EU to gauge member states’ willingness to take measures against Israel
EU member states will discuss their cooperation agreement with Israel, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday, though she remained cautious about the outcome of the talks. Spain is leading the call to suspend the deal as attitudes towards Israel among key EU member states are hardening over its conduct in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and the occupied West Bank.
Democrats Pretend to Be on “Team Pope”
Just as liberal elites are currently attempting to drive a wedge between Catholics and Evangelicals, they are also attempting to open up a rift between Catholics and the Republican Party – specifically President Donald Trump. The ongoing public spat between Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. immigration policy and the war in Iran has provided the perfect opportunity for the Left to sow anti-GOP sentiment among the all-important Catholic voting bloc ahead of the midterm elections. But what conservatives – and Catholic conservatives especially – must realize is that the Left does not suddenly care about defending the Pope or Catholic teaching. Rather, they hope that by pretending to be on “Team Pope” they can manipulate Catholics into voting against their own interests
California’s $180 Billion Fraud Machine
California now operates in a curious contradiction. Over the last decade, the state’s population has barely increased as residents have fled high taxes and onerous liberal policies. At the same time, however, government spending has exploded, even as the visible crises of homelessness, addiction, mismanaged wildfires, and crumbling infrastructure have become more severe. California’s own budget documents show that from 2015 to 2025, the state’s population grew by less than one percent. Over that same period, however, the total number of government jobs increased by 24.5 percent, and total spending nearly doubled, increasing about 48 percent even when accounting for inflation.
Cuba confirms talks with US delegation, says Alejandro García
The Cuban Foreign Ministry’s head of relations with the United States, Alejandro García, told the official communist newspaper Granma that a delegation had visited Cuba, without specifying the date or commenting on the content of the talks. However, García denies previous media reports that demands have been made for the release of certain political prisoners. No threats or time-bound demands were made, he says.
‘Peace with Israel will save our country,’ says Lebanese president
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said he is pursuing peace negotiations with Israel, arguing that diplomacy is the only viable path to save Lebanon from continued war and economic and social collapse. His remarks, made during a meeting with lawmakers aligned against Hezbollah and summarized by his office, offered justification for engaging with Israel — an unprecedented step in modern Lebanese politics. “Lebanon faces two options: the continuation of the war with all its humanitarian, social, economic, and sovereign consequences, or negotiations to end the war and achieve lasting stability,” Aoun said, according to the statement released by his office.
Hamas willing to surrender police force’s rifles but rejects full disarmament
Hamas has signaled that it may be willing to hand over thousands of automatic rifles and other small arms used by its police force and internal security services, according to a New York Times report published Monday. The reported proposal would stop well short of full disarmament, the central demand in current negotiations over Gaza’s postwar future.
Israel exposes int’l Iranian terror operations, including plot to bomb pipeline
Israel said Monday that an Iran-directed terror cell was thwarted in Azerbaijan several weeks ago after allegedly plotting attacks on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and several Jewish and Israeli targets in the country. According to a statement issued by the Mossad, the alleged targets included the BTC pipeline, which runs through Georgia and Turkey, as well as the Israeli Embassy in Baku, a synagogue in the Azerbaijani capital and leaders of the local Jewish community.
Trump says newest Iran deal will be ‘far better’ than Obama’s, one of the ‘worst deal ever made’
Trump said “nuclear weapons would have been used against Israel” and US bases if he hadn’t canceled Obama’s deal.
Houthi official threw 13-year-old girl down well, killing her, after marital dispute
A Houthi official in Yemen allegedly murders his 13-year-old daughter in a brutal act following a divorce dispute with his ex-wife. Thrown down a 30-meter deep well The murder was reportedly carried out in the Al Jabin District of the Raymah Governorate in Yemen. It is currently understood that Hasani threw Zara down the 30-meter well in reaction to his ex-wife obtaining a court order for divorce, according to the Khabar news agency.
‘They will destroy Iran’: Tehran’s Ghalibaf denounces critics of Iran holding US talks
Parliament Speaker Mohammed-Bagher Ghalibaf condemns hardline figures, including Saeed Jalili and Amir-Hossein Sabeti, for opposing ceasefire talks with the US, warning they could “destroy Iran.”
Board of Peace envoy optimistic about Gaza disarmament talks, but warns of delays
The Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza told Reuters on Monday that he was “fairly optimistic” a plan for disarmament of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza can be agreed but cautioned that it will still take time. “We’ve had some very serious discussions with Hamas over the last few weeks, they’re not easy,” Nickolay Mladenov said in an interview during a visit to Brussels. “I’m fairly optimistic that we will be able to come up with an arrangement that works for all sides and, most importantly, works for the people in Gaza,” he said.
