May 11th, 2026

• US weighs permanent base in Israel as IDF warns of troop crisis
• Israel ran covert base in Iraq to support airstrikes on Iran - report
• Trump to Netanyahu on Iran Deal: Israel a 'Great Ally,' but Deal Is 'My Business Not Anyone Else's'
• Trump-Iran deal could leave Israel facing worst-case scenario - Israel is warning against a partial deal that would weaken the levers of pressure and strengthen the regime in Tehran
• Kurdish Leader: Trump Is 'Master of the Deal,' Can Land Major Deal to End Iran War and Create Worldwide Economic Boom
• Trump: Iran has been 'playing games' with U.S. for too long, 'they will be laughing no longer'
• Iran says it will 'never bow' as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict
• 'Unacceptable': Trump rejects Iran response to US peace offer, as Netanyahu insists war 'not over'
• Netanyahu: Iran War 'Not Over,' Nuclear Sites Need Dismantled
• Iran's enriched uranium under US surveillance, will be extracted 'at some point', Trump says "If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we'll blow them up," Trump said
• Putin Says US Blocked 'Secret' Plutonium Deal With Iran - United States, Israel, and Iran had agreed to transfer enriched nuclear material from Iran to Russia, but that the arrangement ultimately collapsed after Washington reversed its position and demanded the material be sent only to the United States
• Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
• Iranian state media proposes charging international companies a fee to use fiber optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz
• Report: Iran & Russia use Caspian Sea port as strategic resupply route for drones & trade - Port targeted by Israel in March helps evade sanctions, minimize impact of Hormuz closure
• UAE, Kuwait and Qatar all report drone attacks as Iran ramps up its threats
• Iran Ceasefire Tested as Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Reported Drone Attack of Qatar
• Fairweather Allies: Now that the US-Iran War Seems About To End, France and the UK Send Warships to the Middle East To 'Secure' the Strait of Hormuz
• US intel: Mojtaba Khamenei remains central figure in Iran's leadership
• Iran's Supreme Leader briefs military chief on 'new guiding measures', Fars agency says
• WSJ: Iran's Supreme Leader is MIA, just when negotiators need him most
• Iran releases first public details of supreme leader's injuries
• Western Media Says Mojtaba Khamenei Is Gay, Crippled and Disfigured - But Iranian Official States That the New Supreme Leader Has Healed From 'Scratch Behind the Ear'
• Kim Jong Un's new law sets automatic nuclear strike if regime leadership is hit - Following the elimination of Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Pyongyang toughens its stance and enshrines a "mutual destruction" mechanism in law
• IRGC navy threatens 'heavy attack' on US assets if its oil tankers come under fire
• Tanker struck by drone off coast of Doha after Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade - Iranian lawmakers have said they are drafting a bill to formalize Iran's management of the Strait of Hormuz, with clauses including forbidding passage to vessels of "hostile states."
• Trump says deadly strike on Iranian elementary school still 'under study'
• Energy secretary says Trump administration is open to suspending gas tax amid soaring prices - Chris Wright said the administration was "open to all ideas" as gas prices have shot up more than 50% since the start of the Iran war
• Knesset panel demands state help cover losses to passengers and airlines during Iran war - Request comes as major European and US airlines still avoiding Israel after Iran ceasefire came into effect, weighing future flight operations
• Iranian businesses said resorting to mass layoffs amid wartime economic struggles - According to New York Times, business leaders warn 3.5 million industrial jobs at risk, several tech firms shut down due to internet blackout, with others laying off hundreds
• British-Iranian rapper reworks Israeli wartime hit 'Harbu Darbu' targeting Islamic regime
• Fifa World Cup matches face heightened terror risk in US amid Iran conflict - Experts warn of 'soft target' vulnerabilities and intelligence gaps as federal agencies prepare to secure 78 matches across 11 cities
• Rising antisemitism in Britain is a frightening preview of America's future - Antisemitic violence and harassment have become the new normal for British Jews - and increasingly common in the U.S. as well
• Facing 'epidemic of hate,' UK Jews hold Downing Street rally decrying antisemitism
• British Jews, allies hold 20,000-strong protest against antisemitism in London
• 2 convicted for going to London Jewish area to film themselves verbally abusing locals
• 2026 'most violent year in recent memory' for Canada's Jews, B'nai Brith warns
