June 4th, 2026

• ​From aid to partnership? Israel weighs a future beyond US military assistance - As Jerusalem seeks greater defense independence, supporters see a path to strategic autonomy while critics warn against weakening a vital alliance.
• Trump: 'I started Iran war, would be no Israel without me'
• Trump confirms Axios report on heated call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over Lebanon attacks - "I did," Trump said. "I wouldn't say angry, I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon."
• Netanyahu Declines to Discuss Infamous Trump Call, Says President the 'Greatest Friend that Israel Has Ever Had in the White House'
• Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the 'main things' - PM insists he and Trump have 'great relationship,' both agree that Hezbollah must be disarmed; also says Iran 'playing with fire' with attacks on Gulf, Israel 'ready' for fight
• Analysis: The Trump-Netanyahu divide - keeping the deal alive vs keeping Israelis alive
• Washington pushes Israel-Lebanon peace talks forward, Hezbollah casts a long shadow
• New round of Israel-Lebanon talks start in Washington, US official says no restrictions on IDF freedom of action in southern Lebanon - Hezbollah says it 'will not accept partial ceasefire,' as rocket and drone attacks continue
• Israel, Lebanon agree to renew truce, create 'pilot' zones where Hezbollah is banned - After talks in DC, Lebanon agrees its army will take full control of areas, though unclear how they will be created; sides agree ceasefire relies on halt to Hezbollah activity
• IDF chief says 'no ceasefire for our forces' in Lebanon
• IDF strike reported near Beirut, sirens blare in north after peace talks in DC - Two rockets, suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Galilee Panhandle, morning after Home Front Command eases restrictions
• $4.5 billion funding approved by PM Netanyahu to rebuild northern Israel after extensive war damage
• 'Our duty to future generations' - Outgoing Mossad chief Barnea says 'time to complete job in Iran' - Netanyahu foundations of Iranian regime have cracked, 'it will eventually fall'
• Iran nuclear risk seen higher than before Trump attacks began - The International Atomic Energy Agency warns the war has created new nuclear dilemmas that didn't exist before
• Iran nuclear threat higher than before 2025 US-Israeli strikes - IAEA report - Fate of nuclear material is unknown, Iran no longer allows inspections of critical sites
• Trump suggests Iran talks could yield deal by weekend while Tehran denies progress - US president insists 'we will get' Iran's uranium stockpile, says he wants separate end to Lebanon conflict; Iran's FM says Israeli attack on Beirut would trigger renewal of war
• Trump Tells Aides He Won't Resume All-Out War With Iran Unless U.S. Troops Are Killed - Repeated strikes by Tehran ratchet up pressure on the president and cast doubt over the ceasefire's long-term viability
• Iran threatens to resume war with huge strikes on Israel as Trump's ceasefire on brink
• US House backs symbolic resolution aiming to halt Iran war, in rebuke of Trump - Four Republicans vote with Democrats on bill to limit Trump's authority, after GOP speaker of the House tried to prevent display of opposition against president
• US House passes Iran war powers resolution in rare pushback against Trump - Four Republicans allied with Democrats to pass bill to rein in Trump, though it is likely to face a presidential veto if it succeeds in the Senate.
• Donald Trump's Iran war drains US oil stocks to lowest level since 2004 - Industry warns prices could soon jump as inventories reach 'critically low' threshold
• Dow closes 600 points lower as rising Treasury yields and oil prices pressure stocks: Live updates
• Iran claims failed US missile struck Kuwait airport after saying Gulf bore 'clear responsibility' - This comes after Kuwait banished two Iranian diplomats and declared them persona non grata after Iran said Kuwait and Bahrain were directly responsible for the attacks
• Ceasefire Broken: Iranian Drone Attack Destroys Airport Passenger Terminal in Kuwait, Killing One Person and Injuring at Least 63
• FBI Rains $35 Million California Mansion - Tech CEO Arrested for Allegedly Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran's Nuclear and Military Programs While Reporting Just $20K Income
• Norwegian Teenager Allegedly Recruited by Swedish Gang Linked to Iran - Gets Arrested and Prosecuted in the UK for Attempting to Carry Out a Murder for Hire
• Over 2,100 West Bank settlement housing units advance in planning process - Smotrich says construction of the homes 'solidifies our hold on the territory'; Abbas urges US to stop Israeli 'madness'
• North Carolina Dems reject Gaza genocide resolution after campaign by Jewish caucus
• 'Lefty Jew' who accused Israel of genocide advances in San Francisco congressional primary
• Former Gaza surgeon and staunch Israel critic wins NJ Democratic US House primary - Egypt-born US veteran Adam Hamawy wins by some 12 points despite scrutiny over ties to 'Blind Sheikh' terror convict; expected to serve in Congress after November's statewide vote
• 'A pogrom': Haredi rioters smash windows, damage home of deputy Supreme Court chief - Dozens nabbed after attempt to break into Noam Sohlberg's house, with wife likening shattering of windows to Kristallnacht; Herzog decries 'dangerous crossing of red line'
• Police seek to extend detention of 62 arrested during Haredi anti-draft riot
• Antisemitic hate crimes spiked in New York City last month - NYPD figures show anti-Jewish incidents in May went up 46% compared to previous three months; NYU student arrested for flying swastika flag over school building
• Paramount Chief Legal Counsel: 'Antisemitic Views' Fueling Opposition to Warner Bros. Merger Due
• Netanyahu forces through election of his lawyer as state comptroller amid tainted vote - Michael Rabello wins 61-57 after vote rerun triggered by claims Likud MKs were told to film ballots to prove loyalty; opposition vows High Court petition to overturn 'illegal, mafia-style' process
• Slovenia turns away Israeli passenger jet, forcing it to land in neighboring Croatia - Israir plane denied permission to touch down in Ljubljana due to government's opposition to Israel; Foreign Ministry pans 'unacceptable' incident and anticipates better ties with incoming PM
• Israeli airline alleges EU open skies violation after Slovenia denies landing rights
• Democrats in New Jersey Give Primary Win to Candidate With Ties to Al-Qaeda - In District That's Final Resting Place for the Man Who Said 'Let's Roll' on 9/11
• GOP lawmakers denounce Al-Qaeda-linked New Jersey Dem House candidate Adam Hamawy as 'national security risk'
• Russian Foreign Ministry Says Moscow and Washington Avoided 'Fatal Breakdown' in Relations With Secret Talks Last Week
• Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before 'Putin's Davos' opens
• Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum
• North Korea unveils new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
• Families of former American hostages sue Venezuela's state oil giant alleging they funded kidnap, torture of US citizens - The plaintiffs allege the companies provided funding, money laundering services, aircraft, and logistical support to a Maduro-linked criminal network involving Venezuelan officials and the Cartel de los Soles.
