May 30th, 2026

• ​Why Pakistan will likely refuse to join the Abraham Accords - Despite Trump's pressure, costs of normalising ties with Israel are higher in Pakistan than in Arab states due to its more vibrant and contested political landscape
• Trump meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran deal said to end with no decision - Tehran denies US president's suggestion that agreement announced by White House includes nuclear concessions; deal includes $300B fund for Iran's reconstruction, sources tell NYT
• Trump insists on red lines as Iran deal remains elusive
• Bolton slams proposed Iran deal: 'Big defeat for the United States'
• US 'more than capable' of resuming war against Iran, says Hegseth
• Israel Suggests Renewing Iran Military Strikes if U.S. Deal Does Not Materialize
• Severity Of America's Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report
• U.S. will need years to replenish stockpiles of advanced weapons used in Iran war, new analysis finds
• The U.A.E.'s Secret Role in the War Involved Dozens of Strikes on Iran - The attacks were conducted in coordination with the U.S. and Israel and went on for weeks
• WSJ: UAE struck Iran dozens of times during war and amid truce, including with Israel - Report says US and Israel provided intel for the attacks, including joint strike on petrochemical complex that led Washington to ask Jerusalem to stop targeting energy facilities
• Satellite images reveal Iran rapidly rebuilds its missile and drone arsenal - A CNN analysis of satellite images reveals that the Islamic Republic has reopened at least 50 blocked access points at 18 underground missile sites. Contrary to statements by Trump, the arsenal was not destroyed but trapped, and is now being cleared with bulldozers. The Pentagon is concerned that Iran will rebuild its drone fleet within six months.
• Iran unearthing missiles buried in underground facilities - Satellite images show that Tehran has been using the ceasefire to clear access points to projectiles struck by U.S. and Israeli forces
• Iran preparing 'grand' funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei, state TV says - Special HQ set up for ceremony, whose date is still undetermined, nearly three months after supreme leader was killed by Israel in war's opening salvo
• Greek man charged in UK over suspected Iranian plot to target dissident journalist - Unnamed reporter works for London-based Persian news outlet Iran International, whose premises were also targeted in April in an attempted arson claimed by pro-Tehran group
• NY case sheds light on alleged Iran-linked terror campaign targeting Diaspora Jews - US prosecutors say defendant Mohammad Al-Saadi orchestrated string of attacks on Jewish targets as part of 'psychological warfare' campaign on behalf of Iran
• With Iran deal appearing closer than ever, Israel scrambles to keep operational freedom against Hezbollah
• Netanyahu confirms troops crossed Litani, as Pentagon hosts Israeli-Lebanon security talks - UNICEF says 15 children killed in Lebanon over past week, as WHO warns of damage to country's healthcare and minister accuses Israel of putting heritage sites in 'serious danger'
• Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona and nearby towns for third time since midnight
• IDF downs 'a number' of rockets from Lebanon, though one impacts near Kiryat Shmona; no injuries
• Hezbollah FPV drone attacks pose 'real danger' beyond northern Israel, former IDF commander warns
• IDF troops apparently fire at civilian plane, mistaking it for drone; none hurt - Soldiers deployed to Beit El after locals report several drones overhead; later confirmed to be jetliner whose flight path was shifted eastward; IDF investigating incident
• Lior Amihai, director of Israeli NGO Peace Now: 'The coalition in power wants to annex the territories in the West Bank and establish a racist state based on Jewish supremacy'
• Four more UNRWA staff - including teachers - found to have kidnapped Israelis on Oct. 7, as feds weigh criminal charges
• Displacement, hunger push some desperate families in Gaza to marry off their children - Around 20.6% of marriages in Gaza last year were with girls under 18; many face abuse, rape, and difficult pregnancies
• Construction of New Homes in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Community Ravaged on Oct. 7, Will Be Completed This Summer
• Germany arrests eighth member of Hamas network seeking to attack Israeli, Jewish sites in Europe
• Irish fans disrupt national soccer team's game to protest planned matches against Israel
• Anti-Israel NJ candidate facing scrutiny over 'Blind Sheikh' ties says he condemns antisemitism - Adam Hamawy, a Democrat running for US Congress who opposes Iron Dome and volunteered in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war, tells JTA that safety of Muslims and Jews is 'intertwined'
• Mamdani endorses former organizer of Columbia anti-Israel encampment for US Congress
• With Australia awash in antisemitism, a Jewish cleaner scrubs off Melbourne's swastikas for free - Heshy Adelist says calls surged after Oct. 7, leading him to spend 1,000-plus hours removing hateful graffiti and eventually testify before Australia's antisemitism commission
• Russia signs $16.5 billion deal to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan
• Russian drone injures 2 in Romania, sparking outcry by EU and NATO members - European Commission head says Russia 'crossed yet another line,' as allies worry about Kremlin's war with Ukraine spilling over borders
• Russian official warns Europe to brace for more drone incidents after Romania episode
• Putin adviser warns EU after drone hits Romania: 'The peaceful sleep is over'
• US will defend 'every inch' of Nato after Russian drone strike - 'We stand with our ally,' says Washington after UAV slams into apartment building in Romania
• Putin sends horror threat to 'destroy' NATO countries as WW3 fears explode
• Volgograd Refinery, Yaroslavl Fuel Sites Hit as Moscow Claims 208 Ukrainian Drones Downed
• Russia warns war costs are ravaging its finances while Ukrainian 'drone overmatch' sends Putin's forces reeling in new phase of combat
• Japan buys over $14 million in military equipment for Ukraine under NATO weapons program
• Shortage of troops in Ukraine reopens debate on recruiting women - A social majority rejects an idea that authorities are not officially considering, although an increasing number of female voices raise the issue
• Kremlin critic says Ukraine war 'backfiring' on Putin as discontent grows
• Inside Putin's $26 Billion Quest for Longevity - From mini-pigs and organ printing to cryotherapy and genetics, Russia's president has turned antiaging research into a Kremlin priority
• Spain's Sanchez digs in after eight years as PM as wave of scandals threatens survival
• Spain's Sanchez running out of road as corruption probes stack up
• Cuban-American congresswoman calls for Democrats aiding Cuba to be investigated for treason - Rep. Nicole Malliotakis also said she believes it was possible the U.S. military would conduct an operation to capture Raul Castro and extradite him into the United States
• Big Banks Are Raking In Profits as Market Turbulence Shows No Signs of Easing - JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon cites 'exuberance,' saying his bank's trading business could top expectations this quarter
• Americans Are Falling Behind on Their $1.25 Trillion Credit-Card Bill - Soaring interest rates and stubborn inflation have led to highest delinquencies since the financial crisis; 'a pattern of survival debt'
• Poll: Most say cost of living has never been worse
• 'Less Than $200 in Extra Gasoline Cost': Scott Bessent Attempts to Quiet Economic Fears
• Why have tomato prices surged nearly 40% in a year?