• Israeli artists face growing cultural boycott abroad after Oct 7
• Likud minister claims Hamas 'hatched' Oct. 7 attack during Bennett-Lapid government
• Netanyahu concedes he bears some responsibility for Oct. 7, but says 'everyone' shares it
• Abbas seen positioning son for Palestinian leadership, dismaying those seeking new blood
• Government approves massive investment into ancient Samaria - The Israeli government has approved a sweeping new plan to restore and develop the Ancient Samaria National Park in Sebastia, one of the region's most significant biblical-era archaeological sites
• IDF hits 40-plus Hezbollah targets, kills 100 terrorists
• IDF and Hezbollah continue to trade blows as shaky ceasefire appears to falter in Lebanon
• Hezbollah airs drone footage showing strike on Iron Dome battery in northern Israel
• Hezbollah banking arm reportedly resumes operations despite Israeli strikes, Lebanese gov't ban
• Zamir warns Knesset that military urgently needs more soldiers amid multifront war
• IDF chief pushes Knesset to help draft ultra-Orthodox as manpower concerns grow
• US says body of soldier found after two went missing during exercise in Morocco
• Syria president shuffles government officials and ministers, boots brother from key post
• Kremlin Says an ‌Agreement To End the Russia-Ukraine Conflict 'Is a Long Way Off,' but Hours Later, Putin States That He Thinks That 'The War Is Coming to an End'
• Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of violating US-backed ceasefire
• Russia breaches three-day ceasefire with Ukraine, says Zelenskyy - Ukraine president says Russian army is 'not complying' with the US-mediated truce and is 'not even really trying to'
• US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba
• Europe confronts a future in which US may no longer defend it - European leaders are upping their military spending as they envision a different form for the NATO alliance
• Trump Media posts $405 million loss driven by crypto holdings
• Another Fraud Scandal Erupts in Tim Walz's Minnesota: Nonprofit Accused of Siphoning $6.5 Million for Luxury Cars, Vegas Trips, and Lavish Personal Spending
• Trump: Schumer Task Force Plotting Election Interference
• Tennessee Democrat Compares Republicans to KKK Members "in Suits" Over Redistricting Fight
• 10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence - Republicans are charging ahead in the nation's redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears
• Email from Susie Wiles warning White House staff about leaks, is leaked
• One Big Headache for Politicians These Days: a Messy Digital Footprint - As a new generation of chronically online oversharers runs for office, many find themselves tripped up by past statements. Their response? Delete, distance, disavow.
• Security Breach: Cyberattack Targets Liberty U And Other Campuses Across America
• I have seen the dystopian future of elderly care - The Telegraph tests out AI-assisted nursing at the mechanical hands of a Japanese robot
• They're Building a God. And They Said So Out Loud. The agenda affects everyone, faithful believers or not. The transition to artificial general intelligence is not a technology story. It is a civilization story. A meaning story. A story about who decides what human beings are for.
• MAGA Religious Leaders Dedicate and Bless 22-Foot Golden Trump Statue at Doral
• Trump pastor claims president has 'better understanding' of Bible than pope
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Madang, Papua New Guinea
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar)
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Isen, Japan
• Over 150 quakes, including 4.5 magnitude, rattle Imperial County during reported earthquake swarm
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Dukono volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Mob Attacks Indian Pastor and His Family as Villagers Try to Drive Him Away from Home
• International operation disrupts "cocaine highway" across the Atlantic Ocean
• Spain seizes 30 tons of cocaine in record European haul, detains 23 crew
• Source: At Least Six Dead Migrants Found in Trainyard near Texas Border
• Over Half Million Migrants Waiting in Libya to Cross Into Europe, Warns Greek Immigration Minister
• Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat
• Trans track and field athlete dominates California girls' high school competitions amid protests
• A deadly bacterium is creeping up the US east coast. How worried should we be? Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio even as scientists are trying to stay one step ahead
• U.S. cruise passengers fly back for hantavirus monitoring, as one tests positive
• Army parachutes hantavirus medical team onto Tristan da Cunha to help infected Brit