May 7th, 2026

• Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies - Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military's ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say
• US-Iran deal won't meet Israel's war goals on nukes, missiles and proxies - Israeli officials warn the proposed agreement may leave Iran's missile arsenal intact, ease financial pressure on Tehran and limit the IDF's freedom of action in Lebanon; They support continuing siege on Iran and say Iran likely will cheat from the outset
• Trump tentatively making peace with Iran, but potential future strikes remain as leverage - Rubio warns Iran's remaining leadership to 'check themselves before they wreck themselves'
• US, Iran said closing in on framework for permanent deal, as Trump renews bomb threats
• Oil plunges, markets surge on report U.S. and Iran are near deal to end war as gas prices jump past $4.50
• Israeli defense officials urge more strikes on Iran as US declares 'Operation Epic Fury' over - President Trump announces suspension of Project Freedom one day after proclaiming its start
• Iran has hit far more US military assets than reported, satellite images show
• French Ship Hit by 'Projectile' in Strait of Hormuz, President Macron Insists France 'In No Way' Under Attack
• Netanyahu, Trump and Gulf leaders discuss major security upgrade after Iranian fire at UAE
• Iran war possibly motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intel report finds - Initial probe into social media posts finds Cole Allen had 'multiple' grievances, including Iran war, Trump's immigration policies, Elon Musk and Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• Iran continues to attack Kurdish groups in Iraq despite new Iraqi PM - Iran and its militias have carried out more than 800 attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since February 28, when the US and Israel began strikes on Iran
• $70 bread and $500 chickens: Iran's Inflation Nightmare Explodes
• US doubles down on urging Lebanese president to meet Netanyahu, unfazed by his refusal
• IDF targets top Hezbollah commander in first strike in Beirut in almost a month - Israeli leaders say target is chief of terror group's elite Radwan Force
• Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue - Demonstration against Israel real estate event draws hundreds, who chant 'Death to the IDF' and 'End the settler Zionist state'; counter-demonstrators warn 'Antizionism is a hate movement'
• Mladenov: Israel reaffirmed commitment to Gaza peace plan in J'lem meeting - "Working with all sides to turn commitment into concrete actions," the high representative for Gaza tweeted
• IDF sees chance to renew Gaza fighting after Hamas refuses Board of Peace offer to disarm
• Gaza rebuild priced at $71 billion, with most homes and nearly all businesses destroyed
• Israel gears up for historic Oct. 7 trials as hundreds of terror suspects face justice
• Terrorists try to hide from IDF in church near Bethlehem, causing clashes between Muslim & Christian Palestinians
• Canadian Jewish groups call for designating Palestine Action a terrorist entity - The groups say activist network's guide on how to build 'cells' and 'destroy' targets incites violence and threatens security
• Bondi Beach terrorist to face 19 extra charges over Hanukkah massacre
• ADL: Antisemitic assaults in US hit record high in 2025 as overall incidents declined
• Rutgers disinvites convocation speaker after 'inflammatory' posts about Israel, sparking anger
• Belgium indicts 3 Jewish mohels, sparking diplomatic spat with Israel and US - After Sa'ar accuses Antwerp of antisemitism, his Belgian counterpart claims probe was initiated by representatives of Jewish community in country where only doctors allowed to perform medical procedures
• British conservative leader says antisemitism in UK a 'national emergency'
• UK Green Party said to probe dozens of council candidates over antisemitism
• Local elections in UK could hasten end of embattled PM Keir Starmer's tenure - Amid Epstein-Mandelson scandal and economic struggles worsened by Iran war, the center-left leader faces a party crisis as expert says his ouster is matter of 'when rather than if'
• NYC First Lady accused of snubbing Miss Israel during awkward Brooklyn cafe encounter
• Rutgers disinvites graduation speaker who claimed Israel 'trains dogs to sexually assault prisoners'
• IDF soldier seen placing cigarette in Virgin Mary statue's mouth in Lebanese village - Image taken weeks ago in same village where soldier smashed Jesus statue; military says soldier will be disciplined in latest act of vandalism to be posted online
• PM said to ask Haredim to again shelve draft exemption bill - this time until after election
• North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula
• Japan fires missile in joint drill with US and allies in northern Philippines, facing South China Sea
• 'Ukraine will respond in kind', Zelenskyy says after Russia breaks Kyiv's ceasefire
• Russia snubs Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and fires dozens of drones
• G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff rift strains unity
• Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal Admits to Working with Foreign Countries to Aid Cuba in Defiance of President Trump.
• Minnesota Democrats Block Fraud Committee Subpoena into Somali Rep. Ilhan Omar's Involvement with $250M COVID Fund Scam
• FBI Carries Out Raid on Virginia Democrat State Senator's Office
• Goldman: If Dems Win Majority, 'I Will Be Leading Investigations into Trump's Corruption'
• Whoopi Goldberg: Trump Administration Creating 'Generational Destruction'
• US judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein first attempted suicide
• Mark Hamill posts image of dead President Trump with caption 'If Only' days after assassination attempt - The post comes amid heightened concerns over threats against the president
• Kash Patel Says FBI Lied to Obtain Warrants Used to Illegally Spy on Trump's 2016 Presidential Campaign
• Judge Says F.B.I. Can Keep 2020 Election Records Seized From Georgia - The ruling is the latest in a saga driven by President Trump's desire for redemption in the state, which he lost in 2020. The county is likely to appeal.
• DNI Gabbard spurs probe into evidence Congress, Trump were misled on election security, memos show
• Nirvana Droid: Humanoid Robot Gabi 'Converts' to Buddhism and Becomes a Monk
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 28,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Ambae volcano on Vanuatu erupts to 10,000ft
• Kilauea episode 46 ends after 9 hours of lava fountaining, tephra reaches Highway 11, Hawaii
• Alaska's 1,578 feet mega tsunami in fjord was second largest ever on record
• Odds of a 'super El Nino' increase, adding to fears of extreme weather around the world
• El Nino to fuel Pacific hurricane season, increase risks for California, Hawaii, Mexico
• Multiple tornadoes reported in southeastern Turkiye during deadly severe weather outbreak
• Mississippi governor: Multiple tornadoes reported for central, west Mississippi
• Tornado flattens mobile home park in Lincoln County
• 'Pray for Mississippi,' governor says as tornado emergency strikes areas of state
• 'Extensive tree damage' in Denver following biggest May snowstorm since 2003 - Heavy, wet snow damaged trees across metro Denver while totals topped 2 feet in parts of the Colorado Rockies
• Vancouver breaks daily heat record set in 1898 as temperatures rise across British Columbia
• America Gears Up for 'Rededicate 250': Day of Prayer, Worship on the National Mall Thanking God for His Providence
• Over 123 Historic Christian Churches In Canada Burned Or Vandalized In Past 5 Years - More Than 220 Burned In Europe
• Reporting from Nigeria: Nigerian Christian Funeral Attacked by Fulani Islamists
• Australia Says ISIS Brides Are Coming Home from Syria
• Communist Nicaraguan Co-Dictator Rosario Murillo: Priests Are 'Servants of Satan'
• Texas American Muslim University Opens in Dallas
• Texas city CANCELS 'unconstitutional' Muslim-only day at water park under pressure from public, elected leaders
• Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson claims surveillance cameras are 'primary threat to immigrants'- they helped identify suspect in brutal assault of elderly man
• New Trump counterterrorism strategy elevates threats from leftist groups like Antifa
• Trump Signs New Counterterrorism Strategy Targeting Cartels And Hemispheric Threats
• 300 Federal Agents Descend on LA's MacArthur Park in Massive Raid Targeting Mexican Drug Cartels
• School shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained
• Nancy Mace Names 6 Lawmakers in Bombshell Comments on Congressional Sex Scandal 'Slush Fund'
• Epidemic: Yet Another Teacher Faces Charges of Sexual Relationship With Student
• Woke Overload: Transvestite Quadriplegic Aariana Rose Philip Is Met Gala's First Wheelchair-Bound Guest
• Dept. of Education Investigates Women's College for Admitting Trans-Identifying Men
• FDA withdraws publication of COVID, shingles vaccine research findings