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Updated July 2, 2026 - 7:45 PM EDT

Israeli Minister Vows 100% Control of Gaza

		*'Board of Peace' To Launch 'Hamas-Free' Camps in Gaza*
		*Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills Three Palestinians*

Trump Considers Return to Full-Scale Iran War

		*Vance: US Will Use Iran MoU To Replenish Global Oil Supply*
		*Qatar Says US and Iran Concluded Indirect Talks in Doha*
		*Iran Crude Exports Hit 50 Million Barrels in Post-Blockade Surge*

		*Katz: Israel Could Launch Third 'Pre-Emptive' Attack on Iran*
		*Israeli Settler Group Calls for Seizing Crops in Occupied Syrian Land*

Rep. Massie Bill To Honor Crew of USS Liberty

Ukrainian Drone Maker To Open Plant in Ohio

Viewpoints

	Marco Rubio Helps Israel Pursue Goal of Civil War in Lebanon by Harrison Berger
	Does the Pentagon Even Know Who Its Boat Strikes Are Killing? by Adam Isacson

	Why Iran Believes Israel Will Attack Again Before October by Trita Parsi
	The War in Ukraine Arrives at a Crucial Juncture by James Carden
More Viewpoints

Anti-Zionism Was Pioneered by Jews
by Brian McGlinchey

Frontline

	Half of New Pentagon Advisory Board Works for Military Industry
	US Aviator Missing After Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Arabian Sea
	AP Reconstructs US Strike That Killed Over 100 Iranian Children

The War at Home

	Donald Trump Made $1.4 Billion in Crypto Income in 2025, Raising His Net Worth
	US Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic's Powerful AI Models Fable and Myth
	Two People Scale Empire State Building To Fly Peace Banner and Kiss
	Pentagon's Push To Field Weapons Faster Risks Outrunning Its Own Oversight, Watchdog Finds
	B-2 Fires Ship-Killing Cruise Missile, Air Force Reveals
	Ex-CIA Officer Questions End of MK-Ultra Research
	Trump: Acting Spy Chief Free To Declassify Records, Including 2020 Election
	Air Force's 'Doomsday Plane' Gets World War II Tail Insignia
	Former Soldier Convicted of Stealing $1 Million Worth of MREs
	64 US Sailors Sickened in Diesel Generator Glitch on Ballistic Missile Submarine
	Hegseth Creates Autonomy Czar To Manage Almost All Drone Efforts

Russia/Ukraine

	Russian Attacks Kill Three in Ukraine as Kyiv Hits Another Oil Refinery
	Four Ukrainian Drones Destroyed on Approach to Moscow: Mayor
	Who Is Vadym Yermolaiev, the Ukrainian Tycoon Injured in Monaco Blast?

Germany

	Germany Weighs Bringing Navy Ships Home as Hormuz Mission Looks Unlikely
	German Government Approves Bill To Boost Military Reserves
	German Prosecutors Arrest Man Accused of Ordering Killings During Rwanda Genocide
	Germany Wants To Make US Weapons on Home Turf, Pistorius Says

Europe

	EU Releases $4.4 Billion for Drones Under $102 Billion Ukraine Support Loan
	French Parliament Backs Nearly $500 Billion Military Spending Plan

Asia

	After Afghanistan Fires Drones Into Pakistan, What's Next?
	Chinese Foreign Minister Urges US Caution on Taiwan in Call With Rubio
	Thailand Says 10 Stranded Vessels Leave Strait of Hormuz
	100,000 Killed in Myanmar Post-Coup Conflict: Monitor

Africa

	Amnesty Says RSF Committed Ethnic Cleansing in Sudan's El-Fasher
	Israeli Military Intel Shipment Sent to Somalia Under UN Cover
	Three UN Peacekeepers Wounded in Attack on Central African Republic Base

Gaza

	Israel Kills Palestinian Goalkeeper Saleem Al-Ashqar in Gaza
	Palestine Rejects Attempts To 'Undermine UNRWA's Mandate' in Gaza
	Former Israeli General Says Gaza War Could Have Ended Earlier
	IDF Expands Gaza Occupation, Displacing More Palestinians to Less Territory
	Secretive Gaza Meetings in Cyprus as Plan To Isolate Hamas Gathers Pace
	Israel Is Carrying Out 'Reproductive Genocide' Against Palestinians

Israel/Palestine

	Israel Grants US Confiscated Palestinian Land To Build Jerusalem Embassy Complex for $1
	In His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank
	Prisoners in Israel Face 'Unprecedented' Rights Violations, Public Defender's Report Says
	Israel Arrests Five Women Activists in the Occupied West Bank
	War on the Poor: Israel Shuts Down Major Charity Serving Orphans in Nablus
	'War Crimes': Two US Lawmakers Seek To Cut, Condition Military Aid to Israel
	Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
	Israeli Forces Arrest at Least 20 Palestinians in West Bank Raids
	Knesset Advances Far-Right Lawmaker's Bill To Lower Volume of Mosque Calls to Prayer
	Israeli Occupiers Raid West Bank Village, Seek New Settlement Outpost: Council Chief

Iran

	Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan Discuss Implementation of US-Iran Agreement
	Iranian President Says Tehran To Honor Commitments if US Adheres to Memorandum
	Iran To Consider Purchasing More US Goods if American Companies Offer 'Suitable' Proposals

Lebanon

	Lebanon, Syria Join CENTCOM-Led Middle East Security Dialogue for First Time
	Psychological Toll Mounts as Lebanese Villages Erased by Israel's War
	UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Say They Face Movement Restrictions in Southern Lebanon

Middle East

	Syrian Forces Uproot 1,000 Families as Part of New 'Sectarian Displacement Campaign'
	US Citizen, Released From Iraqi Prison, Alleges He's Been Held in Turkey at US Request

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