May 1st, 2026

• Israel defense chief warns strikes on Iran could resume soon, signals campaign not over - Two cargo ships and multiple transport aircraft delivered roughly 6,500 tons of munitions and combat vehicles within 24 hours
• CENTCOM prepares 'short and powerful' wave of strikes on Iran, Trump to be briefed on plan
• Report: CENTCOM Seeks First Ever 'Dark Eagle' Hypersonic Missile Deployment to Counter Iran
• Deadline Friday: President Trump's Iran war heading into a constitutional showdown
• White House having 'active conversations' with Congress on authorizing Iran war
• Ahead of war powers deadline, US official says hostilities with Iran 'terminated' amid truce
• Hegseth: Iran Ceasefire Pauses War Powers' 60-Day Clock
• Trump administration says its war in Iran has been 'terminated' before 60-day deadline
• Trump: 'I don't know' if Iran war will end before Ukraine
• $50 Billion War? US Iran Conflict Costs Far Higher Than Official Figures
• Iran may run out of oil storage within weeks under US blockade pressure
• Iran's economy under palpable stress, but prepared to hold out amid US blockade - Islamic Republic's stockpiling of imports ahead of war hasn't yet curbed bank withdrawals or rationed necessities; still, spiraling joblessness may fuel regime's fear of protests
• Report: Iran Using Iraqi Ships to Smuggle Oil Past U.S. Blockade
• Mojtaba Khamenei: Only place for US in Persian Gulf 'is at the bottom of its waters' - Marking 'Persian Gulf Day,' statement from still unseen supreme leader signals Iran will retain control of Strait of Hormuz, says it will protect missile, nuclear programs as 'national assets'
• Democrat Congressman Suggests that War Secretary Pete Hegseth Should Be Executed - Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) went on CNN to speak about Hegseth's testimony before the House of Representatives regarding the Iran War
• Moulton: Hegseth 'Guilty' of War Crimes Like Nazi Submarine Captains
• Hegseth, Caine face Senate grilling on Iran war as Hormuz blockade rattles oil markets
• Lebanon's ex-president Amin Gemayel says time is right for direct talks with Israel - 'We have to see how far we can go' in negotiations, says man who led Lebanon during its civil war, adding that his people 'yearn for the bare minimum of calm, peace, stability'
• Lebanon's internal splits over talks with Israel trip up Saudi mediation efforts
• US urges Lebanese president to meet Netanyahu, suggests sit-down could lead to IDF pullout - US embassy in Lebanon says direct engagement with Israel 'can mark the beginning of a national revival,' as political leaders in Beirut remain at odds over the talks with Jerusalem
• Israel asks Trump to put 2-3 week deadline on Lebanon talks amid growing Hezbollah attacks - report
• Deadly Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
• Hezbollah Launches Daily Drone Strikes Against Israeli Troops in Southern Lebanon
• Soldier killed, 15 injured in Hezbollah drone attacks; IDF strikes in Lebanon - Terror group targets artillery position in northern Israel, forces stationed inside Lebanese villages; Lebanon says 9 killed by strikes, including 2 children
• Hezbollah adopts a new weapon: Fiber-optic drones, used widely in the war in Ukraine
• Using 24 tons of explosives: IDF demolishes 140-meter-long Hezbollah tunnel in Lebanon
• 'The city is dead': Israel's north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars - In Kiryat Shmona and across the Galilee, shuttered businesses, slow returns and shifting demand for homes indicate a patchy recovery after more than two years of conflict
• IDF major allegedly smuggled $2.3m of contraband into Gaza, charged with aiding enemy
• Rats infest Gaza's tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
• Navy detains over 20 flotilla ships, 175 activists en route to Gaza Strip - Leading up to the reports of Israeli boarding, the activist ships were allegedly approached by Israeli fast boats "pointing lasers and semi-automatic assault weapons."
