June 29th, 2026

• Commentary: Warning from Joel 3: Why the two-state solution will never bring peace
• Argentina's Milei hosting Isaac Accords summit with Latin American legislators - A right-wing wave has swept across the continent, reshaping alliances with the U.S. and Israel
• Iran war fallout puts UAE on tightrope between Jerusalem and Tehran - The conflict boosted security ties with Israel's chief Abraham Accords ally, but Abu Dhabi remains wary of public warmth and is more convinced it must manage Iran for the long term
• Qatar Says Citizen Killed From Shrapnel Due to 'Military Operations'
• Iraqi forces raid Baghdad Green Zone, arrest officials linked to corruption, Iran-backed groups - Security official says raids part of effort by new PM Zaidi to show US that Iraq is committed to democratic reforms, cracking down on Iranian influence
• US, Iran trade blows and accusations over Strait of Hormuz transit freedom - Tehran claims sovereignty over Hormuz, threatens ships using unauthorized routes
• Trump threatens Iran's existence amid fragile ceasefire
• US, Iran agree to halt Hormuz attacks, hold talks about strait in Qatar on Tuesday - report
• Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait
• Iran must develop nuclear bomb to protect 'peace and calm,' IRGC media says - despite pledge to Trump
• Trump's war backfires as Iran now declares it must obtain the atomic bomb: MAGA expert
• Ambassador Mike Waltz Weighs in On Iran and Strait of Hormuz "They Would be Wise to Take a Diplomatic Solution and back Away from This Obsession with a Nuclear Weapon"
• Annex in Israel-Lebanon deal assures IDF freedom of action in security zone - source
• Hezbollah-allied Lebanese parliament head says US-Israel-Lebanon deal 'will not pass'
• Israel prepares for renewed fighting as Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon agreement
• IDF officer killed in clash with Hezbollah gunman in south Lebanon
• Israel Destroys Hezbollah Underground Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon
• IDF airs footage of demolition of major Hezbollah tunnel
• Hamas crushes rare Gaza protests with death threats, kidnappings & arrests
• Short of funds for drugs or doctors, West Bank health system falters under Israeli sanctions
• Israel recognizes Armenian genocide, amid frosty ties with Turkey - FM says unanimous government move is 'moral imperative' for Jewish state: 'It's never too late to do the right thing'; Ankara, which accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, rejects label for WWI atrocities
• Knesset panel to advance measure freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders for 90 days
• Netanyahu's vow to build 'broad national government' marks familiar attempt at pre-election rebrand
• Netanyahu to oppose expansion of criminal trial hearing days to five-days-a-week
• Turkey Expands Online Censorship, Silences Dissent as Erdogan Tightens Grip on Power
• Israel Recognizes Armenian Genocide in Historic Rebuke to Turkey's Century of Denial
• 5 murdered within 12 hours as wave of criminal violence continues in Israeli Arab cities - Opposition politicians slam 'complete loss of governance' over coalition's failure to reduce crime
• Man, 30, killed near Nazareth, in 6th fatality in Arab community in just over 24 hours
• IDF says troops stationed in southern Syria fired upon; no injuries reported
• IDF troops kill 2 gunmen in south Syria buffer zone, military says - Soldiers spot men described as 'armed terrorists' approaching border near Hader, kill them and retain their bodies
• IDF increasingly deploys battlefield robots as military technology evolves
• Israel sold advanced F-15 systems and gear to Qatar and Saudi Arabia – report
• USA Plans to Produce Missiles According to the "McDonald's Model" - The Pentagon aims to establish fast, cheap, and mass production of missiles
• South Korea to Train 500,000 'Drone Warriors' for DMZ Duty
• Pakistan says its security forces killed 29 fighters along Afghan border - Strikes come a day after fighters armed with guns and explosives killed three soldiers in Karachi
• Ukrainian Flamingos strike major Russian missile plant - Attack by home-made long-range weapons is part of campaign designed by Kyiv to force Russia to end war
• Putin warns of fuel shortages as Kyiv intensifies oil refinery strikes - At least one person has died following the attacks on Russian oil refineries
• Peruvians say they were promised jobs in Russia, but landed on the front lines in Ukraine
• Putin says US negotiators expected in Moscow once US less busy with Iran talks
• US top diplomat in Kyiv resigns as Russia calls for 'clarity' on US role in frozen peace talks
• Kazakhstan's Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was 'Sent by Heaven' - The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump's Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China
