President Trump announced a potential large-scale reduction of U.S. troops in Germany (currently 36,000+), citing disagreements with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Iran policy and defense spending.

1 May 2026

Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, said that West Jerusalem needs to be prepared to resume attacks on Iran. This announcement comes as media reports claiming that the head of US Central Command, Brad Cooper, has briefed US President Donald Trump on a plan for the potential renewal of military action against Iran in a bid to pressure it to consent to a more favorable peace deal.

1 May 2026

Not giving up nuclear program: Iran will "guard" its "advanced technologies" like it does its own borders, Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written speech read aloud by state TV. It will “secure the Persian Gulf region and dismantle the hostile enemy’s exploitation of this waterway."

1 May 2026

Senate Republicans introduced legislation on Monday to allocate $400 million in taxpayer funds for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, according to a bill filed by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) [1]. The proposal follows a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, which supporters said demonstrated the need for a secure facility on the White House grounds [2].

30 April 2026

Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of War in the United States, is set to testify before the Senate as the cost of the Iran War reaches $25 billion. Hegseth is the infamous Christian nationalist being accused of trying to force his religious views in the military.

30 April 2026

The United States Senate has failed to limit Donald Trump in his bid to attack Cuba. The US president has repeatedly hinted that regime change, using military force, is needed in the island nation.

30 April 2026

While United States President Donald Trump prepares to blockade Iranian ports for many more "months", the price of oil spikes to its highest since 2022. The price of Brent crude oil rose to $126 on Thursday.

30 April 2026

Supreme Court rulings are significant not only for their decision on who wins, but also for their reasoning. A victory for common sense may sometimes be pyrrhic if it benefits the party that wins the dispute but relies on reasoning that erodes individual liberty in the longer term.

30 April 2026

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has issued its highest-level advisory ("Level 4: Do Not Travel") and is telling all American citizens to leave Lebanon immediately while commercial flights are still available. The embassy warns that the security situation is getting worse fast and that neither the U.S. nor the Lebanese government can guarantee their safety if violence breaks out in the country.

29 April 2026

People living in the United Kingdom will be spending fewer years in good health as "healthy life expectancy" plummets. The UK is going backward compared to most other "wealthy" countries.

29 April 2026