• Palestinian man and teen shot dead in separate IDF altercations, as West Bank roils
• Report: Top general in West Bank warns 'Jewish terrorism' could spark Palestinian uprising - Central Command chief Avi Bluth reportedly cautions that Palestinians 'won't remain indifferent forever' to settler violence, which he laments is 'causing unfathomable damage to Israel'
• LA police investigating attack on Jewish teacher outside synagogue as hate crime
• Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
• UK Raises National Terror Threat Level as Police Investigate Stabbing Attack on 2 Jewish Men
• Starmer booed at site of Golders Green terror; promises to tackle antisemitism, extremism - Protesters chant 'Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer'; UK raises terror alert to 'severe' as anti-terror chief says attacks on Jews are 'biggest national security emergency,' $33M allocated for security
• US house to consider resolution condemning Hasan Piker, Candace Owens for antisemitism - Reps. Mike Lawler and Josh Gottheimer pushing bipartisan bill to denounce 'antisemitic hate-filled rhetoric,' though far-left Piker says move is 'making antisemitism worse'
• Palestinian soccer chief refuses to shake hands with Israel federation VP at FIFA event
• Extremist Attacks Leave Dozens of Christians Dead in Afghanistan - A Pakistani pastor who baptized several of the victims continues shepherding church members living under Taliban rule
• Mali Under Siege: Al-Qaeda and Separatists Launch Largest Coordinated Attack in the Country's History
• Jihadist Network Identified as U.S. Homeland Threat Expands Control in Mali
• Jihadists Are on the Brink of an African Caliphate - Islamists in Mali have routed Kremlin-backed forces after confounding efforts by the West to uproot al Qaeda and its offshoots in the Sahel
• Former Ukraine Top Spy and Currently Presidential Chief of Staff, Popular General Budanov Has Become a Danger to Zelensky's Rule
• North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal Is Outgrowing US Missile Defenses
• Rubio warns China after Panama ship detentions, calls hemisphere sovereignty 'non-negotiable' - US and five Latin American nations accuse Beijing of politicizing maritime trade after canal port dispute
• China calls US hypocritical for expressing concern over Panama's sovereignty
• Son of Norwegian Diplomats, Who Inherited $10M From Jeffrey Epstein's Will, Commits Suicide Days After Police Launch Investigation on His Parents
• European Central Bank keeps rates on hold in the face of inflation threat
• Inflation spikes to 3.5 percent in March as Iran war drove prices higher
• 'The national debt is now larger than the economy': Watchdog marks 100% of GDP milestone for $39 trillion burden
• Congress Ends Record DHS Shutdown; Passes Bill with No ICE, Border Patrol Funding
• Department of Justice Pushing Separate Comey Probe for Classified Leaks
• Chicago Schools to Bus Students to Anti-Trump May Day Protests Using Tax Dollars
• Hakeem Jeffries suggests Dems may pack SCOTUS to 'deal with corrupt MAGA majority'
• Kathy Hochul moves to change NY district map after SCOTUS ruling bans race-based gerrymandering - "I'm working with the Legislature to change New York's redistricting process so we can fight back against Washington's attempts to rig our democracy."
• Ted Cruz Defends Jimmy Kimmel's Melania Trump 'Widow' Joke from FCC: Government Can't Be 'Speech Police'
• Anna Paulina Luna to hold hearing in May on former CIA MK-Ultra program
• Elon Musk Clashes with OpenAI's Lawyer in Trial to Define Future of AI
• Cyber proxy wars escalate as hackers shift to infrastructure targets - Future hacktivist attacks may target critical infrastructure, such as power grids, water treatment facilities, and manufacturing sites, according to indications highlighted in the report
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Neiafu, Tonga
• Map Shows Where 16 Earthquakes Have Struck Near Area 51 in Last 2 Days
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Bengaluru storm kills 10 as hail, record rain and strong winds impact city, India
• Severe drought hits North Korea, threatens crops and raises food shortage concerns
• DOJ Report: 'Radical' Biden Administration Worked to 'Punish' Christians Living by Their Beliefs
• IRS weaponized Johnson Amendment to target conservative pastors while ignoring liberals, DOJ finds - The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias concluded that the Biden administration targeted conservative Christian churches for alleged nonprofit violations while ignoring liberal ones
• Rhode Island Police Launch Investigation After Video Shows Figure in Apparent KKK Robes Roaming Public Area
• Mass stabbing at Tacoma high school leaves victims hospitalized in critical condition
• Judge rules Texas must permit 400-acre Muslim city to be built
• Trump's DOJ Forcing Mexican President to Choose Between Protecting Political Party or Fighting Cartels
• Mexican President Doubles Down on Protecting Cartel-Connected Ruling Party
• US House approves outline for $70 billion more for immigration enforcement
• Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Release of Dominican Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder by Interpol Red Notice Fugitive Now Roaming Free After ICE Arrest
• Oregon man pleads guilty to shining high-powered laser at CBP helicopter in anti-ICE Portland attack
• Six California rioters plead guilty to violent Los Angeles anti-ICE highway attack
• Indian realtor tells Canadian judge he abducted 9-year-old boy because it's 'acceptable in his culture,' begs not to be deported - "He has been a resident of Canada for too long to suggest that this was an innocent error," the judge said
• Texas AG sues 'birth tourism' center advertised to Chinese nationals
• JPMorgan staffer accuses female boss of drugging him, making him her sex slave: lawsuit
• Substitute Teacher Who Branded Herself a "Million-Dollar Prostitute" Gets Fired After Twerking and Grabbing Student During Classroom Meltdown
• Popular 'Polk County Santa' Busted in Massive Florida Child Sex Sting, Tried Paying $200 to Have Sex with 13-Year-Old
• Wisconsin drag queen charged in child sex abuse case
• AOC Claims It Is Possible U.S. Has 'Already Had a Gay President'