Israel Exposes Iranian Terror Network as IRGC-Linked Cells Expand Attacks Across Europe
Israel has exposed a far-reaching Iranian-backed terrorist network targeting Israeli officials and overseas assets, as the Islamist regime intensifies a widening campaign of attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets across Europe through proxy groups. On Monday, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency the Mossad, the Israel Defense Forces, and the country’s domestic security agency the Shin Bet released a joint statement confirming that authorities had uncovered and dismantled an Iranian-backed network after several of its members were arrested in Azerbaijan last month.
If Iran Won’t Deal, Trump Must Make the Cost of Refusal Unbearable
The ceasefire with Iran is expiring. The talks collapsed after 21 hours in Islamabad. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz. Trump himself, speaking aboard Air Force One, put the choice plainly: “Maybe I won’t extend [the ceasefire]. So you have a blockade, and unfortunately, we’ll have to start dropping bombs again.” That is the right instinct. But dropping bombs alone is not a strategy. It is a continuation of what has not worked. The question before the administration is not whether to apply pressure, but what kind of pressure actually changes Iran’s calculus. The answer requires being honest about what the war has so far failed to accomplish, and clear about what must follow.
The lesser-known but real threats posed by Iran’s chemical-weapons program
During “Operation Roaring Lion,” the Israeli Air Force conducted intensive aerial strikes targeting chemical-weapons research, development and production sites embedded deep within the Islamic Republic of Iran. The military campaign systematically targeted and degraded the heavily intertwined military and civilian infrastructure utilized by the Iranian regime to mass-produce pharmaceutical-based agents and other lethal chemical compounds.
Will Trump, Israel have the gumption to finish Iran off?
After 40 days and almost 40 nights of war, many Israelis breathed a sigh of relief when President Donald Trump declared an 11th-hour, two-week truce with Iran – but others are saying not so fast. Among high-ranking officials and civilians alike, there is a widespread sense that while a sudden end to retaliatory attacks is welcome, it’s still too early for a ceasefire deal. Despite a series of assassinations of high-level Iranians, they say, the war so far has not done sufficient damage to Israel’s mortal enemy. Declaring victory over Iran now – for the second time in 10 months – would mean it’s just a matter of time until the next round of fighting begins. “Israel needs to finish the game with Iran,”
Iran Is Learning The Hard Way… Nothing Can Thwart God’s Promises To The Nation Of Israel
As October 7, 2023 dawned, Iran had Israel surrounded. Iran controlled Hezbollah, and Hezbollah controlled Lebanon on Israel’s north. Iran directed Syria on Israel’s northeast. Iran gave arms to, and held the loyalty of, Iraq’s massive Shiite militias to Israel’s east. Yemen’s Houthi rebels were over a thousand miles to Israel’s south, but with sophisticated Iranian missiles and drones, they made their presence felt. Palestinian terrorists carried out an ongoing campaign against Israel from Judea and Samaria … Hamas controlled Gaza to Israel’s west. As Sunni Muslims, Hamas did not hold religious loyalty to Shiite Iran, but it shared Iran’s goal of annihilating Israel and Jews from the face of the earth. Also, Hamas liked Iran’s money and weapons. Iran, the puppet master, stood a thousand miles away — directing it all. It supplied money, training, intelligence, and strategic direction. They chanted, “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” These were not mere political slogans, but expressions of religious creed.
Official says Iran ‘prepared to reveal new battlefield cards’ in message to Trump
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf sent a direct warning to President Donald Trump Monday on X, saying that Iran will not accept negotiations with the U.S. while under threat. “Trump, by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire, seeks, in his view, to turn the negotiating table into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering,” he said. “We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threat, and over the past two weeks, we have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield,” Ghalibaf added.
USDA, US Army Break Ground On Texas Facility To Combat Flesh-Eating Parasite Spread
U.S. officials broke ground for a New World Screwworm (NWS) sterile fly production facility in Texas to combat the flesh-eating parasites, which have spread across Mexico and pose a significant threat to America’s livestock, wildlife, and public health. the facility “is being built with an aggressive timeline designed to quickly expand the nation’s sterile fly production capacity,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in an April 17 statement.
US Nuclear Renaissance Finally Starts…? TNC Plans New South Carolina Reactor
The Nuclear Co. (TNC), a startup that emerged from stealth in 2024 as America’s full-stack nuclear project integrator, is preparing to propose one of the first large-scale conventional reactor builds in the United States in more than a decade.