• Criminal Gangs in Europe Are Surging, With an Army of 400,000 Gangsters Working for the Syndicates: EUROPOL
• Sen Chris Murphy defends Democrats' 'big tent' as party battles with rise of socialism
• Trump warns 'Godless communists' will 'close your churches' if they gain power
• George Soros and son Alex have funneled staggering $103M into midterms so far, on track to shatter spending record
• Scott Perry joins push to revoke 17th Amendment, strip voters of electing senators
• With time running out, Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules - Fearing a Democratic takeover of Congress, the president has spent months trying to alter how the midterms will be conducted, but obstacles keep cropping up
• 'It's a Math Problem': RINO Thom Tillis Brags He's Blocking Trump's SAVE Act While Democrats Prioritize Illegals
• ICE will deport illegal immigrants who voted in federal elections: DHS
• Postmaster general's remarks on mail ballots stoke fears among voting rights advocates after confirming the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government
• 'It's dangerous and it's going to erode trust': redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears - The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites
• Iran cyberattacks on Israel surged in 2026, Israeli cyber chief says
• China Has Matched Anthropic in Cybersecurity, Resetting AI Race - Clampdown on top U.S. artificial intelligence is fueling concern that Washington is handing Beijing a cyberwarfare advantage
• When cybercriminals hire burglars: Inside an alleged Russian effort to infiltrate multibillion-dollar US law firms
• AI boom risks global financial crash, warn central bankers - Reversal of 'excessive' tech investments could have serious economic consequences, report finds
• Nobel economist warns AI doomsday job fears could become self-fulfilling prophecy
• DuckDuckGo AI Tells Users Donald Trump and JD Vance Have Died from Rabies
• NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth
• Mortuary in Caracas 'overwhelmed' as Venezuela struggles to respond after earthquakes - Volunteers provide counselling and funeral directors donate coffins after loss of at least 1,430 lives
• Videos show U.S. rescue team pull mother, baby from rubble in Venezuela
• Father, son pulled from rubble of Venezuela's earthquakes as crucial rescue window closes
• Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive
• Argentine soccer player Lucas Trejo loses wife, two children in Venezuela earthquake building collapse: report
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Cordova, Alaska
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Changning, China
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarangani, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Catuday, Philippines
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Foxton Beach, New Zealand
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemmala erupts to 14,000ft
• Mayon volcano in Indonesia erupts to 12,000ft
• Scientists mull controversial plan to steer hurricanes - Their proposed solution: Use existing technology (often used to extract rain from clouds), and supercharge it with high-tech data and analysis
• France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme European heat wave - Record-smashing temperatures spark fires in east German forests contaminated with WWII ammunition
• Dangerous and potentially record-setting heat wave to scorch millions this July Fourth
• 3 firefighters killed as wildfires rage across the West, prompting July 4 fireworks restrictions in Utah
• At least 14 killed as Aramco helicopter crashes in Saudi Arabia
• French investigators probe fatal skydiving plane crash that killed pilot and 10 parachutists
• CNN Host Complains Declaration of Independence is 'Soiled' With 'Racism' and a 'Slur' Ahead of Nation's 250th Birthday
• DHS offers TPS holders $2,100, plane ticket to self-deport following Supreme Court ruling
• Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz Claims 'Americans Will Pay Even Higher Prices' for Groceries, Housing if TPS Haitians Deported
• African Soccer Team Captain Accused of Raping Translator Ahead of World Cup
• Toronto Pride festivities feature 'Queers for Palestine' protesters, rainbow Antifa flag, signs telling cops to kill themselves
• Dems condemn attack on Scott Wiener at Pride—ignore trans militants and antisemitism
• Man chants 'we're coming for your children' during Toronto pride parade: report
• Parents go nuclear on school district for forcing LGBTQ on their kids, seek punitive damages
• Groundbreaking Israeli treatment uses sound waves to eliminate opioid cravings in 20 minutes
• MAHA feels betrayed after Supreme Court ruling on Monsanto, glyphosate
• Drones Used to Fight Mosquitoes as Dengue Fever Surges in Sri Lanka - The military has joined the battle against the insects, as an outbreak strains hospitals in a country already reeling from energy shortages caused by the Iran War