• Ray Dalio says US is 'past the point of no return' on debt, sees 1930s-style 'financial repression' coming
• Brandon Gill exposes $1.2 Billion Ohio Medicaid fraud, points to 'Somali fraudsters, Bhutanese communities' - "The last question is why was this allowed to happen?"
• The Firing of Scott Pelley by '60 Minutes' Reveals Media Elites Have No Idea How Little the Public Trusts Them
• Fired '60 Minutes' star Scott Pelley accuses CBS of pushing 'falsehoods and bias'
• Top Media Reporter Says '60 Minutes' Could Lose Entire Staff in a 'Matter of Weeks, if Not Days'
• AI Fail: Meta's Support Chatbot Helped Hijack High-Profile Instagram Accounts Including Obama White House
• Chatbot Teddy Bears Are Here: Experts Sound Alarm On Kids' AI Toys Designed To 'Sound Human'
• Google's Gemini AI admits it is unfit for purpose: 'You should not trust a single thing I say'
• Florida Lawsuit: Sam Altman and OpenAI Concealed ChatGPT Safety Concerns
• Fears of dotcom bubble 2.0 as trillion-dollar AI floats swamp the market - Speculation over mega public listings leaves investors worried about history repeating itself
• Steven Spielberg Doesn't Consider 'Disclosure Day' to Be 'Science Fiction': Evidence of Alien Contact 'Is Overwhelming'
• X1.0 solar flare erupts from geoeffective Region 4455
• G3 - Strong Geomagnetic Storm Watch issued for June 4 and 5 following three significant solar flares
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Pistol River, Oregon
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Vanuatu region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near San Fernando, Peru
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Vilyuchinsk, Russia
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Petrolia, CA
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexicoe erupts to 20,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Central Bismarck Sea on Papua New Guinea erupts to 12,000ft
• Ambae volcano in Vanuatu erupts to 10,000ft
• The weather phenomenon that could shake the world - Experts fear a 'Godzilla' El Nino will be strongest on record and cause widespread devastation
• Severe Tropical Storm Jangmi leaves 23 injured, 60,000 without power after landfall in Wakayama, Japan
• Tropical Storm Amanda forms as the first named storm of the 2026 eastern Pacific hurricane season
• Turkey Bashes Kanye West for Offending Its 'Spiritual and Cultural Sensitivities' Following His Performance for 118,000 in Istanbul
• Islamic State Killing Christians Across DR Congo: More Than 1,100 Dead and No End in Sight
• Israeli Christian Leader, US Jewish Pundit Expose Far-Right Effort to Dismantle Judeo-Christian Unity
• Hypocrite Sunny Hostin disgusted by Graham Platner's record of sexting, Nazi tattoo, says she would 'hold her nose' and vote him anyway to buck Trump - "Democrats have to take over the Senate. They have to take over the House."
• Democratic Rep Jimmy Gomez reportedly facing sexual misconduct probe wins primary
• Far Left Extremist Scott Wiener, Who Decriminalized Spreading AIDS and Passed the 'Pedophile Protection Bill,' Advances in California Primary to Replace Nancy Pelosi
• Trans sex offender gets off after Virginia judge dismisses charges against him for using girls' locker rooms in schools - Judge Daniel Lopez ruled that the statute under which Cox was being prosecuted is unconstitutionally vague under the Fourteenth Amendment
• Botched ruling on pregnancy 'fairness' law opens floodgates to abortion, pro-life coalition warns
• College Campuses in Colorado to Offer Abortion Pills by Next Summer
• Europe enters the 'era of deportations' - The approval of the EU's new Return Regulation sets off a race to build deportation centers and cements the bloc's hardening shift on migration
• Ebola Reaches New Congo Area as Contact Tracing Breaks Down
• Inside the race to develop a new Ebola vaccine - Treatment for the deadly haemorrhagic fever is currently limited to the Zaire strain - but promising candidates are in the pipeline
• Two Killed in Kenyan Protests Against U.S. Ebola Quarantine Center
• Spanish Town Cancels Congo World Cup Warm-up Match over Ebola Concerns
• Rubio Suggests U.S. Return to Global Vaccine Program in Rebuke of Kennedy - Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated in pointed testimony to senators that he was reclaiming control of the U.S. relationship with Gavi, an international vaccine alliance
• Sen Ron Johnson brings doctors to Capitol Hill on plausible COVID-19 vaccine and cancer links
• Fauci's Foreign National Bat Virus Mad Scientist Vincent Munster and His Researcher Charged with Smuggling Monkeypox into America from African Outbreak
• Flesh-eating New World screwworm found in Texas calf, USDA says