Israel seizes vast Iran terror axis arsenal with surprising foreign origins
ranging in manufacturers from the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia, China to homegrown producers in Lebanon and Gaza and even a Nazi-era gun —were part of the war machinery used by Hamas and Hezbollah against Israeli civilians and the IDF since Hamas terrorists attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced hundreds of commercial ships onto longer routes around Africa, and Somali pirates are moving quickly to exploit the sudden increase in traffic off the continent’s eastern coast. Oil tankers MT Honour 25, MT Eureka and MT Asana were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and off Puntland between April and July 2026, the largest attacks by Somali pirates in years.
11 charged in decade-long scheme allegedly selling green cards through fake marriages to Chinese nationals
The two-count indictment alleges that some foreign nationals paid as much as $100,000 to be in the sham marriages, according to the Justice Department. Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with involvement in more than 1,000 fake marriages to gain legal status in the United States over the last decade.
FLASHBACK: Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan calls policing a “racist system”
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Syria Eyes Iraq Oil Pipeline to the Mediterranean as Gulf Tensions Rise
Syria hopes to open an oil pipeline from Iraq to the Mediterranean and thereby establish itself as a force in the energy market. But the challenges are many.
Ukraine attacks Russian air base and rocket plant in Samara region
Ukraine struck industrial infrastructure in Russia’s Samara region on Saturday, local authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, saying a rocket plant and air base were hit.
Chinese Orbiter Smashes Starlink With a Tiny 2-Watt Laser Fired From 36,000 KM Above Earth
A 2-watt laser pulled off a satellite downlink from 36,000 km up, using a new signal trick that pushed performance far beyond earlier results. The result was a 1 gigabit-per-second downlink from a satellite in stationary orbit using a laser transmitter rated at just 2 watts. The South China Morning Post reported the experiment on June 17, 2025, describing the recorded data rate as five times faster than Starlink in its comparison.
Democratic Socialist Leaders Squirm When Asked About Cuba, Venezuela, And Nicaragua’s Dictatorships
Mexican journalist and Miami-based news anchor Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos had one of the most revealing exchanges yet with the leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America.Ramos repeatedly pressed the socialists’ national DSA co-chairs on whether Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua should be classified as dictatorships. Neither of the far-left extremists could provide a direct answer. … help me understand the difference between the kind of democratic socialism that you support and what’s happening in Cuba and in Nicaragua, in Venezuela. Recently we heard Daniel Ortega saying that he doesn’t want to have elections in Nicaragua. Of course, Cuba hasn’t had multiparty elections since 1959
Lutnick Draws Red Line: “Great American Companies” Shouldn’t Use Chinese Memory Chips
One week after The Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Cook’s Apple was testing memory chips from China’s CXMT, a company blacklisted by the Pentagon over alleged ties to the People’s Liberation Army, the outlet published a follow-up story with an interview with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who publicly urged Apple not to proceed. The Trump administration is not in favor of that,” Lutnick said
Hawaii Braces For Direct Tropical Storm Hit On Big Island
Hawaii’s Big Island is under a hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Lala is expected to make landfall on Saturday local time, according to the National Hurricane Center. “This is a very serious storm,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told reporters late Friday night. “We have not had a hurricane make landfall in quite some time. So none of us really have experienced this really in, you know, the last couple of decades.”
Israel as the Middle East’s ‘mistress’: wanted behind closed doors, shunned in public
Security ties with Gulf states endure, but Saudi normalization now carries a higher political price, as the Palestinian issue, new regional alliances and years of war test whether Israel can still turn military strength into lasting regional integration
MASSIVE SHIPMENT: Thousands Of Tons Of Military Equipment Arrive In Israel From U.S.
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday that another cargo ship carrying thousands of tons of military equipment and weaponry purchased in the United States has arrived in Israel and been unloaded at Haifa Port. The shipment is part of an ongoing effort to bolster the IDF’s readiness for a range of potential scenarios and ensure the continued operational capabilities of Israel’s ground forces.
2 powerful earthquakes hit Indonesia in one day; one killing at least 47
A 7.7 earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday killed at least 47 people. A second, 6.4 quake struck the country’s western Sumatra island later. Authorities said dozens more residents were injured and warned that the death toll would almost certainly rise.
An Inversion of God’s Design: New Study Says Human Population Needs to Be Cut in Half
Today’s environmentalism says humans are a blight, a disease, on this planet and we need to start removing ourselves for the betterment of everything else. Consider this quote from a new study that claims we need to halve the world population, taking it from 8 billion to less than 4 billion, by 2200.
Communist Democratic Socialists of America Commemorates ‘100 Years of Fidel’ While Accusing Marco Rubio of Cuban Genocide
The Democratic Socialists of America celebrated “100 Years of Fidel” this week, praising communism and Castro’s monstrous dictatorship that has imprisoned, tortured, and murdered many, many Cubans. They accused Marco Rubio of genocide and demanded reparations as well.
The Religious Discrimination Continues: Gov. Abbott Scraps ‘Illegal’ DFW Airport Muslim Foot-Washing Stations, but Don’t Be Fooled… They Are Already There
“The Dallas-Fort Worth Airport suddenly scrapped its plans for additional Wudu foot-washing stations in Terminal D restrooms after Governor Abbott brought the hammer down and called for an investigation over religious discrimination. Wudu stations are already in the interfaith chapel at the airport – they shouldn’t be.”
Britain’s Elite Speech Monitoring Squad Has Flagged 106 Posts
They called it elite. An elite squad of detectives, drawn from forces across England and Wales and convened at the National Police Coordination Centre for a mission of national weight, spying on people’s social media posts.
Antisemitic Attack in Mamdani’s New York: Man Assaults Congregant and Security Guard at Synagogue
On Friday night, Shabbat, an unhinged man entered a Manhattan synagogue and launched an antisemitic attack on congregants. According to police, Larry Montes, 46, allegedly punched a congregant before headbutting a security guard and spitting on him.
Abdul El-Sayed to Appear with Jew-Hating Pakistani Cleric Tariq Masood Who was Denounced for ‘Pedophilic Rhetoric’
El-Sayed is going to headline an event with a Jew-hating Pakistani cleric, Tariq Masood, for the Islamic Society of North America. He will talk on “Cultivating God Awareness in a Turmoiled America. Masood has been hammered for “pedophilic rhetoric” after marrying off his 13-year-old niece to an older Muslim man under Islamic law.
Health workers in Congo struggle to keep up as Ebola outpaces contact tracing
The outbreak has killed over 2,200 people out of over 4,700 cases. The death toll has been reached almost 3 times faster than 2014-16’s outbreak. Workers search for those exposed and suspected/confirmed cases. But surveillance is failing to keep pace with the virus. 60% to 70% of new cases are detected among people not already monitored.
There Likely Won’t Be ‘Meaningful’ Iran Talks Until Their Leadership Changes
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said, “The real change has to be a change in how Iran treats the rest of the world, and particularly, its neighbors, both Arab and Jew…. Iran doesn’t have an off-ramp because they don’t want one. They are exactly what they’ve been for nearly half a century, a terrorist expansion-based ideological country.”