Harriet Hageman Unveils Bill To Protect American Energy From ‘Leftist Legal Crusades’
Republican Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced a bill Friday seeking to safeguard American energy from “leftist legal crusades punishing lawful activity.” The legislation, dubbed the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act, would prevent “retroactive climate liability lawsuits” and other proceedings to implement or enforce an energy penalty law and also dismiss pending lawsuits and proceedings beginning on the date of the bill’s enactment, according to a news release. Hageman’s bill would also void state energy penalty laws and affirm that the federal government possesses the sole authority and jurisdiction to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and other interstate environmental standards.
France: Algerian Nanny Who Tried to Poison Jewish Children Gets Just 2.5 Years – Court Rules It ‘Not Antisemitic’
A French court again delivered a strikingly lenient sentence involving attempted murder of a Jewish family, and refusing to acknowledge the antisemitic motive. Algerian nanny Leila Y. poured toilet cleaner (bleach) into juice of the children she cared for, as well as into wine the parents would drink. During questioning, she admitted: “Because they have money and power, I should never have worked for a Jewish woman…”
Japan’s Street Prayer Takeover: This Is Conquest, Not Worship
A viral video from rural Gunma Prefecture in December 2025 captured it perfectly: roughly 50 Pakistani migrant workers lined up in synchronized rows, kneeling in prayer on a narrow farm road for nearly two hours. An ambulance and a school bus were forced to turn around and take detours.
EXPOSED: CAIR’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ to Conquer Oklahoma – The Three-Pronged Plot to Dilute Conservative Power Revealed
Hamas-Linked CAIR intends to use subversive tactics to transform Oklahoma by deploying a deliberate, multi-pronged campaign: 1.) Expand Muslim Political Influence Through Organizing and Coalitions, 2.) Enforce ‘Social Justice’ Norms via Education and Redefinition of Community, and 3.) Reduce Traditional Conservative Power Through Legal and Political Pressure.
MI Dems Nominate Hezbollah-Praising, Pro-Palestinian Lawyer For Powerful University Post
A Michigan Muslim Democrat who is a civil rights attorney has secured the nomination for a powerful University of Michigan Board of Regents seat over a Jewish incumbent. Antisemitic, pro-Hezbollah Amir Makled is a cohort of Abdul El-Sayed and is part of the red-green alliance in Michigan, which is rising.
America is Being Conquered Without Firing a Shot: Paterson Raises Jordanian Flag While Celebrating Islamic Caliphates & Quran Verses
While the city’s official press release painted the April 16 event as a harmless celebration of “heritage and community contributions,” the reality unfolding at Paterson City Hall was far more revealing. Speakers openly invoked Islamic greetings, Quranic symbolism, Palestinian solidarity, and future expansion plans, all while raising the flag of another Islamic nation over US soil.
War Plan Exposed: Muslim Brotherhood’s Secret Blueprint – ‘The Project’ to Capture America – Operates Untouched Inside Their Virginia Command Center
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Secret Blueprint, “The Project,” (to capture America) lays out a patient, multi-generational roadmap for advancing Islam in America and worldwide. It serves as the operational manual that has guided Muslim Brotherhood networks for over four decades.
U.S. Farmers Are Facing Two Historic Catastrophes at The Same Time In 2026
Coming into 2026, we were already in the worst farming crisis in at least 50 years. Now the Middle East war has caused fertilizer prices to go haywire, and historic drought has created nightmare conditions. One recent survey discovered that 70% of U.S. farmers won’t be able to afford all the fertilizer they need this year. Some say they may not plant anything this year.
The Trump Administration Has Been Negotiating with The Wrong People in Iran This Entire Time
It turns out that Iranian officials with whom the U.S. has been negotiating don’t have the power to make a peace deal. This may help explain why there’s so much confusion. The U.S. is finally starting to realize this. Unfortunately, those in charge in Iran are extreme hardliners, not inclined to compromise at all, and that is really bad news for the entire planet.
For the Leadership in Iran, Gaza and Beirut, What Is the Only Important Outcome?
Trump’s negotiations and ceasefire deals with Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah aren’t seen by these actors as steps toward peace. They’re viewed as infidels trying to tell Muslims what to do. If Trump carries out his threat to bomb Iran’s bridges and power plants, so be it. In Iran’s view, that’s not important so long as it survives to continue waging jihad (holy war).
DOJ Must Release ALL Epstein Files or Face Criminal Liability, Rep. Massie Warns
Acting U.S. Attorney General Blanche must release every page of the Epstein files or be “criminally liable for failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” Congressman Massie (R-KY) said. Despite enormous pressure from Republicans and Democrats of the “uniparty” to dismiss the scandal as a “hoax” and just move on, Massie is doubling down.