• 'Biggest circus in town' the World Cup set for betting frenzy
• And Then There Were Three: Musical Acts Keep Bailing on Trump's 'Freedom 250' Concert Series
• Bret Michaels Is Fifth Act to Pull Out of 'Freedom 250' in D.C., Citing 'Threats and Safety Concerns' as Trump-Backed Shows 'Evolved Into Something Divisive'
• Poison's Bret Michaels drops out of Freedom 250 after death threats - Michaels said that the decision "isn't about politics" but "staying true to what I've always believed in."
• TikToker fired from job after praying for Pam Bondi to suffer 'worst case of cancer anybody's ever seen' - TikToker prayed for Bondi to end up with 'a hole in her throat'
• Top Dem Claims Pam Bondi Pushed 'Blame' for Epstein Investigation on Todd Blanche in Closed-Doors Hearing
• Former AG Pam Bondi tells lawmakers Ghislaine Maxwell should 'die in prison'
• Judge halts Trump 'anti-weaponization' fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor sues
• ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses - The TV network slammed the Federal Communications Commission, saying the regulator was targeting its station licenses in a campaign of "unconstitutional retaliation"
• Amid data center protests, a billionaire and the Trump administration see a foreign plot - Claims that China and overseas propaganda drive Americans to rise up against data centers are based on scant evidence
• AI billionaires brace for pitchforks
• Inside the Marilyn Monroe grave-robbing business - From pelvic X-rays to AI replicas, the American actress's afterlife has become a bizarrely lucrative industry
• 'Robots need clothes': humanoids hit catwalk in Seoul
• Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test
• Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans
• China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,500ft
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 11,000ft
• Portugal breaks national May temperature record with 40.3C (104.5F) in Mora
• Washington Nationals exec fired after admitting in undercover OMG report to blacklisting Christian player from social media, surveilling fans
• Kenyan police arrest 8 students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls school fire - Kenyan police have arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school
• Horror: Bus Driver Who Caused Deadly Crash in Virginia That Killed Five People is From China and Doesn't Speak English
• Dual Iranian-Iraqi national charged by DOJ in connection to 18 terror attacks, plots across US, Europe
• 'Millions of Indians, Pakistanis taking our jobs': UK MP makes 'racist' remarks
• Restore Britain backer claims Jews are foreign as Rupert Lowe faces racism storm
• Killer sentenced to 54 years in prison after violent stabbing murders committed just 2 days after previous jail release in Seattle
• Tourist gang-raped and drugged by 5 African migrants in abandoned building for 72 hours - The victim was lured away from a restaurant before being driven to an abandoned property and raped
• ICE Protesters in New Jersey Threaten 'Death' To Federal Officers and Their Families
• Was It Legal? Trump Administration Deported 21,000 People To Countries Marked 'Dangerous' By US
• Fears of travel chaos flare as Mullin weighs pulling customs officers from Newark airport
• In California redistricting, pro-MAGA town likely to get a gay, liberal congressman
• Senior banned from Loudoun County high school graduation after speaking up about trans peeper in school bathrooms - "Because of me speaking up, I'm not going to be able to walk at graduation."
• Texas Democrat Senate Hopeful James Talarico Refers to Women as 'Neighbors with a Uterus' - The Democrat used the expression while lamenting Roe v. Wade being overturned, which brought the issue of abortion back to the state level
• Canadian Man Who Sold Deadly Chemicals Online Pleads Guilty To Aiding Suicide of 14 People - Escapes Prosecution for Other 112 Deaths in the UK
• Zombie fillers: the super-rich are plumping themselves up with dead people's fat
• White House breaks from precedent by not releasing Trump's medical report
• Donald Trump accused of 'cover-up' as health check results not released to public - The US President is facing intensifying scrutiny
• Trump's physician says the president is in 'excellent health' and is 'fully fit' to serve
• Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bags
• WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at 'huge' 30-50% as chief arrives in DRC - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable disease
• As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals