Trump envoy hints at new countries joining Abraham Accords
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday that new countries may soon join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states. “We think we’re going to have some pretty big announcements on countries that are now coming into the Abraham Peace Accords,” Witkoff told CNBC in an interview, following speculation that Israel’s military gains in its military campaign against Iran could incentivize more nations in the region to normalize ties with Jerusalem.
Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent’s killing
A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent appeared in a Vermont federal court Tuesday in one of multiple criminal cases linked to a cultlike group known as Zizians. Authorities have said Teresa Youngblut fired the bullet that killed agent David Maland during the January traffic stop. Another agent fired back, wounding Youngblut and killing her companion, Felix Bauckholt, officials have said. The Zizians are a group of followers of Jack LaSota, a computer scientist who has blogged as “Ziz” on subjects including veganism, gender identity and artificial intelligence. The group mostly consists of computer scientists who met online, shared anarchist beliefs and became increasingly violent.
Iran says nuclear sites ‘badly damaged’ by US and Israeli strikes
Iran’s nuclear facilities were “badly damaged” by US and Israeli strikes, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told Al Jazeera English on Wednesday. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday said a body of credible intelligence indicated that Iran’s nuclear programme was severely damaged by recent US strikes, and that it would take years to be rebuilt.
Trump Reaffirms Support for NATO’s Article 5 Amid Interpretations
USA’s president Donald Trump claims that Nato’s defense guarantee article 5 has several interpretations – but also that he “stands completely behind it”. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and other Nordic leaders trust the USA. Article 5 of the NATO treaty states that if a NATO country is attacked, all other countries must come to its defense.
Trump Urges End to Ukraine War After Meeting with Zelenskyj
The situation was discussed when Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyj met in connection with NATO’s summit in The Hague on Wednesday. “We discussed how to achieve a ceasefire and real peace. We talked about how our people will be protected”, Zelenskyj writes on social media afterwards.
NATO Buildup Agreed for Swedish Security Boost
The NATO summit in The Hague, which only lasted a few hours, is called historic by many. According to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party), the summit was the most important for Sweden’s security in many years. According to the summit declaration, the NATO countries will increase their defense investments to five percent of GDP annually from 2035.
Next ceasefire on the horizon? Trump & Qatar say Gaza talks gain new momentum after Israel-Iran war
The end of the war between Israel and Iran has given rise to new hopes for a quick second ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. During the NATO summit on Wednesday, the sentiment was echoed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said there is “great progress” in the talks between Hamas and Israel. “I think that because of this attack that we made,” Trump said, “I think we’re going to have some very good news… Gaza is very close.”
Netanyahu’s Likud party rises in poll following Iran operation, surpasses main rival Bennett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party gained 4 seats in a poll made on Wednesday following the conclusion of the Israeli Operation Rising Lion military offensive against the Iranian regime’s military and nuclear assets. The Likud party rose to 26 seats in the latest poll, up from 22 in the previous poll.
Trump: Israel sent agents to Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after attack — ‘it was total obliteration’
Three days after the U.S. Air Force struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites, the discussion over the extent of the damage continues unabated. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s particular ire was directed at reports in the U.S. media that quoted a preliminary intelligence assessment by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), claiming the nuclear program was only set back by several months. “They’re trying to make this unbelievable victory into something less. Now, even they admit that [Fordow] was hit very hard… it was hit brutally and it knocked it out,”
Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize After Brokering Historic Israel-Iran Ceasefire
Representative Buddy Carter of Georgia has formally nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his instrumental role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that ended what Trump dubbed the “12 Day War.” The nomination comes after Trump announced Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, bringing a swift conclusion to a conflict that threatened to engulf the region. In his letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Carter declared that Trump played an “extraordinary and historic role” in ending “the armed conflict between Israel and Iran and preventing the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet.”
Trump: ‘US will strike again’ if Iran rebuilds atomic weapons program
US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the United States would launch further strikes against Iran if it attempts to rebuild its nuclear infrastructure, FOX News TV reported. He made the comments following what he described as a highly successful military operation that obliterated key sites and dealt a severe blow to Tehran’s nuclear weapons ambitions. Speaking at a NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump was asked by a reporter whether the US would consider renewed military action should Iran try to restore its nuclear capabilities. “Sure,” the president replied bluntly.
Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds
The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday while U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its nuclear program.
WATCH: What Israel has achieved in 12 days of war with Iran
In just 12 days, Israel decimated Iran’s military leadership, crippled over half its ballistic missile arsenal, and shattered key nuclear sites—setting Tehran’s nuclear ambitions back by years.
Israel declares Central Bank of Iran a terrorist organization
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has signed a special order designating the Central Bank of Iran a terrorist organization, he announced on Wednesday. The designation could mark the beginning of a process that encourages other countries to follow Israel’s lead.
Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds
Iran has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, though U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff has said there has been direct and indirect communication between the countries.
Emergency declaration after heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding and evacuations in western Venezuela
Heavy rainfall associated with tropical waves 8 and 9 caused severe floods and landslides across western Venezuela on June 24, 2025, displacing over 4,700 people and prompting a national emergency declaration. The states of Mérida, Trujillo, and Táchira were among the most affected.
11 Signs That The Entire Country Is Facing Enormous Economic Challenges Right Now
While everyone has been preoccupied with the war in the Middle East and the anti-ICE protests going on around the nation, economic conditions in the U.S. have continued to deteriorate. The housing market is in abysmal shape, consumer spending is down, and layoffs are way up. Meanwhile, fear of our seemingly endless cost-of-living crisis is preventing the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, and we shouldn’t expect any additional “economic stimulus” from our politicians in Washington anytime soon because the federal government is already facing an unprecedented debt crisis. In other words, our economy is a giant mess, and the cavalry isn’t going to come riding along to save us.
Rates of sickness in New Zealand have gone up by 17-30% since 2019
In some New Zealand public sectors, rates of sickness have tripled among working-age people since 2019. Additionally, a health and medical insurance company, which covers 20% of the population, reported an increase of 17% in claims for sickness in 2024 from 2019.
Dr. John Coleman: “At least 4 billion ‘useless eaters’ shall be eliminated by the year 2050 by means of limited wars…”
Could war being ramped up in the Middle East be part of a depopulation plan? According to Dr. John Coleman, the conspirators have had plans in place for a long time to genocide populations using “limited wars,” among others.
New Chicago ‘Hope Clinic’ Brazenly Advertises Abortions ‘For All Trimesters’
“A new abortion business in Chicago is brazenly advertising its willingness to abort preborn babies up to 34 weeks into pregnancy, making it the only late-term abortion facility in the Midwest and one of the few in the nation.”
Israeli PM Netanyahu Declares ‘Historic Victory’: Israel, U.S. Sent Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Down the Drain’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the conclusion of Operation Rising Lion against Iran as a watershed moment in Israel’s national security, declaring it a “historic victory,” stating that “we sent Iran’s nuclear program down the drain,” and warning that any effort by Tehran to restore it would be met with “the same determination and strength.”
ICE Busts Eleven Illegal Iranian Nationals on US Soil in Heightened Terror Threat to America
It looks like Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem meant it when she said that she was going to nail Iranian terrorists before they get a chance to carry out terrorist attacks on US soil. Over the last 48 hours, eleven Iranians who are here illegally have been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Crescent Over the Kremlin: Putin’s Surrender to Islam
Putin isn’t resisting globalism—he’s replacing it with state-backed Islamization, trading the hammer and sickle for the crescent and enforcing Sharia not just through law, but through fear, exile, and violent loyalty.
Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s Democrat mayoral primary in shock victory for socialist candidate over Andrew Cuomo. If elected when voters head to the polls in November, he would be the city’s first Muslim mayor. Mamdani attracted endorsements from prominent progressives including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders. He promised to reject President Trump’s policies and to govern the city as a model for the Democrat Party.