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1,300 Dead and Climbing: Europe’s Record Heatwave Is a Catastrophe Everyone Is Blaming on Someone Else
1,300 Dead and Climbing: Europe’s Record Heatwave Is a Catastrophe Everyone Is Blaming on Someone Else More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 in connection with a record-breaking heatwave, the World Health Organization reported. France’s public health agency logged approximately 1,000 excess deaths since the heatwave began on June…
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Iran Is Bombing Ships on the New Hormuz Bypass Route — and 20% of the World’s Oil Trade Is in the Crossfire
Iran Is Bombing Ships on the New Hormuz Bypass Route — and 20% of the World’s Oil Trade Is in the Crossfire Following coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes under Operation Epic Fury in late February 2026 that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran announced on March 4 that the Strait of Hormuz — through…
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Venezuela’s Death Toll Climbs Past 1,700 as Over 43,000 People Remain Missing After Twin Earthquakes
Venezuela’s Death Toll Climbs Past 1,700 as Over 43,000 People Remain Missing After Twin Earthquakes On June 24, 2026, a 7.2-magnitude foreshock struck northern Venezuela, followed 39 seconds later by a 7.5-magnitude mainshock — the strongest earthquake to hit the country since 1900. The twin quakes devastated La Guaira state and the capital Caracas, collapsing…
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Ukraine’s Drones Just Broke Russia’s Fuel Supply — Putin Admitted It, and the Gas Stations Are Turning Violent
Ukraine’s Drones Just Broke Russia’s Fuel Supply — Putin Admitted It, and the Gas Stations Are Turning Violent On June 29, 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unusually candid public admission to a meeting of senior officials: Ukrainian long-range drone and missile strikes on oil refineries inside Russia have caused nationwide fuel shortages. By…
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Iran Says There’s No Meeting. Trump Says There Is. The Hormuz War Has No Agreed Endgame.
Iran Says There’s No Meeting. Trump Says There Is. The Hormuz War Has No Agreed Endgame. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner flew to Doha on June 29 for talks aimed at salvaging a disputed memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, after days of exchanged strikes around the Strait of…
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1,719 Confirmed Dead, 50,000 Still Missing: Venezuela’s Earthquake Relief Effort Is Collapsing Under Its Own Weight
1,719 Confirmed Dead, 50,000 Still Missing: Venezuela’s Earthquake Relief Effort Is Collapsing Under Its Own Weight Twin earthquakes measuring Mw 7.2 and Mw 7.5, striking 39 seconds apart, hit northwestern and central Venezuela on June 24, 2026, in the strongest seismic event to strike the country since 1900; the confirmed death toll reached 1,719 by…
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1,300 Europeans Dead in One Week: The Heatwave Everyone Predicted Finally Arrived and Nobody Was Ready
1,300 Europeans Dead in One Week: The Heatwave Everyone Predicted Finally Arrived and Nobody Was Ready The World Health Organization reported more than 1,300 excess deaths across Europe between June 21 and June 28, 2026, as a prolonged high-pressure heat dome stalled over the continent and drove temperatures to all-time national records across multiple countries…
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Israel Kept Bombing Lebanon Two Days After Signing a Peace Deal — and Hezbollah Says It Isn’t Bound by It
Israel Kept Bombing Lebanon Two Days After Signing a Peace Deal — and Hezbollah Says It Isn’t Bound by It Two days after a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon was signed in Washington on June 26, 2026, Israel resumed air strikes on targets in southern Lebanon on June 28. U.S. Secretary of State…
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Rescue Clock Runs Out: Venezuela Earthquake Kills 1,450 and Leaves 68,000 Unaccounted For
Rescue Clock Runs Out: Venezuela Earthquake Kills 1,450 and Leaves 68,000 Unaccounted For On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern and central Venezuela in rapid succession — a magnitude 7.2 foreshock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock — knocking down buildings across Caracas and the coastal city of La Guaira.…
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Iran Missiles Hit Bahrain and Kuwait After U.S. Strikes, Then Both Sides Agree to Stand Down — For Now
Iran Missiles Hit Bahrain and Kuwait After U.S. Strikes, Then Both Sides Agree to Stand Down — For Now On June 28, 2026, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles and drones targeting the U.S. Ali al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, in retaliation for American airstrikes…