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Updated May 6, 2026 - 12:00 AM EDT

Trump Declares 'Project Freedom' Has Been Paused

		*Rubio Claims the US Engaged in a 'Defensive Operation' Against Iran*
		*Caine: Iran's Attacks 'Below the Threshold' of Restarting War*
		*Iran Says US Bombed Cargo Vessels and Killed Five Civilians*

Israel Says 500 Lebanon Strikes Since 'Ceasefire'

Smotrich: Son Asked To Leave Some of Lebanon for Him To Destroy

US Bombs Somalia for 62nd Time This Year

US Boat Strike in the Caribbean Kills Two

Israeli Strike in N. Gaza Kills 15-Year-Old Boy

Dems Push Trump To Acknowledge Israeli Nukes

Responding to Trump, Pope Says Critics Should Be 'Truthful'

Viewpoints

	Trump's War on Iran Is Destroying America by Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr.
	Navy to 'Guide' Vessels Through the Hormuz Strait. Well, Sort Of. by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
	Pay Day: Learn Who Cashed in When Trump Went to War by Thomas Karat

	The Donald Can't Reopen the Strait by David Stockman
	Trump's War Has Destroyed the Illusion of US Military Supremacy by Trita Parsi
	Dissecting an 'Antisemitism' Psyop by Caitlin Johnstone
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Israeli Settler Violence Continues Under American Neglect
by Harrison Berger

Frontline

	Gasoline in the US Now Costs 50% More Than It Did Before the Iran War
	At Least 25 Killed by Landmines in Sudan This Year, UN Says
	Israel To Extend the Detention of Gaza Flotilla Activists

Israeli Strike on Police Station in Northern Gaza Kills 15-Year-Old Boy
Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

The War at Home

	Eight Arkansas National Guard Soldiers Injured in Vehicle Accident at Fort Chaffee
	Chevron CEO Raises Alarm of Crude Oil Shortages as Energy Prices Spike Worldwide
	Secret Service Officer Arrested for Indecent Exposure After Trump Event
	Markets on Edge as Fresh US-Iran Attacks Dent Optimism Over a Peace Deal
	Trump Administration Has Transferred 17,400 People to More Than 30 Countries Under Deportation Deals
	Security Forces Airmen Pulled From Full Duty After Entering Wrong Home

Latin America

	Brazilian President Lula Calls for Release of Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Detained by Israel
	Ex-Salvadoran Colonel Seeks Immunity in Dutch Journalists' Killings in US Court
	ICJ Opens Oral Hearings as Guyana Asks Court To Affirm Century-Old Boundary With Venezuela

Russia/Ukraine

	Russian Attacks Kill 27 in Ukraine Before Competing Ceasefires
	Five People Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strike on Dzhankoi in Crimea
	Two People Killed, 32 Others Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia's Cheboksary
	Russia Calls on All Parties in US-Iran Tensions To Exercise 'Maximum Restraint'
	Ukraine To Recruit 15,000 Operators Under Drone Warfare Strategy

United Kingdom

	Teenage Army Recruit Took Own Life After Bullying During Basic Training, UK Inquest Hears
	UK Convicts Four Palestine Action Activists Over Break-In at Israeli Firm

Europe

	German Foreign Minister Sharply Criticizes Israeli Counterpart on Gaza, West Bank
	Policies Needed To Share AI-Generated Intel Across NATO Countries, Official Says
	Spain Rejects Military Support Against Iran, Calls for Diplomacy

Sudan

	Drones Shatter Months of Relative Calm in Sudan's Capital as International Airport Targeted
	Five Killed in Drone Strike on Fuel Stations in Southern Sudan, Doctors Group Says

Mali

	What's Happening in Mali One Week After Attack by Armed Groups? All We Know
	Mapping Mali's Gold and Natural Resource Wealth

Africa

	Central African Republic: NGO Helps Former Child Soldiers
	Boko Haram Attack Kills 23 Soldiers in Chad's Lake Chad Region
	'A Big Pact': How the US Plans To Unite Libya Through Two Ruling Families

Asia Pacific

	Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Killing Three Civilians in 'War Crime'
	Trump Urges South Korea To Join 'Hormuz Mission', Despite Claiming Success

Iraq

	Iraq Offers Huge Discounts for Crude Shipments Via Hormuz
	Iraqi Tankers Bypass Hormuz, Stream Into Syria Over Land Via Rabia Gate

Gaza

	Gaza: Medicine Shortages Amid Siege Leave People in Peril
	UN Demands Release of Two Gaza Flotilla Volunteers

Iran

	Iran Launches New Maritime Mechanism for Vessels Transiting Strait of Hormuz
	Iranian Speaker: US 'Evil Will Diminish', Iran Yet To Unleash Full Capacity
	Trump Says US Must 'Make a Journey' to Iran To Seize Nuclear Material
	How Trump's Timeline for Ending the Iran War Keeps Shifting
	Proposed UN Resolution Demands Iran Reopen Hormuz or Face Sanctions
	Trump's New Iran Negotiator Is Israel Lobbyist Who Denounced Negotiations With Iran
	Iran Says X Removed Verification Badges From Its Foreign Ministry Accounts
	Obama Says Netanyahu Pushed Same Iran War Arguments to Him, Trump
	Diet Coke Parties Are Thrown as Middle East War Disrupts Supplies
	Iran Warns Vessels To Follow Designated Route in Strait of Hormuz or Face 'Decisive Action'
	Iran Says US Needs To Show 'Minimum Good Faith' for Diplomacy
	Iran Says Ready To Meet Global Standards To Demonstrate Peaceful Nature of Nuclear Program
	Iran Reiterates Food Security Safe Despite US Maritime Blockade
	Strait of Hormuz Fills Up With Loaded Tankers Without a Clear Destination

Israel/Palestine

	Israel Appoints Settler Who Backs Annexation To Head Powerful Land Authority
	Ex-Spy Jonathan Pollard Says He's Entering Politics, Slams Netanyahu and Bennett
	Israeli Officials Call for Mass Incursions Into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday To Mark East Jerusalem Occupation
	Palestinian Christians Live in Fear Amid Escalating Israeli Assaults in Occupied East Jerusalem
	Golan: Zionist Opposition Must Partner With Arab Party Ra'am To Topple Government
	How Israel's Demolition of Palestinian Homes Has Hit Unprecedented Levels
	Netanyahu Appears in Court on Corruption Charges After Hours-Long Delay
	Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Home in Occupied East Jerusalem

Lebanon

	Israel Targets Southern Lebanon With Internationally Banned Phosphorus Shells
	What UNIFIL's Looming Departure Means for Lebanon's Volatile Southern Border
	Lebanese President Says Direct Talks With Israel 'Only Remaining Path to Achieving a Lasting Peace'
	Israeli Military Orders Evacuations in Two Lebanon Towns

United Arab Emirates

	Iran Denies Carrying Out Attacks Against the UAE in Recent Days
	Israel Said To Have Helped Defend Emirates in Iran War With Iron Dome
	UAE Becomes First Regional Buyer of Brazilian Military Transport Aircraft
	Report: 15,000 Pakistanis Arrested and Deported From UAE, Savings Seized
	Cyber Attack Hit UAE's Fujairah Port 'Minutes Before' IRGC Missile Strike

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