitals amid deadly heat wave, as scientists blame human-caused climate change
• Nolte: Paris Socialists Use Heatwave as Excuse to Ban Alcohol
• Netherlands issues first-ever Code Red warning for extreme heat as temperatures approach 40C (104F)
• State of Emergency declared in Utah as Cottonwood Fire grows to largest active wildfire in U.S.
• Mistrial declared in trial of Palisades arson suspect as jury deadlocked, 10 of 12 jury members set on 'not guilty'
• Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's tallest skyscraper
• Predictable: Mainstream Media Ignores Video of Migrants Filming the Murder of a 17-Year-Old French Boy
• Alexander Iniguez Mercado of Chicago 8th suspect arrested for UFC terror plot
• UFC terror plot suspect built up massive arsenal of weaponry, ammo in Ohio ahead of White House event
• Texas Supreme Court blocks taxpayer-funded legal services for illegal aliens fighting deportation
• Communist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Thinks He Can Stop President Trump's Deportation Powers - Vows to Shield Illegal Alien Haitians and Syrians After SCOTUS Hands Trump Admin Major Victory
• 'Send Them Back': Europe's New Migration Crackdown Marks a Historic Turning Point
• Texas public schools to add Bible to public school curriculum, teach students about violence of Islam under proposed measures
• Iran, Egypt outraged over 'Pride Match' designation for World Cup faceoff - urge FIFA to scrap LGBTQ+ affiliations
• Egypt, Iran demand FIFA ban Pride flags from Seattle World Cup match - league won't budge
• Mother of Trans Athlete Claims Her Child Was Made 'Invisible' After Being Forced to Share Awards Stage with Females
• Pete Buttigieg Says He Was Swatted and Separated From Children by Child Protective Services After Being Accused of "Unspeakable Violent Crimes"
• Trump admin cracks down on estimated $10 billion in Obamacare fraud, boots millions from rolls
• Anti-vaxxers are coupling up on apps for 'Unjected' singles - What's more romantic than medical history?
• Rising Popularity of Anti-Vaccine Dating Apps Sparks Outrage Among the Public
• Sen. Rand Paul: 'Without Question' Fauci Directed U.S. Funds to Wuhan for Gain-of-Function Research
• CDC raises its response to Ebola outbreak to the highest threat level